Saturday morning, the protest was brought to the busy College and Interstate 10 Beaumont intersection. Author: KBMT (12NewsNow) Updated: 7:18 PM CDT July 10, 2021
BEAUMONT, Texas Beaumont United Steelworkers decided to change where they protest to get the attention and support of the community.
Union members and their supporters took to the streets of Beaumont to urge ExxonMobil to end its lock out which has left more than 650 union members unemployed since May 2021.
The members usually picket outside of the downtown Beaumont ExxonMobil oil refinery. However, Saturday morning the protest was brought to the busy College and Interstate 10 Beaumont intersection.
This change in location was made in an effort to draw more support from the community, organizers said.
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ExxonMobil begins lockout of hundreds of Texas oil workers
Oil giant ExxonMobil initiated a lockout of more than 650 workers at its Beaumont, Texas refinery and blending and packaging plant on Saturday morning after negotiations broke down between the company and the United Steelworkers (USW) union. USW officials agreed to the “orderly transfer” of the workers off of ExxonMobil’s property and have not called an official strike.
USW Local 13-243 and ExxonMobil met Friday night and Saturday morning, attempting to come to an agreement before the lockout began. By 1 p.m. Saturday, union representatives said more than 200 workers on their regular shift had been escorted out of the facility, two at a time. Some workers reported they had been forced to leave the property as early as the night before.