Contract year for big oil and union workers. I think it happens every three or four years. But it seems every contract time the price of oil drops and comes right back after all is settled and the union workers can't ask for much more then they already get due to the price of oil being down. Oil company's claim the last 30 billion they made may not be easily made in the future. I don't sit on the union committee but I hear alot of hoopla. I'm sure theres more to it then just that but kinda fishy anyway.