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Dustlawyer

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5. We represent the USW and I can tell you the refineries have become much worse.

Reply to meegbear (Original post)

Fri Feb 13, 2015, 04:51 PM

Feb 2015

Everything now is how much profit per quarter! The DuPont chemical leak that killed 4 a couple of months ago was caused, in part by old, broken equipment and the keep the product flowing mentality that allowed them to ignore safety rules to insure the product never stops, for any reason.
The regulatory agencies have all been gutted, starved, and run by a revolving door of industry insiders.

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I could drink beer with rude DocMac Feb 2015 #1

Here you go albino65 Feb 2015 #2

Insurance doesn't pay for replacing worn out equipment, but if there is an accident, alfredo Feb 2015 #3

Doesn't do jack for the lives that are destroyed. Owners avoid loss. jtuck004 Feb 2015 #7

Dead peasant insurance allows a owner to profit off the death of a worker. alfredo Feb 2015 #8

K & R for the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers, my union. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #4

We represent the USW and I can tell you the refineries have become much worse. Dustlawyer Feb 2015 #5

Good on the union workers. We need to see more of this! Scuba Feb 2015 #6