Labor Photo: Oil Workers Rally for Jobs
Thursday, February 16, 2012
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Hundreds of oil workers from three Philadelphia refineries slated for permanent
shutdown early this year came to Capitol Hill yesterday to tell Congressional
Representatives “the closures threaten family-supportive jobs and will lead to
persistent shortages of home heating oil and motor vehicle fuels in Pennsylvania
and throughout the Northeast.” The workers -- members of United Steelworkers
-- rallied in front of ConocoPhillips Corporation and Sunoco Corporation in
downtown DC, presenting ‘pink slips’ to management at both oil companies.
- photo by Julia Kann