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Workers at Louisiana Refineries Assess Tentative USW-Shell Deal
As for issues in the strike, "safety has been the most important one," USW spokeswoman Lynne Hancock in Pittsburgh said last week. She pointed to 27 deaths at U.S. refineries in the past five years, along with 349 reported, safety-related incidents in the last seven years. "A few weeks ago, an explo
Date: Mar 15, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
Refinery workers in Louisiana on strike 'for the greater good,' union rep says
Lynne Hancock, a spokeswoman for the union, added that across the country, workers are routinely pulled out on temporary assignments, leaving those remaining to work overtime while the companies are short-staffed.
"We're concerned about the excessive overtime," said Lynne Hancock, USW spokesperson. "In a lot of locations the workers have mandatory overtime. And when people are working non-stop, they get tired and fatigued. And when you are fatigued, you have a tendency to make some mistakes."
Date: Feb 08, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
Steelworkers to expand strike to 2 BP refineries in Midwest
Union spokeswoman Lynne Hancock said the workers are seeking better health care benefits and limits on the use of contractors to replace union members in maintenance jobs. She said wages are not an issue.
Date: Feb 07, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
Oil is up 10% this week alone in markets that haven't been this crazy in 6 years
The United Steel Workers union, which went on strike at nine U.S. oil plants on Feb. 1, plans to resume bargaining with Shell next week after rejecting a sixth offer for a new labor contract, according to Lynne Hancock, a union spokeswoman in Nashville, Tennessee.
Date: Feb 06, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
Phillips 66 Santa Maria Refinery workers show solidarity with union strikers
According to Nashville-based USW spokeswoman Lynne Hancock, union members account for about 64 percent of the countrys oil-refining capacity at more than 230 refineries, oil terminals, pipelines, and petrochemical facilities in the U.S. The ongoing strike is the biggest USW work stoppage since 1980
Date: Feb 05, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
Oil Set for 2nd Weekly Gain Amid Most Volatility in 6 Yrs
The USW, representing workers of more than 200 refineries,fuel terminals, pipelines and chemical plants, instructed allunits on Thursday to decline the proposal from Shell, accordingto Lynne Hancock, a union spokeswoman in Nashville, Tennessee.Shell is negotiating on behalf of companies includin
Date: Feb 05, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
Shell draws up new offer as US steelworkers union stays put on pay strike
"The USW has received an offer and will respond after consideration of the offer tomorrow," USW spokeswoman Lynne Hancock said. "I don't know what time they will consider it. Contents of the offer will not be revealed."