Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union

Karen Silkwood was a member of the union.  (click title to a page about her death).  The Atomic Workers became a greater concern when the federal government finally recognized the fact that the industry was not doing enough to protect their employees.

But, it is not the atomic ENERGY sector I am referring to.  Not at all.  As a matter of fact, when the indsutry's feet were held to the fire, they got their act together under the mentoring of the USA government.  Tight controls and regulations, but, the industry does comply.  Something that can't be said for the coal industry. 

It isn't the coal industry either that I am referring to; it is the oil industry which is not unionized anymore. 

The OCAW was formed in 1918 I believe.  It under went many mergers and transformation and today oil is not a part of that union at all.  Today, it represents over 800,000 workers under the name of Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE).

So what came of the people once unionized under the OCAW? 

Karen Silkwood was murdered.  No one will convince me otherwise.