Marathon workers battle largest US refinery owner By Helen Meyers March 15, 2021
Union AdvocateFeb. 4 rally in support of Teamster union members locked out for over six weeks by Marathon Petroleum bosses in St. Paul Park, Minnesota. Fight is over safety and union protections.
ST. PAUL PARK, Minn. Two hundred oil refinery workers have been locked in battle here since Jan. 21 against Marathon Petroleum, the largest oil refining company in the country. They deserve and need solidarity from working people.
At issue is the bosses’ attempts to replace dozens of union maintenance and production jobs with subcontractors, along with increasing the workload for other workers. The union says the company’s demands threaten the safety of workers both in the refinery and people who live nearby.