Richmond refinery workers are fighting for their safety and the safety of those in their community, but winning this strike requires breaking free of the isolation and duplicity of the USW.
A Texas oil worker spoke with the <em>World Socialist Web Site</em> about the significance of Valero workers turning down the contract amid a nationwide struggle of oil workers against the corporatist unions and the oil companies.
Chevron is digging in for a long fight. This makes it necessary for workers to break the USW isolation of the strike and mobilize across the industry against the giant oil company.