Comments on: Union authorizes strike Sunday, oil companies making contingency plans http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/ Keep track of gasoline prices, oil prices, future gasoline prices, future oil prices, see predictions, get price prediction, find gasoline prices, see if you're getting gouged, find news about diesel prices, ethanol prices, and refinery maintenance and refinery shutdowns. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Austin http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-2160 Austin Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:40:53 +0000 http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/#comment-2160 Ok, i think things need to be set straight. I am a USW worker, and darn proud of it. Just because other people do not have high paying jobs like ours is NOT our problem. This country is not a socilist country; yet. Nobody is equal, and nobody will ever be equal. We work in an industry which makes billions of dollars. The only reason they make that much money is because of the Union workers working for them. I hope we dont go on strike, but if we do i am prepaired to walk out. We deserve more. People who down us have no idea what we do inside these gates. Ok, i think things need to be set straight. I am a USW worker, and darn proud of it. Just because other people do not have high paying jobs like ours is NOT our problem. This country is not a socilist country; yet. Nobody is equal, and nobody will ever be equal. We work in an industry which makes billions of dollars. The only reason they make that much money is because of the Union workers working for them. I hope we dont go on strike, but if we do i am prepaired to walk out. We deserve more. People who down us have no idea what we do inside these gates.

]]> By: Steve http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-2159 Steve Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:13:00 +0000 http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/#comment-2159 I for one am not against the unions by any means (I am part of one.) HOWEVER, at this time in our economy, we have to be thankful that we even have jobs! We (our union) will be negotiating again in the next year and I know that our contracts will be very similar to where we are at right now. I agree with you and what you are saying, but to threaten a strike right now quite frankly is ridiculous and they may want to consider their thought process and who they have representing them. I don't want to turn this into a debate forum as we are here to discuss big oil's crock game. I do think this could be a tactic by big oil to increase prices yet again. I for one am not against the unions by any means (I am part of one.) HOWEVER, at this time in our economy, we have to be thankful that we even have jobs! We (our union) will be negotiating again in the next year and I know that our contracts will be very similar to where we are at right now. I agree with you and what you are saying, but to threaten a strike right now quite frankly is ridiculous and they may want to consider their thought process and who they have representing them. I don’t want to turn this into a debate forum as we are here to discuss big oil’s crock game. I do think this could be a tactic by big oil to increase prices yet again.

]]> By: Proudfrog http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-2156 Proudfrog Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:04:30 +0000 http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/#comment-2156 Wow! I can't believe all the union apathy I am reading. There's more to their demands than pay raises. Union ( or rather union members) have a stake in the viability and long term success of their companies. Rather than blaming Unions for being selfish and the union member self-serving, maybe we should study the history of the labor movement and see what those who made sacrifices in the past for the good of the middle class. By the way, the big reason BP is shutting down the refineries is because of the low cost of oil and the excess volume. If prices go up, they will either negotiate or train replacements. What if it were you and your company had posted record profits over consecutive years? Wow!

I can’t believe all the union apathy I am reading. There’s more to their demands than pay raises. Union ( or rather union members) have a stake in the viability and long term success of their companies. Rather than blaming Unions for being selfish and the union member self-serving, maybe we should study the history of the labor movement and see what those who made sacrifices in the past for the good of the middle class.

By the way, the big reason BP is shutting down the refineries is because of the low cost of oil and the excess volume. If prices go up, they will either negotiate or train replacements.

What if it were you and your company had posted record profits over consecutive years?

]]> By: Steve http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-2155 Steve Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:25:49 +0000 http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/#comment-2155 I hope that these idiots do strike. There are so many people out of work that if this indeed does happen, their jobs will be filled by Monday at 7am. As for BP and Valero, they won't have a choice but to fire up their refineries again. If other refineries continue to produce (even at reduced rates) BP and Valero are going to lose their butts. So I say bring on the strike and good luck finding jobs to replace the overpaid ones that you currently have. I hope that these idiots do strike. There are so many people out of work that if this indeed does happen, their jobs will be filled by Monday at 7am. As for BP and Valero, they won’t have a choice but to fire up their refineries again. If other refineries continue to produce (even at reduced rates) BP and Valero are going to lose their butts. So I say bring on the strike and good luck finding jobs to replace the overpaid ones that you currently have.

]]> By: Russ in GR http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-2154 Russ in GR Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:45:06 +0000 http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/#comment-2154 Let's see. The price of gas goes up, not as much money to spend on -stuff- , the makers of all that -stuff- cut their workforces, not as much money to spend on more -stuff-, out of work people lose their homes, well, you know the drill. $4 gas this summer was a major contributing factor in the economic meltdown we're experiencing, and while $2 gas is a lot better than $4 gas (relatively speaking), every extra nickel consumers spend on gas to get to work (if they have work) is a nickel less for other necessities of life. There will be a lot more bad will towards the refineries, the oil companies, and the politicians who are the oil companies stooges (if there isn't enough already). When's it gonna stop? Let’s see. The price of gas goes up, not as much money to spend on -stuff- , the makers of all that -stuff- cut their workforces, not as much money to spend on more -stuff-, out of work people lose their homes, well, you know the drill. $4 gas this summer was a major contributing factor in the economic meltdown we’re experiencing, and while $2 gas is a lot better than $4 gas (relatively speaking), every extra nickel consumers spend on gas to get to work (if they have work) is a nickel less for other necessities of life.
There will be a lot more bad will towards the refineries, the oil companies, and the politicians who are the oil companies stooges (if there isn’t enough already). When’s it gonna stop?

]]> By: Larry http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 Larry Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:35:09 +0000 http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/#comment-2153 I believe President Obama would have to step in if gas prices went too high. I am sure gas prices will shot right up big time on Sunday or Monday morning if they go on strike. The american people will not stand for high gas prices again. Unemployment was lower when gas prices were sky high. I believe President Obama would have to step in if gas prices went too high. I am sure gas prices will shot right up big time on Sunday or Monday morning if they go on strike. The american people will not stand for high gas prices again. Unemployment was lower when gas prices were sky high.

]]> By: Tom http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 Tom Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:45:16 +0000 http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/#comment-2148 The union workers are already making more than the national average for wages and benefits, what more could they possibly want? A strike would be unconscionable and would only put the union at further odds with the public that they serve. The CEOs are already being reviled because of the huge bonuses that they reward themselves with. It seems to me that a strike would do nothing more than to bring about more socialism as I am sure Pres. Obama would move quickly to order them back to work. The union workers are already making more than the national average for wages and benefits, what more could they possibly want? A strike would be unconscionable and would only put the union at further odds with the public that they serve. The CEOs are already being reviled because of the huge bonuses that they reward themselves with. It seems to me that a strike would do nothing more than to bring about more socialism as I am sure Pres. Obama would move quickly to order them back to work.

]]> By: Mead http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 Mead Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:48:59 +0000 http://www.thegasgame.com/2009/01/29/union-authorizes-strike-sunday-oil-companies-making-contingency-plans/#comment-2146 ./golf clap (to the unions) Seriously I agree, stupidity runs deep in unions. ./golf clap (to the unions)

Seriously I agree, stupidity runs deep in unions.

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