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Union says BP delaying negotiations following Whiting refinery lockout

By Thomson Reuters May 12, 2026 | 5:27 PM

May 12 (Reuters) – BP has not resumed contract ​talks with ‌a U.S. steelworkers’ union since locking out more ‌than ​800 ⁠workers at ⁠its Whiting, Indiana, refinery in March, the union ​said on Tuesday, accusing ⁠the ⁠company of delaying ​negotiations while claiming ​publicly it wants ‌to bargain.

The United Steelworkers said it again ⁠sought to restart talks last week ⁠but ‌was told ⁠BP was ​unavailable ‌to meet for ​nearly ⁠two weeks.

(Reporting by Anmol Choubey in Bengaluru; Editing by Nia ​Williams)