Refinery Workers Prepare to Strike

Refinery workers are prepared to strike With a third contract offer rejected some 24 000 refinery workers from the Gulf of Mexico to andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t north-dakotaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt North Dakotaandamp lt aandamp gt are preparing to head to the picket lines just hours before an existing labor agreement expires Lynne Baker is the spokesperson for the andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t united-steelworkersandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt United Steelworkersandamp lt aandamp gt and she says the strike would affect 60 producers The 140 maintenance and operation employees at Tesoro s refinery in andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t mandan-ndandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Mandanandamp lt aandamp gt are among the refinery workers nationwide who could walk off the job at midnight