WEBINAR – Fossil Fuel Layoff: When a Bay Area refinery closes

HomeWEBINAR – Fossil Fuel Layoff: When a Bay Area refinery closes

“Oil and gas workers are highly skilled, hard-working experts who have so much to offer in emerging clean industries. We recognize the need for this nationwide change, and we want to be a part of it — but we can’t do it alone.”

- Tracy Scott, president of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 5

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

12 noon Pacific via Zoom

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Join us Wednesday, June 14 from 12:00-1:00 for a zoom webinar

Our report Fossil Fuel Layoff documents the difficult post-layoff situation of California fossil fuel workers in the aftermath of the 2020 closure of the Marathon Martinez oil refinery in Contra Costa County. It provides a first-of-its-kind case study of the perils and needs of workers in the state’s changing energy landscape. Join us for a conversation to discuss the lessons from the report on how to center and support workers and communities as we transition away from fossil fuels into a greener economy.

PARTICIPANTS

Virginia Parks

Report co-author, professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the University of California, Irvine, and faculty director of the UCI Labor Center.