GARY, Indiana – An agreement still has not been reached nearly one week after the United Steelworkers union announced it was prepared for a strike or lockout at the BP Whiting, Indiana, refinery.
The groups are expected to continue negotiations.
The USW, on Feb. 6, reached an agreement with Marathon for a four-year national pattern, which covers about 30,000 union oil workers for dozens of employers, according to a union news release. The affected workers are represented through the USW National Oil Bargaining Program, and they work in more than 200 units that include refining, production, pipelines, maintenance storage, petrochemical and renewable facilities…