Labor unions join "ShellNo"

Marissa Brent-Tookey

Marissa Brent-Tookey Jul 14, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Labor unions join "ShellNo"</h1>
                <h2><p>Local labor unions representing more than 60,000 workers have joined the movement against Shell's use of the Port of Seattle. Their letter opposing the Port's decision to house the Arctic-bound oil rig states that it violates four of their collective values: "healthy community,"</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/marissa-brent-tookey-crosscut-com/">Marissa Brent-Tookey</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://dev.cascadepbs.org/content/images/sites/default/files/images/article/gallery/shell-drilling-rig_chas-redmond.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="What" loading="lazy" width="300" height="225"></figure><p>Local labor unions representing more than 60,000 workers have joined the movement against <a href="http://crosscut.com/2015/05/port-city-politicians-maintain-collision-course/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Shell's use of the Port of Seattle</a>. Their <a href="http://www.ufcw21.org/labor-says-shell-no?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">letter</a> opposing the Port's decision to house the Arctic-bound oil rig states that it violates four of their collective values: "healthy community," "healthy future," "democracy and accountability," and "responsibility to the greater good." The five unions, OPEIU 8, SEIU 6, UAW Local 4121, UFCW 21, and UFW,<strong> </strong>add: "we declare our support for a strong climate policy at the state, regional and national level to reduce our global warming pollution and ensure that as we reduce this pollution we do so with equitable transition at its core."</p>
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Local labor unions representing more than 60,000 workers have joined the movement against Shell's use of the Port of Seattle. Their letter opposing the Port's decision to house the Arctic-bound oil rig states that it violates four of their collective values: "healthy community," "healthy future," "democracy and accountability," and "responsibility to the greater good." The five unions, OPEIU 8, SEIU 6, UAW Local 4121, UFCW 21, and UFW, add: "we declare our support for a strong climate policy at the state, regional and national level to reduce our global warming pollution and ensure that as we reduce this pollution we do so with equitable transition at its core."

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By Marissa Brent-Tookey

Marissa Brent-Tookey is an editorial intern at Crosscut. She holds a B.A. in French from Seattle University and now studies film production at Shoreline Community College. In addition to crewing a doz