District 12 News
PBF Will Buy Shell Martinez Refinery
Shell Oil plans to sell its Martinez, Calif., refinery in the San Francisco Bay area to PBF for around $1 billion. Both companies announced the sale on June 11.
Robot Inspection of Phillips 66 Tank Foreshadows Greater Automation
Phillips 66 announced at the end of May that a robot successfully inspected the interior of one of their above-ground diesel storage tanks, enabling the company to inspect the tank while it was full. A task that typically requires a tank to be drained.
USW Health Care Workers in Action
Click to read how USW health care workers are getting active in organizing and legislative action this summer.
Districts 12 and 13 rally for a FAIR CONTRACT NOW at Mexico Gas Summit
District 13 showed what solidarity is all about in San Antonio on Wednesday, turning out in force to support our contract campaign at Asarco.
Retiree Helps Fellow Nuclear Workers Apply for Cancer Assistance in Oregon
Over several years, Garry Steffy has led the charge in spreading the word about a special government compensation program for those exposed to radiation while working on the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
USW: Section 232 Agreement Will Advance North American Steel, Aluminum Production, Promote National Security
Click to read our statement after the United States, Canada and Mexico reached an agreement on lifting U.S. Section 232 sanctions on aluminum and steel imports into the United States and ending retaliatory action by Canada and Mexico.
Stat Facts: First Contract at Teal Lake Offers Bright Beginnings; Thank You for an Amazing Nurses Week!
Read this week's Stat Facts for details about the journey to a first contract for the 29 members of Local 4950 who work at Teal Lake and to check out images from nurses week!
Time to Celebrate National Nurses Week
Click to read more about how we recognize the vast contributions and positive impact of America’s millions of nursing professionals as we kick off National Nurses Week.
Organize an Event to Commemorate Workers Memorial Day
Workers Memorial Day is on April 28, and is commemorated both before and during that week. Now is the time to start planning an event to remember those killed and injured on the job and as a result of occupational illnesses.
Recent Incidents Point to Using Health and Safety Contract Language to Prevent Repeat Problems in Oil Industry
This industry sees damage to its public image, what we see is injury to workers. We as USW-represented workers can help shape the safety culture in our workplaces.
USW Plans Rally and March to Mark Two Years of Solidarity at Lucky Friday
The USW today said that on Sat., March 16, the union will sponsor a rally and march to commemorate two years of solidarity for the members of Local 5114 who went on strike against unfair labor practices at Hecla Mining Company’s Lucky Friday mine.
Union at Par Hawaii Refining Rejects Company’s Offer, Citing Par’s Refusal to Commit to Benefit Stability & Security
The United Steelworkers members employed by Par Hawaii Refining, LLC (PHR), in Kapolei, a subsidiary of Houston based Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PARR), overwhelmingly rejected the Company’s contract proposal.
USW Cares: 2018 District 12 Jefferson Award Winner, Local Union 7600 Civil & Human Rights Committee
District 12 Jefferson Award winner profile
December Update from the NOBP Chair
Read the latest message from the Chair of the National Oil Bargaining Program Kim Nibarger.
Ninth Circuit Appeals Court again Affirms that ASARCO Must Pay Copper Price Bonus
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed Senior U.S. District Judge Stephen M. McNamee’s March 3, 2016, decision to enforce an arbitrator’s order for ASARCO to pay millions of dollars to hundreds of workers hired after June 30, 2011.