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December 17, 2021

How to End the Lockout

As the lockout continues and the NLRB’s decertification vote is underway, we understand there may be questions on what options you have to return to work. Please watch the following video to understand your options and visit www.embeaumont.com for more information. Please click the image or the link to watch the video.

December 16, 2021

Decertification Update – December 16, 2021

To: All Represented BMRF/B&P Employees The Company was informed by the NLRB that the USW has filed two additional charges against the Company. The purpose of this bulletin is to summarize the charges and explain why they are baseless and nothing more than a blatant attempt to delay or stop the decertification process. Charge No. […]

December 2, 2021

Decertification Update – December 2, 2021

To: All Represented BMRF/B&P Employees It has come to the Company’s attention that the USW (in another attempt to prevent your vote from being heard) is creating a list of locked-out employees who have found temporary employment elsewhere in order to contest their votes in the NLRB’s ongoing election. This will not work. As the […]

November 19, 2021

Employee-led Decertification: Ballot Casting Process Overview

On November 12, the National Labor Relations Board mailed out ballots for the employee-led decertification. We strongly encourage our USW-represented employees to make sure they understand the process and vote in the election. Your vote will remain 100% confidential. On the ballot you will have the option to vote “Yes” to maintain representation or the […]

November 19, 2021

Decertification Update – November 19, 2021

To: All Represented BMRF/B&P Employees It has come to the Company’s attention that the USW has begun visiting the home addresses of our employees. This is another Union intimidation tactic. You have chosen to have a voice, and the law protects your right to choose whether you want to be represented by a union. That’s […]

November 16, 2021

Decertification Update – November 16, 2021

To: All Represented BMRF/B&P Employees Re: When will the Company End the Lockout?   In response to the USW flyer “Fastest Way Back to Work,” the Company is providing information on how locked out employees return to work and on Company and Union promises and union-free wages and benefits. Option 1: Signed, Ratified Agreement The […]

November 15, 2021

Decertification Update – November 15, 2021

To: All Represented BMRF/B&P Employees Re: Pay and Benefits at Non-Represented Sites The purpose of this bulletin is to elaborate on Decertification Update – October 28, 2021 through which we answered your questions about how pay and benefits at the Beaumont Refinery compare to similar non-represented sites. While we are not allowed to make promises […]

November 12, 2021

Decertification Update – November 12, 2021

To: All Represented BMRF/B&P Employees The union continues to spread misinformation about how we got here, and you deserve to know the truth. Union claim: The union’s strike notice did not cause the lockout. Fact: The Company would not have locked out had the union not issued strike notice. Fact: The union never withdrew its […]

November 12, 2021

Beaumont Area EIB #37

To: All BMRF/B&P Employees This bulletin is responsive to rumors which suggest that the Beaumont Refinery and Blending & Packaging Plant will go back “on-pattern” if a contract is not ratified by YE21. Regardless of what you may have been told by the USW, the Beaumont Refinery is not a pattern site. Over the course […]

November 9, 2021

Decertification Update – November 9, 2021

To: All Represented BMRF/B&P Employees Re: Discipline at Comparable Non-Represented Sites  You have undoubtedly heard the Union Committee proudly proclaim that they “saved someone’s job,” but it might surprise you to know that discipline is less frequent and less severe at our non-represented sites. We cannot – and will not – make promises about what […]