Operators of U.S. Midwest refiners are hiring lower-cost subcontractors to handle massive, months-long maintenance projects, setting aside longtime unionized workers. Refiners have sold assets and closed facilities and now are trying to cut labor expenses in response to the pandemic, with seven U.S. plants closed since the coronavirus lockdowns crushed fuel demand.
Unions, however, claim that..
Κατά 1,8% ενισχύεται η μετοχή της ConocoPhillips στις προσυνεδριακές συναλλαγές, καθώς η εταιρεία πετρελαίου και αερίου ανακοίνωσε κέρδη α΄ τριμήνου που υπερέβησαν τις εκτιμήσεις.
Ανακοίνωσε δε ότι ξεκινούν εκ νέου οι αγορές ίδιων μετοχών καθώς και τα σχέδια του για ναα ξεκινήσει..
United Steelworkers (USW) union members picket outside Exxon Mobil's oil refinery amid a contract dispute in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., May 1, 2021. Exxon locked out the plant's about 650 union-represented employees citing fears of a strike. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Erwin Seba/
Disputes over seniority rights and pay for union workers at Exxon Mobil Corp’s (XOM.N) Beaumont, Texas, refinery led to Saturday’s first lockout..
