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The Texas oil boom, sometimes called the gusher age, was a period of dramatic change and economic growth in the U.S. state of Texas during the early 20th century that began with the discovery of a large petroleum reserve near Beaumont, Texas. The find was unprecedented in its size (worldwide) and ushered in an age of rapid regional development ...
The union was first originally established as the International Association of Oil Field, Gas Well, and Refinery Workers of America in 1918 after a major workers' strike in the Texas oil fields in late 1917. [2]
It allowed state "right to work" laws which prohibit mandatory union dues. The act required union officials to swear that they were not communists. This provision was overturned by the Supreme Court in 1965. [145] The act gave the president the power to petition the courts to end a strike if it constitutes a national emergency.
Months with employment increases outnumbered those with decreases 38 to 11, TXOGA notes. These jobs pay among the highest wages in Texas, with employers in oil and natural gas paying an average ...
Oil surged on Friday as tensions in the Red Sea escalated following attacks by the US and its allies against Yemeni sites controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
The session high was more than $80, highest this year so far. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed 66 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $72.68, paring gains after touching a 2024 high of ...
1973 Chicago construction strike: 1973 Chicago, IL: 95,000 [27] 1950 Chrysler strike: 1950 - 90,000 [47] 1952 Oil workers strike: 1952 nationwide 85,700 [48] [49] 1974 US textile workers strike: 1974 nationwide 85,000 Verizon Strike: 2000 nationwide 83,000 1948 US Meatpacking strike [50] [51] 1948 nationwide 80,000 (~) [52] 1994 US truckers ...
An investigation is underway into the fatal chemical leak at a Houston area oil refinery owned by Mexico's state oil firm Pemex, the company's top executive said on Friday. Pemex, as Petroleos ...