Port Arthur – Workers and unions in local industry:


“Mickey Breaux, oil and steel worker at Texaco for 26 years and OCAW/PACE (union) staff”

“Richard “Hoot” Landry, oil worker for 43 years, Texaco; PACE union representative”

“Nelson Edgerly, worked at Texaco 43 years, also union rep. for local 4-23”

“Nelson Edgerly on how early on, diplomas from Lincoln (the black high school) were not accepted by Texaco “”as an appropriate diploma,”” so blacks had to take an additional test.”

“Nelson Edgerly on the operation of “”very dangerous”” stills on the west side”

“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

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

Mickey Breaux on the many temporary contractors working at Motiva and Valero

“Mickey Breaux on how many of the ships coming through Port Arthur are “”foreign flagged””; few local job opportunities”

“Mickey Breaux on how “”trickle down”” business development used to be true, but no longer; it’s “”trickle on”” in business people’s pockets”

Interchange between Mickey Breaux and Hilton Kelley on global markets

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

“Mickey Breaux on smell, exposure levels of benzene and related chemicals”

“Mickey Breaux on how it was only in mid-70s that “”they ever actually mandated you have to limit exposures”””

Hilton Kelley and Mickey Breaux on how long it took EPA to get involved; how reluctant state officials were

Mickey Breaux and others on how you used to wash your hands with benzene

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

Hilton Kelley and Mickey Breaux on how both EPA’s and OSHA’s hands tied in Bush administration




“Mickey Breaux, oil and steel worker at Texaco for 26 years and OCAW/PACE (union) staff”

“Richard “Hoot” Landry, oil worker for 43 years, Texaco; PACE union representative”

“Nelson Edgerly, worked at Texaco 43 years, also union rep. for local 4-23”

“Nelson Edgerly on how early on, diplomas from Lincoln (the black high school) were not accepted by Texaco “”as an appropriate diploma,”” so blacks had to take an additional test.”

“Nelson Edgerly on the operation of “”very dangerous”” stills on the west side”

“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

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

Mickey Breaux on the many temporary contractors working at Motiva and Valero

“Mickey Breaux on how many of the ships coming through Port Arthur are “”foreign flagged””; few local job opportunities”

“Mickey Breaux on how “”trickle down”” business development used to be true, but no longer; it’s “”trickle on”” in business people’s pockets”

Interchange between Mickey Breaux and Hilton Kelley on global markets

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

“Mickey Breaux on smell, exposure levels of benzene and related chemicals”

“Mickey Breaux on how it was only in mid-70s that “”they ever actually mandated you have to limit exposures”””

Hilton Kelley and Mickey Breaux on how long it took EPA to get involved; how reluctant state officials were

Mickey Breaux and others on how you used to wash your hands with benzene

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

Hilton Kelley and Mickey Breaux on how both EPA’s and OSHA’s hands tied in Bush administration