The Oilworker
- April 24, 2013 The Oil Worker, Issue 18 In this Edition: How EPA’s Proposed Tier 3 Regulations Affect USW Oil Workers, Tesoro Hawaii Workers Fight to Save Their Refinery, Refinery Events— March 22, 2013—April 4, 2013
- February 10, 2012 The Oil Worker, Issue 17 In this Edition: Refinery Closures Squeeze Northeast Gasoline, Heating Oil Supplies, Philly Locals Reach Out to Children Impacted by Refinery Shutdowns, USW Issues Alert Regarding Tesoro Incident That Killed Seven Workers
- March 14, 2011 The Oil Worker, Issue 16 In this Edition: What Happens in Wisconsin Affects Us All, Report Details Trends Causing Unnecessary Accidents at Louisiana Refineries, USW Officials Tell Chemical Safety Board About Lack of Attention Paid to Safety Within Oil Industry, Economic Outlook Positive for Global Refining Sector, Hydrogen Fluoride Fire Exemplifies Need to Complete USW Survey
- November 22, 2010 The Oil Worker, Issue 15 In this Edition: Our Campaign Will Continue Until Health & Safety Issues are Resolved, Where the Oil Products Imports Issue Stands Today, World Energy Conference Issues Resolution on Safety in Oil, Gas Sector, Health & Safety Problems Discussed at Oil Bargaining Conference, Oil Worker Talks about Refinery Health, Safety
- August 24, 2010 The Oil Worker, Issue 14 In this Edition: It’s Time to Roll Up Our Sleeves & Get to Work!, Oil Workers Lobby Capitol Hill on Refinery Safety,Process Safety Incidents
- June 09, 2010 The Oil Worker, Issue 13 In this Edition: Oil Industry Toll for April—May: 13 fires, 19 deaths & 25 injuries, Remembering Two Union Brothers, Vice President Beevers Visits Kansas, Oil Products Imports Decrease Overall, Increase Along East Coast, Anacortes Remembers Seven who Perished in Tesoro Refinery Fire
- January 28, 2010 The Oil Worker, Issue 12 New Year Brings Renewed Emphasis on Health & Safety Campaign, USW Holds First Of Several Community Forums In Campaign to Ban Hydrogen Fluoride Use In Refineries Chemical Safety Board’s Urgent, Recommendations to Citgo Lack Substance, USW Urges Illinois Attorney General to Compel ExxonMobil to Use Hydrogen Fluoride Alternative, Vice President Beevers Discusses Collaboration with Unite
- January 22, 2010 The Oil Worker, Special Edition A Letter to Members From the Vice President’s Desk
- December 05, 2009 The Oil Worker, Issue 11 In this Edition: Climate Legislation Will Not Negatively Impact Oil Industry Jobs, Valero Permanently Shutters Delaware City Refinery, ConocoPhillips Local in Ponca City Fights for Basic Rights, Sunoco Responds with Cost Reductions to Downturn in Refining, House Passes Chemical Security Bill, CITGO Local Gets Safety Concerns Addressed Before Alkylation Unit Restart, Former OCAW District 1 Director Bill McGoveran Passes
- September 18, 2009 The Oil Worker, Issue 10 In this Edition: Make Your Plant Safer by Reporting Process Safety Incidents, USW Calls for Industry-Wide Phase-out of Hydrogen Fluoride Alkylation Units, Corroded Pipe Cause of May Blast at Sunoco Marcus Hook Refinery, Valero Delaware City Layoff Targets 70 Union Workers, Make Your Plant Safer by Reporting Process Safety Incidents, ExxonMobil Takes the Lead for Recent Environmental Reports, USW Applauds EPA Rejecting Portions of Texas Clean-Air Permitting Program, Falling Demand for Petroleum Products could cause Industry Restructuring
- August 28, 2009 The Oil Worker, Issue 9 In this Edition: Why we Withdrew from American Petroleum Institute Talks, Environmentalists Push for Hydrogen Fluoride Substitute, Update on Gabriel Alvarado, CSB Investigates Release at Joliet Refinery, Be Prepared to Participate in Nationwide Safety Campaign, Second-Quarter Profits Fall for Majors, Independent Refiners, Why EFCA is Needed
- June 25, 2009 The Oil Worker, Issue 8 In this Edition: Oil Refiners Fail to Learn from Past Safety Incidents, Near Misses, Oil Industry Keeps Repeating Its Mistakes, Report All Incidents to USW Health, Safety, & Environment Department, National Oil Bargaining Continues Into Springtime, What’s Happening at your Site?
- March 30, 2009 The Oil Worker, Issue 7 In this Edition: National Oil Bargaining Pattern Maintained at Sunoco’s Philadelphia Area Operations, Equistar Treats Laid-off Union Workers Differently, Remaining Oil Bargaining Expiration Dates, Philly Locals Beat Sunoco’s Demands for Layoffs, News Briefs
- February 27, 2009 The Oil Worker, Issue 6 In this Edition: Members must Press for Health, Safety Improvements, Task Force Seeks Your Input on Safety, Federal Court Strikes Down Emission Exemption, Chemical Safety Board Investigates Silver Eagle Refinery Fire, Iraqi Military Breaks Up Workers’ Peaceful Protest, Contractors Demand Refinery Jobs Go To UK Workers
- January 30, 2009 The Oil Worker, Issue 5 In this Edition: National Oil Bargaining Talks Proceed Slowly, Health and Safety Proposal Addresses Hazardous Conditions Prevalent Throughout Oil Industry
- January 15, 2009 The Oil Worker, Issue 4 We Must Mobilize to be Successful in Oil Negotiations, Oil Workers Participate in Industry-Wide Mobilization, Locals Take Many Approaches to Increase Worker Involvement, Operators Face Continuous Exposure to Chemicals, Members Share What Bargaining Issues are Important to Them, News Items from around the oil industry
- December 02, 2008 The Oil Worker, Issue 3 In this Edition: 2009 National Oil Bargaining: This is Our Time, National Oil Bargaining Policy Covers 12 Items, Mobilization Schedule Provides Much Activism, How National Oil Bargaining Works, Explosion, Fire Claim Life of USW Brother, Local Union Media Gatekeepers Needed Immediately
- August 13, 2008 The Oil Worker, Issue 2 In this Edition: Contract Preparation Begins With Explaining Oil Bargaining Process, National Oil Bargaining Conference set for September 8-12, Refiners Play Role in Future Oil Heating Problems, Why We Can’t Let Big Oil Define Us in the Media, Oil Profits go to Shareholders more than Exploration, Big Oil Reaps Huge Profits in Q2, Refining Operations Take Hit from High Crude Prices
- June 23, 2008 The Oil Worker, Issue 1 In this Edition: Welcome to the First Edition of The Oil Worker, Building Power Training Creates Stronger Local Unions, Building Power in Texas at ExxonMobil Refinery, OSHA Refinery Inspections Yield Numerous Violations
