No new proposals exchanged in Exxon Texas refinery lockout

No new proposals for ending a two-month lockout of 650 United Steelworkers union members from ExxonMobil's Beaumont, Texas refinery were made during a meeting, said union and company spokespeople.

The lead negotiators for both sides met last week, but no proposals were exchanged, the spokespeople said.

Exxon locked out the workers on May 1 citing the risk of a strike. The USW has said the company’s last proposal requires its members to give up long-standing seniority and would create a separate contract for workers in a lube oil plant from that for workers in the refinery.

Exxon has said the proposal would give it the flexibility to be profitable in even low-margin environments.

From the Archive

Comments

Comments

{{ error }}

Add Comment

{{ comment.name }} Editor • {{ comment.dateCreated | date:'short' }}

{{ comment.text }}