Been hearing some different rumblings about the National union getting involved in strike negotiations. At this point, it seems like that is the best hope in getting something done. Crazy to think the union is going to get the company to cave with how well the refinery has been running
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@yj that is absolutely not true BL.
The refinery is running far better with the salaried staff operating and maintaining. This is always the case in refinery strikes. And we, the shareholders, are reaping the much higher profits as a result. The salaried folk can operate the plant indefinitely and they are personally making lots of money doing so. The "long term strategic work" normally done by the salaried staff is being farmed out to contractors with the "on shift" salaried staff providing oversight. This is very unfortunate for the loyal hourly folk and the community but thats the unions choice.
@f9 because the non-union leadership at the refinery can’t do their usual jobs while theyre doing the jobs of the locked-out workers. They are stretched to their limit. There is a lot of strategic work that needs to be done (maintenance, improvements, and changes) to make sure the refinery can be competitive enough to be around for another 100 years or more.
Why can the refinery not run w/o union workers forever?
It’s not a strike, it’s a company lockout. Meg isn’t going to cave to the union. The asks by bp are reasonable, and the list of bp asks are all publicly available. Cherry Point is non-union and those guys are happy. But when you go to whiting there is always a nasty tension in the air.
The refinery can’t run with non-unión workers forever, and the union employees need the paychecks. Hopefully they both come to an agreement soon so everyone can move forward. Wishing the best for everyone.
Clearly that business is better off with the entitled union employees. Evidenced by the bottom line and the fact that it hasn’t blown up these past 10 months or so.