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Rally in New Orleans Friday to support the workers in the refinery strike/E petition too
And as always, we are still asking folks to sign our petition at http://www.usw.org/act/oilsafety
https://www.facebook.com/events/473823749435600/
March 13, 2015• 12:00 PM
One Shell Square
Corner of Poydras St and St Charles Ave in New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70139
Almost 7,000 USW members working in oil refineries and chemical plants—including at the Shell and Motiva facilities in Norco and Convent, Louisiana are striking to demand that the oil industry to bargain fairly with workers and implement lifesaving improvements in refinery safety, fatigue management, and staffing.
On Friday, March 13 oil workers from across Louisiana will take the fight from the picket lines to the oil industry’s front door with a demonstration at One Shell Square in New Orleans.
Join Us!
Buses leaving from:
USW Local 620
10:30am
2416 South Darla Ave
Gonzales, LA
USW Local 750
11:00am
601 Goodhope St
Norco, LA
If you plan on riding a bus you MUST RSVP online at https://actionnetwork.org/events/safe-refineries-save-lives-rally-at-one-shell-square or at the union hall