News Articles
The Oilworker: July 2019
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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.
Oil Industry Prepares to go to Court over EPA Rule Allowing Year-Round Sales of Ethanol
The oil industry is fighting a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule issued on May 31 that allows E15 gasoline to be sold year-round across the country.
PES Workers’ Response to Fire Saves Community From Disaster; Company Announces Shut Down
Thanks to the quick thinking of USW Local 10-1 operators during the June 21 fire and explosion in the hydrofluoric acid unit at Philadelphia Energy Solutions, a dangerous cloud of hydrogen fluoride did not move over heavily populated neighborhoods.
Releases / Advisories
Pitt Faculty Organizers Decry Chancellor’s Refusal to Comply with Labor Board Subpoena
Faculty union organizers condemned Chancellor Patrick Gallagher’s refusal to fully comply with a subpoena from the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board requesting information regarding the list of faculty eligible to be in a potential bargaining unit.
Carnegie Library Workers File for Union Election
Workers at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh today filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
District 4 Director Names New Assistant
United Steelworkers District 4 Director Del Vitale, who took office on July 15, today named staff representative David M. Wasiura as the new assistant to the director.
Publications
USW@Work: Volume 14, Issue 2
In this issue: Construction starts this summer on a new factory to build Firestone race car tires; USW members urge Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to protect distressed multiemployer pension plans; highlight of Local 366; and more.
Soar in Action - Spring 2019
In this issue: Highlights from the 2019 SOAR Canada National Conference; messages from the President and Director; an intro to District 13's new SOAR board Member; and much more.
USW@Work: Volume 14, Issue 1
In this issue: How Georgetown in making steel again; highlights of the new contracts in steel and oil; more about the victory at National Grid, updates from paper, rubber and glass bargaining; and more.
SOAR in Action - Winter 2019
In this issue: The latest news from Canada; how election results can have an impact on retiree issues; an update on the multi-employer pension fight; and much more.
USW@Work: Volume 13, Issue 4
In this issue: Recaps from the National Oil Bargaining Conference and Rubber and Plastics Industry Conference; updates on bargaining in steel and health care; the latest on our legislative and trade fights; highlight of USW Local 675; and more.
SOAR In Action - Fall 2018
In this issue: Retired Steelworkers turns grief into good and wins national Jefferson Award; updates from chapters across the U.S. and Canada; A special tribute to Bea Lumpkin on her century of activism; and more.
USW@Work: Volume 13, Issue 3
In this issue: updates from Steel, Paper and Oil Bargaining, a highlight of Local Union 419M whose members make Fiestaware; a recap of the 2018 Rapid Response Conference; an update on the lockout of Local Unions 12012 and 12003 at National Grid; and more.
SOAR in Action - Summer 2018
In this issue: A recap of SOAR's participation in the 2018 Rapid Response Conference; messages from the President and Director; latest actions happening in the chapters; news from Washington and Canada; a message from the Alliance for Retired Americans.