EnergyExxon seeking temporary workers for Beaumont, Texas, refinery during lockout -sources
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The logo of Exxon Mobil Corporation is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, December 30, 2015.
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) is looking for temporary workers for its Beaumont, Texas, refinery beginning in May when it has threatened to lock out 650 workers at the plant, sources familiar with the search said on Monday.
Exxon told the United Steelworkers union (USW) last week that hourly employees - employees paid by the hour who are entitled to overtime - will be locked out of their jobs at the refinery if there is not a new contract agreement by Saturday.
Negotiations have been ongoing since mid-January. Author: KBMT (12NewsNow), Scott Eslinger (12NewsNow) Published: 8:22 AM CDT April 27, 2021 Updated: 8:22 AM CDT April 27, 2021
BEAUMONT, Texas ExxonMobil has issued a lockout notice in Southeast Texas to union workers with the United Steelworkers that could leave hundreds of workers unemployed later this week.
The two failed to reach an agreement on a new contract on Friday, April 23, 2021, and the lockout will begin on Saturday, May 1, 2021, according to ExxonMobil.
The company said in a statement that it hopes to resolve the differences promptly.
ExxonMobil has been actively engaged in good faith negotiations and the union committee has not allowed employees to vote on our offer the company said in a statement.
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BEAUMONT, Texas, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Members of USW Local 13-243 today urged ExxonMobil to continue bargaining rather than making good on its April 23 notice to lock out more than 650 workers in its Beaumont, Texas refinery and blending and packaging plant starting May 1.
The local s bargaining committee has been negotiating with ExxonMobil over the terms for a new collective bargaining agreement since Jan. 11, 2021. Negotiations between the parties have been very contentious because the company seeks major changes in the existing contract that impact members safety, security and seniority. These negotiations are not about wages, said Darrell Kyle, president of USW Local 13-243. Our greatest concern is making sure our lives and our jobs are safe and secure. Safety in our workplaces also protects our families and community.
Exxon said it has made extensive efforts to reach an agreement but the union hasn t allowed employees to vote on its offer.
(Bloomberg) Union leaders at Exxon Mobil Corp.’s Beaumont plant in Texas asked the oil giant to resume contract negotiations and not move forward with its plans for a lockout of more than 650 workers on May 1.
United Steelworkers Local 13-243’s six-year work agreement with Exxon expired Feb. 1 and no new collective bargaining agreement was settled upon for the Beaumont refinery and blending and packaging plant. The union, which offered to extend the current contract an additional year, contends Exxon’s offer would enact major changes in the existing contract that impact members’ safety, security and seniority.
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HOUSTON (Reuters) -The United Steelworkers union (USW) called on Exxon Mobil Corp to continue negotiations for a new Beaumont, Texas, refinery contract despite the company’s threat to lock out workers on May 1 if there is no agreement.
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“These negotiations are not about wages,” said Darrell Kyle, president of USW Local 13-243, which represents 650 workers at the 369,024 barrel-per-day (bpd) Beaumont refinery and adjoining blending and packaging plant.
“Our greatest concern is making sure our lives and our jobs are safe and secure,” Kyle said in a statement issued by the union.