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New Jersey oil refinery, locked-out union workers reach tentative deal
November 2, 2026 // The largest oil refinery on the East Coast has reached a tentative agreement with hundreds of locked-out union workers. New Jersey's Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery and the Linden Terminal had locked out some 400 union employees as of Oct. 20 after contract negotiations failed. "We can confirm that we have reached a tentative agreement with the union. We will have more information to share if that agreement is ratified by union members.
Huge N.J. refinery locks out 400 union workers amid contract talks, negotiators say
October 20, 2026 // Negotiators for Houston-based Phillips 66, which owns Bayway, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union Local 877, which represents 400 workers at the refinery, had reached a tentative agreement on a new contact. However, a narrow majority of rank-and-file union members declined to ratify the deal in a vote on Friday, prompting the company to block union workers from entering its gate on Park Avenue in Linden on Monday at 4 p.m. Phillips issued a statement Tuesday saying it was “disappointed” by the situation, but that the refinery would continue operating without disruption using, “properly trained and qualified personnel to meet all customer requirements.”