Union, management continue to clash on and off the picket lines
Source: Houston Chronicle
By L.M. Sixel
Tensions on both sides of the picket line boiled over Tuesday as the United Steelworkers lashed out at members who have returned to their jobs and one of the companies beset by the sprawling refinery and chemical plant strike countered with allegations of intimidation tactics and social media threats by the union.
Early in the day, Steelworkers officials reminded members they had signed up to stand together and complained that "personal greed" was leading some to cross the picket line at LyondellBasell.
LyondellBasell went public later in the day in accusing the union of harassing members who have returned. The company said it had filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board.
And late Monday night, Shell Oil Co. announced plans to have operations back to normal by summer by hiring relief workers to run its refinery in Deer Park and a chemical plant in Louisiana.
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Photo: Cody Duty, Staff Congressman Al Green leads United Steelworkers union members as they picket across the street from the Shell Corporate Headquarters Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Houston. On Sunday, union members began a strike at nine U.S. refineries and chemical plants in California, Kentucky, Texas and Washington after talks broke down with Shell which is bargaining on behalf of the oil industry. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)
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