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al_liberal

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1. I had to move on when this happened to me.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 10:12 PM

Feb 2015

I worked in the CITGO (then UNOVEN) refinery in Lemont, IL in the early nineties. I loved the job and the company right up until the labor dispute started. Hell I met my ex wife there, what's not to like? The new contract was terrible though.

The long and the short of it was I saw the writing on the wall. I enrolled in a university, earned a STEM degree, and moved on.

My hat is off to those folks and I hope they receive a better deal.

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Steelworkers Union Rejects Offer From Refiners [View all] Omaha Steve Feb 2015 OP

I had to move on when this happened to me. al_liberal Feb 2015 #1

For my son and all refinery workers in America.. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #2