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United Steel Paper and Forestry Rubber Manufacturing Energy Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union AFL CIO CLC v. HF Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC et al

  1. June 17, 2024

    Shell, HF Sinclair Settle USW's Meme Poster Back Pay Dispute

    Shell Oil and HF Sinclair have settled a dispute over which company is responsible for back pay to a worker who was fired after posting a meme that was found not to be grounds for termination, following the United Steelworkers' bid for enforcement of an arbitration award.

  2. May 01, 2024

    Worker's Back Pay Is Shell's Issue, New Refinery Owner Says

    An energy company that took over a Shell oil refinery isn't liable for back pay owed to a worker wrongly fired before the sale, the company told a Washington federal judge, saying it didn't absorb Shell's legal obligations.

  3. April 23, 2024

    Shell Liable For Meme Poster's Back Pay, Energy Co. Says

    The successor owner of Washington state refinery argued the company isn't responsible for a back pay award to a worker fired after posting a meme, saying the previous owner, Shell, is liable for the payments in a United Steelworkers grievance and arbitration dispute.

  4. April 05, 2024

    USW Says Arbitrator Right To Call For Meme Poster's Rehire

    The United Steelworkers have urged a Washington federal judge to enforce an arbitrator's order that Shell and its successor at a Washington refinery rehire a worker fired over an offensive meme, saying that the order jibes with a union contract and that the employers share liability for fulfilling it.

  5. March 05, 2024

    Shell Must Face Union Rehire Bid For Worker Fired For Meme

    Shell must face the United Steelworkers' attempt to compel it to promptly rehire a union-represented worker who was fired for posting a meme the company considered racist, with a Washington federal judge preserving the union's bid to enforce an arbitrator's reinstatement award and tossing the oil giant's dismissal bid.

  6. October 27, 2023

    Shell Fights Enforcement Of Order Over Meme-Related Firing

    Shell Oil asked a Washington federal judge to toss the United Steelworkers' bid to enforce a rehire order for a worker fired after posting a meme that management deemed offensive, saying it's too early for court enforcement because back pay is still being worked out with the arbitrator.