As Oil Job Losses Mount, Steelworkers Union Looks to Clean Energy

The United Steelworkers union is counting on renewable energy projects to offset job losses at oil refining and petrochemical plants, a union official has told Reuters, adding that some 17,000 new union jobs could be replaced thanks to the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).  The USW–which represents some 30,000 workers from North American crude oil refinery and petrochemical plants–appears to remain optimistic even in the event of a victory for Donald Trump in next week’s elections. Trump has promised to reverse the IRA…