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They Wanted to Keep Working. ExxonMobil Locked Them Out.

Leave a Comment / Oil Industry, Strike, unions / By max cyril

The lockout began May 1, known in most parts of the world as International Workers’ Day. In a matter of hours, the ExxonMobil Corporation escorted 650 oil refiners in Beaumont, Texas, off the job, replacing experienced members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 13?–?243 with temporary workers?—?and hoping to force a vote on Exxon’s latest contract proposal. USW maintains the proposal violates basic …

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No, NFL Owners Didn’t ‘Lose’ The Lockout Battle With Referees

Leave a Comment / labor / By max cyril

There’s an idea floating around the internet today that the National Football League owners “lost” their labor dispute with the NFL Referees Association after the two sides reached a deal last night. The Big Lead’s Jason Lisk said as much in a post today, and others have made similar arguments. That might be an easy …

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Locked-Out Crystal Sugar Worker: ‘We Didn’t Do Anything to Deserve This’

Leave a Comment / unions / By max cyril

Michael Frank headed over to a rally in East Grand Forks, Minn., last night, one of many he’s taken part in over the past year. Frank, along with 1,300 other workers, was locked out of the American Crystal Sugar factory a year ago, and last night’s event was part of the workers’ ongoing efforts to …

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NFL Lockout Could Cost $160 Million, 115,000 Jobs

Leave a Comment / health insurance, NFL, unions / By max cyril

If the National Football League owners lock out the players next season, not only will millions of fans not have games to watch on Sunday afternoon, but more than 115,000 jobs could be lost, according to a new study. The 32 NFL teams employ on average 3,739 people each, including players, concession workers and office …

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They Wanted to Keep Working. ExxonMobil Locked Them Out.

No, NFL Owners Didn’t ‘Lose’ The Lockout Battle With Referees

Locked-Out Crystal Sugar Worker: ‘We Didn’t Do Anything to Deserve This’

NFL Lockout Could Cost $160 Million, 115,000 Jobs

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