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The United Mine Workers of America began organizing coal miners in Nova Scotia in the early 1900s. In 1909 the UMW of A made a concerted effort to wrest control of mine workers in Nova Scotia from the Provincial Workmen's Association which had represented the coal miners since 1879. The PWA prevailed nevertheless and remained the main bargaining unit for mine workers until 1917 when dissatisfied members of the PWA formed a rival union called the United Mine Workers of Nova Scotia. Both groups appealed to the provincial government for a conciliation board to decide which group would be the main bargaining unit for the coal miners. The Chisholm Royal Commission was instructed to investigate and it recommended that the rival groups from one organization to better represent the miners. As a result, the Amalgamated Mine Workers of Nova Scotia came into being in June 1917. By 1919, the leadership of the new union applied to become a district of the international union, the United Mine Workers of America. On May 1919, the International Executive Board granted a charter creating District 26 of the United Mine Workers of America which encompassed Cape Breton Island, Mainland Nova Scotia and parts of New Brunswick. Since that time, District 26, United Mine Workers of America has been the bargaining agent for the greater majority of mineworkers in the Maritime Provinces.
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2017-09-14 Added