United Steelworkers leaders, representing employees at two-thirds of U.S. refineries, want their share of the U.S. shale bounty from the next three-year contract with refiners including Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) The USW wants a substantial increase in wages, stronger rules to prevent fatigue and measures to preserve the share of union workers rather than contract employees, Gary Beevers, the USW international vice president who manages the union’s oil sector, said today in Pittsburgh. He said the union is ready for the biggest fight he’s seen in his time as leader. “The last two cycles of bargaining happened when the economy was rough, and we tried to find some reasonable solutions and we did,” Beevers said. “Today, the oil industry is making good money. The price of oil is down. It’s time that we […]