BP oil refinery workers protest at Chicago HQ as lockout reaches 100 days
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David Struett
Summary
Unionized BP oil refinery workers in Whiting, Indiana, have been locked out of their jobs for 100 days. They protested at BP's Chicago headquarters, demanding the company accept their contract offer and stop plans to eliminate nearly 100 union jobs. The 800 locked-out workers argue their livelihoods are at stake in the ongoing labor dispute.
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bskyBP oil refinery workers protest at Chicago HQ as lockout reaches 100 dayschicago.suntimes.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledThe 800 locked out workers say their livelihoods are at stake, as well as nearly one hundred union jobs that BP insists on laying off at the refinery in Whiting, Indiana.
David Wesolosski, 50, has one of the dozens of union positions that BP wants to eliminate.
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