The Cherry Point refinery had not had a major fire in the past 10 years, Dean said. A blast at BP's Texas City, Texas, refinery in 2005 killed 15 workers in one of the worst such accidents in decades, but the company later won praise from the United...

In December, 337,500 men received regular benefits, down 16 per cent from December 2010. There were 211,600 women on EI, down 15.9 per cent from 12 months earlier. Erin Weir, an economist with United Steelworkers Canada, said the drop in EI claimants...

Savage, 13, said he likes that his father has a good-paying job, but is aware of the risk he takes every day to bring home a salary. "I worry about him a lot," Jordan said. "Its a dangerous job." U.S. refineries reach labor deal; strike averted at...

The 34 new workers started at the plant about two weeks ago, United Steelworkers Union Local 2911 President Mark Glyptis said. Glyptis said officials aren't sure how many more workers might be hired but said he's excited about the prospect for growth. ...

Those are the words of union boss Mike McLain, from United Steelworkers Local 10-901. He was referring to news this week that Sunoco had started the process of telling workers not to bother coming to work at their Marcus Hook refinery. More than 100...

“There’s no issue that’s more important to me than this,” said Senator Pat Toomey, a Republican. ConocoPhillips idled a refinery in Trainer last year. Sunoco Inc. (SUN) has idled its refinery in Marcus Hook, and said it would also close a plant in...