Wimps every one. Screw unions! (Has anyone created a sarcasticon yet?)Workers at nine US oil refineries and chemical plants across four states, producing some 10 percent of the country’s fuel, went on strike after their union announced that negotiations on their salaries and safety concerns failed.
The mass walkout of refinery workers – the first since 1980 – took place on Sunday, after the United Steelworkers union (USW) rejected the fifth offer by the industry’s main negotiator, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, which in turn halted talks.
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Refinery employees complain of working overtime with unsafe staffing levels and under dangerous work environments. The union has cited daily occurrences of fires, emissions, leaks, and explosions that threaten local communities.
RT
Yes, well, part of the reason they’re so rich is because they don’t pay you more. Helloooooo.“This industry is the richest in the world and can afford to make the changes we offered in bargaining.”
Yeah. And if they can do it, then you can, too. Go back to work you lazy bums. :sWhile strikes continue at nine facilities, the remaining USW refineries are operating under a rolling 24-hour contract extension.
Maybe it's not a sarcasticon I need. A facetious, faux anger emoticon might be more proper here.
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