Posts tagged refineries

    Union Agrees to US Refineries Contract, Averting Nationwide Strike

    February 10, 2026 // The U.S. United Steelworkers ‌union ​adopted on Friday a national agreement on pay ‌and benefits, averting a nationwide strike that could have affected 30,000 workers at 26 companies operating crude ​oil refineries and petrochemical plants.

    ‘Just transition’ bill for oil industry workers exposes labor rift

    February 27, 2022 // Trades leaders say that beginning to dismantle the industry now will only push workers into lower-paid jobs. Instead, Trades officials say, the state should invest in big-ticket infrastructure projects such as high-speed rail and offshore wind projects that will create comparable jobs to what workers have been doing for decades.