U.S. Refinery Strikes Now Turn to Local Negotiations
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United Steelworkers members on strike at some oil refineries across the U.S. will remain off the job until they receive offers that match up with a national deal reached Thursday, a union representative said.
USW members at Tesoro Corp.’s Carson oil refinery in California have been on strike since Feb. 1 and their return to work hinges on a local offer that the company has yet to make, Dave Campbell, secretary-treasurer of the USW local representing the plant, said. It’s unclear whether Tesoro will honor the “national pattern” agreement that union leaders tentatively accepted Thursday, he said.