ExxonMobil preparing to work with contractors long term; rejects USW proposals
BEAUMONT -- After another prolonged negotiation meeting ended without a contract Tuesday, ExxonMobil has said it is now preparing to operate with contractors for the foreseeable future.
On Wednesday night, the company published an informational update for employees stating it would start training another class of contracted operators, which would be its third group since the lockout of over 620 regular employees began in May.
“While the organization will continue to be staffed primarily by fully trained supervisors who started their careers in the field, we will continue to train and collaborate with competent contract work staff,” representatives for the company wrote in an update. “We expect contracting agencies to begin working to fill our needs as early as next week.”
The company said it was making the step after seeing little progress from the United Steelworkers Union toward its position despite meeting four different times since June 10.
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