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Refinery workers protest long lockout at Whiting plant
Original: Remember as oil companies make record profits, they don't want to pay their refinery workers in some places. I see the b
Oil refinery workers at Whiting, Indiana are protesting a long-running lockout, with union members gathering around heating fires and inflatable protest figures outside the plant. Critics contrast the companies' record profits with their refusal to meet workers' pay demands. Supporters are urging drivers passing on Indianapolis Boulevard to remember the dispute when considering corporate treatment of labor.
Why now: A visible, ongoing labor lockout at a major refinery amid record oil industry profits is drawing public attention and sympathy
Whiting, IndianaBP Whiting RefineryUnited Steelworkers
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- Remember as oil companies make record profits, they don't want to pay their refinery workers in some places. I see the big rat and the fat cat with union members gathered around heating fires protesting the long lockout in Whiting when I drive by on Indianapolis Blvd. The… · KrissyKat@hoosier.social · 9
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