Posts tagged refinery
BP to Begin Lockout of Union Workers at Indiana Refinery, Expects No Impact on Operations
March 19, 2026 // The lockout as retail fuel prices have surged on uncertainty over the Middle East conflict. It's unlikely that the planned lockout will affect fuel supply given that BP has prepared for more than a year to take over refinery operations if it couldn't reach an agreement with it union workers. BP said negotiations with the local union have led to no progress on proposals it views as critical to the refinery's future. The company also cited a continued state of labor uncertainty, including possibility of a walkout after 24-hours' notice.
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.
Union workers at Detroit Marathon refinery go on strike
September 4, 2024 // This strike comes after the teamsters' contract expired on January of this year, with Teamsters authorizing a strike with a 95 percent vote. Teamsters Local 283 includes more than 800 workers, including board operators, field operators, chemists, laboratory technicians, electricians, and mechanics.
Strike Looms: Marathon Petroleum Workers in Detroit Vote to Authorize Walkout, Union Reports
February 20, 2024 // There are 273 Teamsters working at the refinery in a variety of roles, the union said, adding that their most recent contract expired last month. "If Marathon won't offer the Teamsters whose labor makes them profitable a fair contract, workers are going to withhold their labor," said Steve Hicks, President of Local 283. The refinery has a crude oil refining capacity of 140,000 barrels per day and processes sweet and heavy sour crude oils into products such as gasoline and distillates.
Chevron pulls union workers from California refinery ahead of strike
March 22, 2022 // On Saturday, the union had advised machinists to go to the refinery and remove their personal tools before the contract extension expires.
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.
Union faults BP’s proposals in local refinery negotiations
January 23, 2022 // People in the USW familiar with the matter said BP has put forward proposals in local negotiations at its U.S. refineries to require waiting periods of up to 120 days between the expiration of a contract and the possible start of a strike.