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Megaphones, whistles, rattles and even a few vuvuzelas blared in the canyon of glass-and-steel skyscrapers in the Loop on Friday as hundreds of workers rallied to call for an end to the lockout at the BP Whiting Refinery.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award for the City of Whiting under the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant program.
Leading steelmakers, including Cleveland-Cliffs and Nucor, and the United Steelworkers union pressed for continued tariffs and other measures at the "State of Steel" hearing in Washington, D.C. this week.
Washington, DC – Rep. Frank J. Mrvan is pleased to announce the nominees who have accepted their appointments to the U.S. Military Service Academies from Indiana’s First Congressional District.
Military Service Academy Nominations are recommended to Congressman Mrvan by his Military Service Academy Board, which includes veterans, community leaders, and active duty and retired servicemembers from across Indiana’s First Congressional District.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, showed the BP Whiting Refinery’s union workers Tuesday that they have supporters nationwide while they’re locked out from their jobs.
“We stand behind labor, and we stand behind (United Steelworkers) Local 7-1 and those families who are out of work for 92 days,” Mrvan said. “When the steelworkers are locked out in Northwest Indiana, Northwest Indiana stands in solidarity.”
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, United Steelworkers International President Roxanne Brown and members of the Congressional Labor Caucus called on BP to end its lockout of Whiting Refinery workers for more than 90 days.
Rep. Frank Mrvan is urging the Department of Energy to lift emergency orders requiring NIPSCO to keep two coal-fired units at its R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield running past their scheduled retirement.
The U.S. Department of Energy issued an order to keep Schahfer Units 17 and 18 open for another 90 days past their retirement for the third time last week. Mrvan sent a letter arguing it would impose an unnecessary increase on costs for ratepayers and would negatively impact utility affordability.
Washington, DC – Below, please find the opening statement as prepared for delivery from Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, Vice Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus, during today’s hearing on the State of the Steel Industry.
A video of the hearing is available here, and below are the statements from the witnesses.
Opening statement from Congressman Mrvan:
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank Mrvan (IN-01), alongside Congressional Labor Caucus Members, Roxanne Brown - International President of the United Steelworkers, and Eric Shultz - President of the USW Local 7-1, called on British Petroleum to end the lockout at the facility located in Whiting, Indiana.
A video of the press conference is available here.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan released a letter he sent to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in opposition to the emergency order forcing the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) to maintain operations at two coal-fired generating units in Indiana and unnecessarily increase costs on ratepayers.