Posts tagged refinery workers
Union rejects contract offer from Marathon
February 1, 2026 // The United Steelworkers union rejected a comprehensive contract offer from Marathon Petroleum (MPC.N), opens new tab in talks for a national pattern agreement for U.S. refinery and chemical plant workers, the union said on Wednesday night. The USW and Marathon, lead negotiators for energy companies, face a 12:01 a.m. deadline on Sunday to hammer out a new agreement to the current four-year contract.
U.S. Refining Output At Stake As Union Prepares To Strike
February 3, 2022 // A refinery strike right now would have an even graver impact on the industry than it would at any other time, with prices at the pump already too high for many. The last time refinery workers striked, in 2015, refineries had to slash production capacity by half, and one refinery shut down completely.