Nearly 200 Workers At St. Paul Park Refinery Go On Strike

CBS Minnesota

January 22, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nearly 200 workers at Marathon Petroleum’s St. Paul Park oil refinery went on strike Thursday afternoon.

The workers union, Teamsters Local 120, says the strike is over unfair labor practices and workplace safety. The union says Marathon has refused to bargain in good faith, and is making unsafe demands.

“Marathon wants to use lowest bidder subcontractors for jobs that are safety sensitive. They want to add more workload to already overloaded positions. That’s just to name a couple of their demands. Especially after the refinery explosion in Superior, Wisconsin a few years ago, we aren’t willing to take those risks,” Teamsters Local 120 Business Agent Scott Kroona said.

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