Guest Yahoo! News Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 [attach=full]16925[/attach]By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Union workers took to picket lines on Sunday after strikes were called at nine U.S. refineries and chemical plants in a bid to pressure oil companies to agree to a new national contract covering workers at 63 plants. The discord comes as plunging crude prices force oil companies to slash spending. The United Steelworkers union (USW) said Royal Dutch Shell Plc, the lead industry negotiator, halted talks after the union rejected a fifth proposal from the company. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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