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Largest oil workers strike in decades expands
By Laura Clawson – The oil workers strike widened over the weekend, with 1,400 workers at two BP refineries in Indiana and Ohio walking out: The first nationwide strike by oil refinery workers since 1980, the addition of BP’s Whiting,…
This week in the war on workers: Oil workers strike continues
By Laura Clawson – The United Steelworkers have rejected the latest offer from Shell for a contract covering oil refinery workers, saying that this offer contains “minimal movement” from earlier ones. About 4,000 workers are on strike in California, Kentucky,…
Christie vetoes ‘Buy American’ bills despite New Jersey’s manufacturing jobs deficit
By Laura Clawson – Gov. Chris Christie took a break Thursday from his busy schedule of being under federal investigation and fighting open records lawsuits to veto a package of “Buy American” bills the state legislature had sent him. The…
How Unions Help Redistribute Wealth Throughout American Society
BY Lillian Osborne – Why do unions matter? They increase wages and benefits for their members, sure—but do they have any impact on society as a whole? The Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a progressive thinktank, published a chart earlier this…
