Posted on 02/06/2015 4:43:25 PM PST by mdittmar
(Reuters) - Workers represented by the Building Trades Unions will return to Marathon Petroleum Corp's (MPC.N) refinery in Catlettsburg, Kentucky on Monday, even as a strike by the United Steelworkers drags into a second week, documents obtained by Reuters show.
The USW began a strike Feb. 1 at nine refineries and chemical plants, including Marathon's 240,000 barrel-a-day Kentucky plant.
Buildings Trades Unions' workers will not be replacing striking workers' running the plant, according to the letter.
While the Building Trades Unions say they continue to support the USW's cause, their return work comes at a sensitive time for the steelworkers as their strike enters a second week. The backing of the building unions is considered crucial for a successful strike nationally, a person familiar with refining said.
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Solidarity! Ain’t it grand.
The old media couldn’t even cover for this fail;)
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