BP locks out union workers at its Midwest refinery

March 17 (Reuters) - ​BP ⁠on Tuesday ​barred about 800 United Steelworkers ​members ‌from its 440,000 ⁠barrel-per-day refinery in Whiting, ⁠Indiana starting ​at 12:00 a.m. on March 19 after negotiations ​with ‌the union broke down.

The company canceled its ​24-hour rolling contract extension and ‌issued the lockout notice after ‌the union rejected key proposals that BP says are ​critical to the refinery's ‌long-term sustainability.

Maintenance employees were told not to ⁠report ⁠after March 17, while ‌other USW-represented workers will ​report ​through March 18.

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