Tentative Agreement for Oil Industry

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By KULR Staff

Story Published: Feb 1, 2012 at 8:09 PM MDT

Story Updated: Feb 1, 2012 at 8:09 PM MDT

BILLINGS - The United Steelworkers Union and Shell oil have agreed on a three-year contract, subject to union membership approval, averting a potential strike that would have idled as many as 69 plants across the country including the three refineries in the Billings area.

No details of the agreement were provided from the union or Shell, which represented industry in the talks. If approved, the agreement becomes the pattern that companies will use in negotiating local contracts.

The national agreement addresses wages, benefits, and health and safety. The local agreements cover such areas as job duties. Local union members may still decide to strike if other companies offer terms that don't mirror the terms of the national agreement.

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