The United Steelworkers (USW) on Monday cited a newspaper column by former Texas District Judge Susan Criss, with the union saying the now-private practice attorney's column "strengthens the arguments the union has made throughout its one-month Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike in the oil industry." USW says the argument that oil companies are prioritizing profits over worker safety has been the central focus of the strike that began at nine facilities on Feb. 1 and now includes nearly 7,000 workers at 15 locations.
