Locked out ExxonMobil workers fight for jobs and safety at Texas refinery
More than 650 oil workers remain locked out of ExxonMobil’s Beaumont, Texas refinery and packaging plant. The company escorted the workers out of the plant on the morning of May 1, the day after ExxonMobil rejected a comprehensive contract proposal from the United Steelworkers union, which included an offer by the USW to freeze its members’ wages. Negotiations have not resumed since then.
Striking Workers (Credit: WSWS Media)
The workers’ last contract, signed in 2015, with the oil and gas giant expired in January this year. During the 2015 strike of some 6,500 Shell, BP, Tesoro and other oil workers, the USW International leadership forced ExxonMobil workers to remain on the job, angering Beaumont workers. The USW International then signed a deal with ExxonMobil separating Beaumont workers from the industry-wide pattern agreement and imposing a different contract expiration date on Beaumont workers. T
Trumbull s Tesoro seeks third term
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Stella Petrossi (right) and Christine El Eris join Avery and Joy Colon (left) as First Selectman Vicki Tesoro announces her candidacy for a third term Monday, May 10, 2021.Jens Haulund / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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First Selectman Vicki Tesoro announces her candidacy for a third term Monday, May 10, 2021.Jens Haulund / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
TRUMBULL Three major building projects, enhanced education and emergency response departments, and a low tax rate were the highlights of an ambitious agenda laid out by First Selectman Vicki Tesoro Monday night as she announced her candidacy for a third term in office.
UArizona Filmmakers Make Their Mark at Festivals in US and Abroad Student films from last year s I Dream in Widescreen showcase earned a record 11 festival selections in the United States and overseas. By Andy Ober, University Communications May 4, 2021 This year s showcase will feature 14 student-made films and one series pitch.
Ahead of the University of Arizona s 16th I Dream in Widescreen student film showcase this month, films from last year s event are finding success at festivals in the United States and beyond.
I Dream in Widescreen is an annual showcase of undergraduate thesis films from students in the
School of Theatre, Film & Television. Films from the 2020 I Dream in Widescreen showcase, created by students who have since graduated from the school, have earned 11 film festival selections in cities including Phoenix, Los Angeles and London. That s a record number of festival selections in a year for the school.
ExxonMobil begins lockout of hundreds of Texas oil workers
Oil giant ExxonMobil initiated a lockout of more than 650 workers at its Beaumont, Texas refinery and blending and packaging plant on Saturday morning after negotiations broke down between the company and the United Steelworkers (USW) union. USW officials agreed to the “orderly transfer” of the workers off of ExxonMobil’s property and have not called an official strike.
USW Local 13-243 and ExxonMobil met Friday night and Saturday morning, attempting to come to an agreement before the lockout began. By 1 p.m. Saturday, union representatives said more than 200 workers on their regular shift had been escorted out of the facility, two at a time. Some workers reported they had been forced to leave the property as early as the night before.