District 13 News
We need the Build Back Better Act
When we see policies that will impact our core issues - collective bargaining, safety and health, job security, retirement security, domestic economic issues, and health care – we engage. The Build Back Better Act is one of those policies.
2021 USW Cares District 13 Jefferson Award winner, District 13 Council
For all that this council has done to support every local and spread solidarity in District 13, they are the 2021 USW Cares District 13 Jefferson Award winner.
Local 13-423 Motiva Terminal Group Reaches First Contract
The 13 process operators unanimously voted April 23, 2021, to join the USW, and Local 13-423 Committee Chairman Austin Sangster said many of the goals in negotiations centered on security.
Dow DuPont Council Pledges Solidarity in Fight to Preserve Retirement Security
The plan of action came following a breakout session and several discussions at the conclusion of a four-day council meeting held in late October with leaders of 20 unions representing thousands of workers at Dow, DuPont and their spinoff companies.
District 13 Members Hit Hard by Storms, Recovery Still Underway
More than a thousand USW members in District 13 were forced to evacuate after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast on Aug. 30, and thousands more were left without power.
Port Arthur Local Gains New Motiva Unit
Local 13-423 welcomed 13 terminal operators from the Motiva terminal in Port Neches, Texas, when they unanimously voted April 23, 2021, to join the USW.
AFL-CIO sends letter to ExxonMobil Board of Directors Urging Them to End Lockout in Beaumont
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler sent the letter to ExxonMobil's Board of Directors urging them to review the safety risks of continuing the operations in Beaumont with temporary workers during the lockout.
Former District 13 Director Remembered for Impacting Members’ Lives
Breaux was a leader in his local at FINA refinery before accepting a position as a representative for The Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, which became PACE in 1999 then merged with the USW in 2005. He retired in 2014.
USW to Kick Off National Week of Action on Infrastructure
Union’s ‘We Supply America’ Bus Scheduled to Stop at USW Locals to Highlight Jobs, Community Benefits of Robust Investment
New Texas Law Regulates Aboveground Chemical Storage Tanks
Under the law, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will create new performance standards for large aboveground storage tanks that are located at or are part of a petrochemical plant, petroleum refinery or a bulk storage terminal.
USW Mourns Loss of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
The labor community suffered an immeasurable loss today with the passing of Rich Trumka, a true friend of our union and of workers everywhere.
USW Applauds OMB’s Plan to Strengthen Domestic Content Requirements
Workers across every facet of our economy, including hundreds of thousands of USW members, are ready and willing to help our nation meet its needs.
It’s Time to Pass the PRO Act! Contact Your Senators Today!
The purposes of the PRO Act are simple: to ensure workers can push for the changes we want to see at our jobs without fear of retaliation, and to strengthen workers’ rights to form a union and negotiate for those changes if we so choose.
PRO Act Would Rebuild Labor Movement
Rapid Response is asking USW members across the country to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to vote YES for the PRO Act. Please call your senators at: 877-607-0785. (Remember, you have two senators, so be sure to make two calls!)
The Oilworker: June 2021
Click to read a message from the NOBP Chair.