The U.S. refinery strike widened
as workers at the nation's largest refinery walked off their jobs at 12
a.m. CST (0600 GMT) on Saturday, according to the United Steelworkers
union (USW).
Shortly
after talks between union and oil company representatives ended on
Friday night, the union notified Motiva Enterprises [MOTIV.UL] of a
strike by its members at the company's 600,250 barrel per day (bpd)
refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.
The
USW also gave notices on Friday of strikes to begin in 24 hours at
Motiva's 235,000 bpd Convent, Louisiana and 238,000 bpd Norco, Louisiana
refineries and the Shell Oil Co chemical plant in Norco, the union
said.
"The
industry’s refusal to meaningfully address safety issues through good
faith bargaining gave us no other option but to expand our work
stoppage," USW International President Leo Gerard said in a statement.
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