2021 St. Paul Park refinery strike
2021 St. Paul Park refinery strike | |||
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Date | January 21 – July 1, 2021 (5 months, 1 week and 3 days) | ||
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Goals | New labor contract with protections against outsourcing and hiring of subcontractors | ||
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The 2021 St. Paul Park refinery strike was a
Background
Course of the strike
The strike began in the afternoon of January 21, with about 200 workers participating.
On March 2, a group of
On June 22, union members voted to reject an offer that Marathon had made on March 1, stating that the agreement would have cost 40 jobs at the facility.[12] However, on July 1, the union announced that they had accepted a new deal with Marathon that saw an immediate end to the strike.[13] According to the union, the six-year contract included guarantees against the hiring of subcontractors, which had been the cause of the strike.[13]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e Sanicola, Laura (January 21, 2021). "Teamsters begin strike at Marathon St. Paul Park refinery". Reuters. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ a b Woltman, Nick (January 21, 2021). "Nearly 200 Marathon oil refinery workers strike in St. Paul Park". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Digital First Media. Archived from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Hughlett, Mike (January 23, 2021). "200 Teamsters on strike at St. Paul Park refinery". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via MSN.
- ^ a b "Nearly 200 Workers At St. Paul Park Refinery Go On Strike". WCCO-TV. January 22, 2021. Archived from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Hughlett, Mike (March 11, 2021). "Dispute idling 200 workers at St. Paul Park refinery enters its 8th week". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ Sanicola, Laura (February 1, 2021). "Marathon-Teamsters talks stall as lockout continues". Reuters. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ Shaw, Bob (March 30, 2021). "Marathon Refinery strike prompts boycotts at Speedway gas stations". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Digital First Media. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "MAPE members support striking Teamsters in St. Paul Park". Minnesota Association of Professional Employees. March 25, 2021. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Croman, John (April 27, 2021). "Union raises safety concerns about refinery". KARE. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Marathon and Teamsters at an impasse at St. Paul Park refinery- letter to union". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. May 6, 2021. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Hughlett, Mike (June 22, 2021). "Marathon refinery workers reject contract as work stoppage hits five months". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Shaw, Bob (July 1, 2021). "Union ends Marathon refinery strike in St. Paul Park". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Digital First Media. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via MSN.
Further reading
- Reilly, Mark (July 2, 2021). "Teamsters union ends five-month strike at Marathon Petroleum refinery in St. Paul Park". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.