Chevron announced this morning that its profits quadrupled in the first quarter of 2022, to $6.3 billion, but it’s far from using those profits to pay its workers a fair wage.
Chevron announced this morning that its profits quadrupled in the first quarter of 2022, to $6.3 billion, but it’s far from using those profits to pay its workers a fair wage.
An oil tanker headed to Chevron’s Richmond refinery crossed the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 5 picket line in the San Francisco Bay this afternoon.
Richmond, California – Today, two boats with activists from Greenpeace USA and USW workers sailed in solidarity with the nearly 500 workers from Chevron’s Richmond refinery who have been on strike as they fight for a new labor contract from Chevron’s leadership. The boats expanded the picket line from the land into the water.
Photos and videos of the picket can be accessed here.
In response, Tefere Gebre, Chief Program Officer at Greenpeace USA, said:
“Today, we watched as a tanker sailed in the face of fossil fuel workers demanding a fair contract from a greedy fossil fuel company making record profits. Chevron announced this morning that its profits quadrupled in the first quarter of 2022, to $6.3 billion, but it’s far from using those profits to pay its workers a fair wage.
“Greenpeace USA joined these workers and our friends at USW Local 5 because as workers and community members, our fates are bound together. We know we need a liveable California for the future, one that includes both environmental sustainability and good union jobs. Chevron – it’s time to give these hard-working people what they deserve, a fair contract now.”
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