Texas refinery workers overwhelmingly reject Exxon contract offer – Reuters

Texas refinery workers overwhelmingly reject Exxon contract offer – Reuters

BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Union workers at Exxon Mobil Corp's (XOM.N) Beaumont, Texas, oil refinery overwhelmingly rejected the company's six-year labor contract on Tuesday, extending a lengthy standoff over job assignments.

Exxon locked out the plant's 650 union workers on May 1, replacing them with managers and temporary staff as it pushed for a contract that gives it control over how jobs are assigned ahead of a major expansion, and sets a freeze on some workers' pay. read more

"We are disappointed that the company's enhanced offer was not ratified," Exxon spokesperson Julie King said.