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Refinery Workers Approve 6-year Labor Pact
2015-06-27 15:58:16| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Union workers at Exxon Mobil Corp's Beaumont, Texas, refinery agreed to an unusually long six-year contract on Thursday night, which sources say the company pushed to assure no work stoppages during a contemplated multibillion-dollar expansion. Members of United Steelworkers union Local 13-243 voted by secret ballot on the contract offer, which is two years longer than the national agreement reached by the USW and U.S. refinery owners in March.
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Burnt out workers travelling overseas for long weekends
2015-06-26 11:51:32| Airlines - Topix.net
The prospect of a flying 10 hours each way to spend a long weekend watching rugby in Hong Kong or lying on the beach in Hawaii rather than staying at a destination far closer to home might sound far-fetched to some Australians, but experts say is a growing trend within the travel industry. Hawaiian Airlines has come up with new itineraries offering a traveller the chance to depart Sydney or Brisbane on a Friday evening and return on the Tuesday evening after three nights on the ground at Waikiki.
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Goodyear workers 'upset and angry'
2015-06-26 10:16:17| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Workers at tyre company Goodyear are "disgusted, upset and angry" at the decision to close its only UK manufacturing site.
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Montana Landfill Workers File Union Grievance, Vote to Strike
2015-06-25 20:48:00| Waste Age
DailyInterLake.com The union representing county landfill employees has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Flathead County Solid Waste District over a change in work schedules. read more
Wayzata Car Dealership Janitors Strike for Worker's Rights, Fired the Same Day
2015-06-25 15:38:49| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Julio, Romualdo and Demecio Romero were fired from their cleaning jobs of eight years after going on a day strike. On June 9, Alicia Yopihua, Julio Romero, Romualdo Romero and Demecio Romero joined dozens of janitorial workers across the Twin Cities in a day strike, picketing in front of the downtown Minneapolis Macy's for better wages and basic benefits like paid sick days.
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