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Negotiations Between Union, Chevron at Richmond Refinery Break Down Once Again

April 21, 2022 7:14 am

Following an entire week of resumed negotiations between Chevron and the United Steelworkers (USW) union over the strike at the Chevron Richmond refinery in the Bay area last week, officials from both sides announced on Monday that both sides had...

Chevron, Union Leaders Set To Resume Talks Over Richmond Refinery Strike on Monday

April 8, 2022 4:10 pm

A nearly three week-old strike of over 500 refinery workers at the Chevron Richmond refinery in the Bay area agreed to meet to discuss an end of the strike on Friday following two weeks of no talks and gas prices...

Chevron El Segundo Workers Avoid Strike Following Acceptance of Final Offer

March 24, 2022 4:01 pm

A second strike at a Chevron refinery was narrowly averted on Wednesday after the United Steelworkers union voted to ratify the oil company’s last contract offer at the Chevron El Segundo Refinery outside of Los Angeles. The Contract issue dates...

Chevron Richmond Refinery Workers Strike Over 5% Bay Area Cost of Living Increase, Work Hours

March 21, 2022 12:28 pm

More than 500 United Steelworkers oil workers at the the Chevron Richmond refinery went on strike at 12:01 A.M. on Monday following failure to come to a new contract. The Contract issue dates back to last month, when the majority...

Monterey County Fracking Ban Overturned By State Appellate Court

October 14, 2021 4:18 pmOctober 18, 2021 7:25 pm

A panel for the Sixth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeals unanimously ruled on Wednesday that Monterey County’s Measure Z, which banned oil and gas extraction such as fracking, was breaking state law and thus will still be...

California Oil Industry Facing Disaster Due to Coronavirus, Oil War Threats

March 26, 2020 2:15 amMarch 25, 2020 9:43 pm

Oil rich areas in California such as Kern County and Los Angeles County, along with in-state oil and gasoline companies such as Chevron, are facing a more and more likely industry collapse in the next several weeks due to both...

2020 March Primary Preview: 7th State Senate District

January 24, 2020 7:20 amJanuary 30, 2020 8:39 am

The 7th Senate District: The 7th Senate District is just east of the East Bay. Largely suburban and wealthy, the district has a part of Alameda County combined with the majority of Contra Costa County. The district is also solidly...