USW Calls for Walkout at Refinery
The United Steelworkers Union urged roughly 3,800 refinery workers to walk out after negotiations with Shell Oil Co. fell apart. Workers went on strike Feb. 1, at nine sites after their previous contracts expired. The refineries called on to strike span the U.S. from Tesoro Corp.’s plants in Martinez, Calif., Carson, Calif., and Anacortes, Wash.;