U.S. largest Oil strike since the 80s?

[verdo]

What are your thoughts on this?

[don]

Re: U.S. largest Oil strike since the 80s?

Not the best leverage for labor. Could get ughly.

[santafe2]

Re: U.S. largest Oil strike since the 80s?

What are your thoughts on this?

Masters of bad timing...

[Roughneck]

Re: U.S. largest Oil strike since the 80s?

This could get ugly. USW is looking back at profits the last 3 years while companies are looking at lower oil prices and profits. USW demands have basically been unreasonable. 6% payraise,end to contracting out support jobs. Oh and if you belong to a right to work state you may not have to join our union but we want to charge you for "negotiating rights" aka make you still pay union dues. As for the impact to refining capacity. Most if not all sights have contingency plans to enable operations without interuption. In the event of a prolonged stoppage USW may see itself losing union sites altogether. Companies have a right to call "impasse" in negotiations after a lock out and recall workers who want to come back without union representaion. Most of the young folks working now are not rabid pro union and will come back to work. They are smart enough to know how good they have it.

[verdo]

Re: U.S. largest Oil strike since the 80s?

This could get ugly. USW is looking back at profits the last 3 years while companies are looking at lower oil prices and profits. USW demands have basically been unreasonable. 6% payraise,end to contracting out support jobs. Oh and if you belong to a right to work state you may not have to join our union but we want to charge you for "negotiating rights" aka make you still pay union dues. As for the impact to refining capacity. Most if not all sights have contingency plans to enable operations without interuption. In the event of a prolonged stoppage USW may see itself losing union sites altogether. Companies have a right to call "impasse" in negotiations after a lock out and recall workers who want to come back without union representaion. Most of the young folks working now are not rabid pro union and will come back to work. They are smart enough to know how good they have it.

looks like the oil companies have already come up with a suitable response. Oldest trick in the bool