2015 United Steel Workers Oil Refinery strike

Refineries (and plants)

The USW announced a strike on February 1, 2015, at the following refineries:

• Houston Refinery (Lyondell), Houston, Texas
• Galveston Bay Refinery (Marathon Petroleum Company), Texas City, Texas
• Texas City Refinery (Marathon Petroleum Company), Texas City, Texas
• Catlettsburg Refinery (Marathon Petroleum Company), Catlettsburg, Kentucky
• Shell Deer Park Chemical Plant (Shell Oil Company), Deer Park, Texas.
• Deer Park Refinery (Shell Oil Company), Deer Park, Texas
• Tesoro Anacortes Refinery (Tesoro), Anacortes, Washington
• Carson Refinery (Tesoro), Carson, California
• Golden Eagle Refinery (Tesoro), Martinez, California

The strike was expanded on February 6, 2015, when workers at BP Plc-operated refineries in Indiana and Ohio were told to begin a work stoppage the following day:

• Whiting Refinery (BP), Whiting, Indiana
• Toledo Refinery (BP/Husky Oil), Toledo, Ohio

In a text message (Saturday morning; date TBD), the USW announced plans to expand the strike to Motiva facilities at Convent, La., and Norco, Louisiana, and to the Shell Chemical Plant at Norco.

• Convent Refinery (Motiva Enterprises), Convent, Louisiana
• Norco Refinery (Motiva Enterprises), Norco, Louisiana
• Shell Chemical Plant (Motiva Enterprises), Norco, Louisiana

The U.S. refinery strike widened on February 20, 2015, with workers at the nation's largest refinery walking off jobs. Shortly after talks between union and oil company representatives ended on the night of the 20th, the union notified Motiva Enterprises of a strike by its members at the company's 600,250-barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.

• Port Arthur Refinery (Motiva Enterprises), Port Arthur, Texas