Crown Oil is another example of the blatant mistreatment of women and minority workers shown all to often by large mulitnationals. Henry Rosenberg, the CEO and Chairman of Crown Oil is the focus of a gender and racial discrimination lawsuit brought about by eight workers and management staff. Upon receiving service awards, female employees were expected to give Rosenberg a kiss. Crown is full of racial discrimination too, racist flyers were being circulated before the lawsuit was issued. These are a few examples of the subordination women must face in the oil industry.
Companies are only a symptom of the disease.
However, oil companies are some of the largest multinationals in the world, they wield very large economic power. In a capitalist world market this economic power gives them unjust authority. It is only by reducing the power of these companies and by challenging the system that we can hope to see the end to all forms of oppression. Climate Change Climate change is an important issue for activists participating in the Counter Petroleum Congress. The petroleum industry will play a key role in our future because the burning of fossil fuels is the greatest contributor to climate change.