Port Arthur – Becoming active; Mobilizing and conflict:


Les McMahon: occasional strikes early on

“Elton Gish summarizes his experience in the Texaco refinery; the smells and pollution there, also srikes”

“Mickey Breaux on the success and growth of oil jobs and unions in the 1950s and 60s; follow ed by downsizing and layoffs, in the course of modernizing”

Mickey Breaux on his experiences with steel workers union

Hilton Kelley remember early times in Port Arthur; what we’ve lost; white flight and emergence of divides in the community

“Hilton Kelley on fight for cleaner air and a better environment, safer community”

Hilton Kelley on the push to stop Motiva expansion; settlement negotiated

Mickey Breaux on how sulfur recovery plants to reduce emissions now actually make money

“Richard “Hoot” Landry on companies’ fault for Port Arthur’s economic troubles; going back to 80s layoffs and rise of contracting”

Hilton Kelley on his serving on EPA’s national environmental justice advisory panel; how Port Arthur featured 2010-12 as a showcase community project; Mayor Prince heavily involved

Mickey Breaux on how he was active in 1980 in both environmental and labor issues




Les McMahon: occasional strikes early on

“Elton Gish summarizes his experience in the Texaco refinery; the smells and pollution there, also srikes”

“Mickey Breaux on the success and growth of oil jobs and unions in the 1950s and 60s; follow ed by downsizing and layoffs, in the course of modernizing”

Mickey Breaux on his experiences with steel workers union

Hilton Kelley remember early times in Port Arthur; what we’ve lost; white flight and emergence of divides in the community

“Hilton Kelley on fight for cleaner air and a better environment, safer community”

Hilton Kelley on the push to stop Motiva expansion; settlement negotiated

Mickey Breaux on how sulfur recovery plants to reduce emissions now actually make money

“Richard “Hoot” Landry on companies’ fault for Port Arthur’s economic troubles; going back to 80s layoffs and rise of contracting”

Hilton Kelley on his serving on EPA’s national environmental justice advisory panel; how Port Arthur featured 2010-12 as a showcase community project; Mayor Prince heavily involved

Mickey Breaux on how he was active in 1980 in both environmental and labor issues