US refinery and chemical plant workers to press for more pay in coming union contract talks as virus roils oil firms
18.08.2021
MOSCOW (MRC) -- US refinery and chemical plant workers agreed to focus on pay and health insurance in coming union contract talks, said people familiar with United Steelworkers (USW) union deliberations, setting up a conflict with refiners struggling to throw off losses from weak demand, reported Reuters.Proposals setting an agenda for pay increases, improved health insurance and severanc