In These Times | Why oil refinery workers are striking for the first time in decades Washington Post (blog) PHILADELPHIA - Jim Savage, the leader of United Steelworkers Local 10-1 at an oil refinery on the south side of Philadelphia, hasn't walked out yet. But he's ready: Nine plants across the country have been on strike since Feb. 1 in the first nationwide ... An Oil Worker & a Union Staffer Explain Why 1000s of Oil Workers Across the ... |