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re: USW strike...** POSSIBLE END IN SIGHT **
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:36 am to TigeRoots
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:36 am to TigeRoots
Can anyone link me to why they are actually striking? I heard on the news that they are upset they are having to work so much overtime. This cannot be the only reason right? Aren't these guys hourly workers? Offshore, all majors have very strict rules on the amount of time you can work. Shell for instance says no more than 16 hours straight and must have 8 hours off and then if you want to go over 21 days you need to get a variance from the OIM. I just can't imagine that they would be working everyone to death at these plants.
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Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:42 am to Tigerstudent08
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Can anyone link me to why they are actually striking?
Neither side is going to give out specifics on what has been offered or why they are striking.
Everything is pure specualtion and is supported by "someone I know that knows"
It is part of the fun of the contract, no one knows shite.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:45 am to Tigerstudent08
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Shell for instance says no more than 16 hours straight and must have 8 hours off and then if you want to go over 21 days you need to get a variance from the OIM. I just can't imagine that they would be working everyone to death at these plants
This is pretty much a basic rule. It isn't that hard for a company to allow a variance. However, they only allow them when it works in their favor.
If USW NOB workers paid percentage of salary to the union, rather than base rate, this contract would likely not be held up right now.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 11:39 am to Tigerstudent08
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Can anyone link me to why they are actually striking?
This is pretty much the explaination from USW:
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This work stoppage isn’t about wages. It is about health and safety and health care benefits. Our members are working onerous overtime and are getting fatigued. When you’re fatigued you tend to make mistakes, and in a refinery or petrochemical plant that can be deadly and lead to catastrophic incidents that impact the community as well as the workers. We want the oil companies to hire more workers because the oil units are running with not enough people on board.
Most of us that deal in union negotiations believe that the main objective of USW is to get more people hired because that means more union membership. More membership means more dues and more money for union leaders.
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