BP says Whiting, Indiana refinery offered to meet union, awaits response
BP•BP•BP•BP•BP said its 440,000-barrel-per-day Whiting refinery offered to meet United Steelworkers Local 7-1 next week, but had not received confirmation. BP said it proposed meetings earlier in the week, none were confirmed, and it was ready to meet through bargaining, informal discussions or federal mediation.
BP said representatives from its Whiting, Indiana, refinery offered to meet United Steelworkers Local 7-1 next week but had not received confirmation. The company said it proposed meetings on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday after an October 26 negotiating session, but none were confirmed.
BP said it provided revised contract language to address union concerns at the October 26 session and had expected the union to bring revised language. The company said the union had not offered new contract language or counterproposals since May, and that BP was ready to meet through formal bargaining, informal discussions or federal mediation.
