Oil
Safety tops strike demands for oil workers at BP refinery
February 17, 2015The workers' demands center on health and safety issues, contracting jobs out to non-union workers and health care.
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Houston, we have a problem: Strike at major oil refineries
February 6, 2015"Houston has the worst record in Texas, and Texas has the worst record in the nation when it comes to workplace fatalities or catastrophes."
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Union oil workers to rally at Shell headquarters
February 5, 2015USW members account for about 64 percent of the country's oil refining capacity, and more locations could soon join the strike if necessary.
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Oil industry obstinance on safety forces steelworkers to strike
February 5, 2015Oil industry obstinance, especially its refusal to even discuss worker safety issues, forced tens of thousands of Steelworkers to strike.
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Obama defends wildlife refuge, leaves other areas vulnerable to oil drilling
February 3, 2015Millions more acres would be declared "wilderness," enjoying the highest level of protection possible for public lands, effectively preserving the area and its ecosystem.
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