Exxon Texas refinery lockout to end on March 7 – Reuters

Exxon Texas refinery lockout to end on March 7 – Reuters

BEAUMONT, Texas, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) said a 10-month lockout of union workers at a southeast Texas refinery would end on March 7 following acceptance of a return-to-work agreement on Saturday.

"Employees will return to work beginning March 7, 2022, with their exact date of return depending on their normally scheduled shift," the company said in a message to employees on Saturday afternoon.

Nearly 600 locked-out workers represented by United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 13-243 on Saturday approved the agreement that sets the terms for returning to the refinery where they were locked out on May 1, 2021, said USW International Representative Bryan Gross, following the vote.