- May 17, 2012 | BY Lynne Hancock Weekly List of Refinery Events The USW is providing a weekly list of process safety upsets and refinery events to inform our members and the public of how frequent these incidents happen at U.S. oil refineries. The information listed is from the Department of Energy website and only includes incidents that have been reported to the government and the media.
- May 17, 2012 Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery Workers Stand Strong United Steelworkers (USW) Local 675 held a three-part rally May 10 at the Los Angeles Tesoro refinery. The first rally was at 5:00 a.m. to welcome Tesoro CEO Greg Goff to the refinery. Instead of going through the front entrance where the rally was, he went in another way.
- May 14, 2012 USW Says Marathon Petroleum’s Actions Impinge on Safety and are Unlawful United Steelworkers (USW) Local 8-719 says that the terms and conditions of employment Marathon Petroleum unilaterally implemented do not promote safe staffing levels to safeguard the refinery’s employees and the surrounding community.
- May 08, 2012 USW Confronts Tesoro at Shareholder Meeting On May 3, two-dozen workers from my refinery and their families traveled from Los Angeles, Calif., to San Antonio, Texas, to attend the shareholder meeting of our company, Tesoro.
- May 03, 2012 Gas Prices in the Northeast: Potential Impact on the American Consumer Due to Loss of Refining Capacity” USW Local 10-234 President Denis Stephano submitted testimony to the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee for its April 26, 2012 hearing on “Gas Prices in the Northeast: Potential Impact on the American Consumer Due to Loss of Refining Capacity.”
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- April 27, 2012 ExxonMobil Stalls in Accepting Industry Pattern Agreement During Contract Talks at Baton Rouge, La., Facility Despite accepting the United Steelworkers (USW) National Oil Bargaining Program (NOBP) pattern agreement at its other facilities, ExxonMobil is refusing to do so at its refinery/chemical complex in Baton Rouge, La.
- April 26, 2012 Capitol Hill Hearing to Explore Impact of Northeast Refinery Closures on Price of Fuel Products The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) is holding a hearing this Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 2:15 p.m. (EDT) in room G-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to address the impact of the Philadelphia-area refinery closures on fuel prices.
- April 03, 2012 Shutdown of Philadelphia-Area Refineries Threatens Country’s National, Economic Security USW Local 10-234 President Denis Stephano submitted testimony March 30 to the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence about the threat to the country’s national and economic security posed by the permanent shutdown of the ConocoPhillips Trainer, Pa., Sunoco Marcus Hook, Pa., and Sunoco Philadelphia refineries.
- February 10, 2012 USW Members to Rally Feb. 14 at Tesoro Anacortes Refinery United Steelworkers Union (USW) members at Tesoro’s Anacortes, Wash., facility are rallying at the refinery gate on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 11:30 AM to send Tesoro Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Goff a message that the company needs to bargain fairly.
- January 31, 2012 USW Reaches Tentative Three-Year Agreement With Oil Industry The United Steelworkers (USW) is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with Shell on a new three-year agreement, pending ratification by the union’s membership.
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- January 11, 2012 National Day of Action Jan. 21 for Safe Refineries and Good Jobs This month, more than 30,000 oil workers from across the country are bargaining new labor contracts with the big oil companies. The biggest issue on the bargaining table is one that impacts us all—safety.
- January 10, 2012 Building Support in our Communities - 2012 National Oil Bargaining To strengthen our position and help ensure victory as we fight for fair contracts, we need to involve our communities. Sometimes, our employers are simply too big to fight alone: and they donʼt get much bigger than Big Oil. In cases like that - if the company wants to slash wages or benefits - we must find allies to join our campaign and support our side of the cause.
- January 24, 2012 Mobilization Handbills for National Oil Bargaining Check out the mobilization handbills we have been distributing to the membership. The first one focuses on getting ready for bargaining. The second one talks about standing up and fighting back; the oil bargaining process is also described.
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