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March 14, 2022

Beaumont Area EIB #46

To: All BMRF/B&P Employees OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS The NLRB election to determine whether Beaumont Refinery and Blending & Packaging Plant bargaining unit employees will continue to be represented by USW Local 13-243 was held via mail-in-ballot from November 12, 2021 to December 22, 2021.  All ballots received by the NLRB were impounded on December 29, […]

March 11, 2022

Beaumont Area EIB #45

To: All Represented BMRF/B&P Employees On December 29, 2021, the NLRB impounded your ballots as a result of the union’s legal charges. Since that time, more than 60 days have passed, and the NLRB has not yet issued a final determination on any of the union’s charges. As such, on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, the […]

February 26, 2022

Beaumont Area EIB #44

To: All BMRF/B&P Employees This afternoon, we were informed that the union membership voted to accept our Return to Work Agreement and will return beginning March 7, 2022. What were the options? Employees voted between two options provided by the Company, and as we were informed by the union, chose the second option: Option 1: […]

February 21, 2022

Beaumont Area EIB #43

To: All BMRF/B&P Employees On Monday, February 21, after over a year of bargaining, the Union notified us that their members have ratified the Company’s offer. We are thrilled by this news and look forward to welcoming our locked-out employees back to work as soon as possible. What does this mean? The Company and union […]

February 17, 2022

Beaumont Area EIB #42

To: All BMRF/B&P Employees On Monday, February 14, 2022, the union notified the Company of their intent to take the Company’s latest offer to a vote by their membership. What’s in the offer? The Company’s February 11 offer reflects similar provisions which have been included in our previous offers, as well as the below union-requested […]

February 11, 2022

Beaumont Area EIB #41

To: All BMRF/B&P Employees This morning, February 11, the Company provided the union with an updated offer including the below union-requested updates: Addition of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday to the contract Updated language related to the union Workmen’s Committee Separate job classifications for Warehouse & Package Operators at the Blending & Packaging Plant […]

January 27, 2022

Beaumont Area EIB #40

To: All BMRF/B&P Employees In yesterday’s 55th bargaining session, the union provided a new proposal. The Company rejected this proposal and provided a new counter offer which included two, union-requested changes. The union is currently reviewing the offer and has not indicated whether they would take it to a vote.

January 7, 2022

Decertification Update – January 7, 2022

To: All Represented BMRF/B&P Employees Consistent with Decertification Update – December 29, 2021, the mail-in ballots have been impounded and will not be counted until further notice. Since the ballots were impounded, the Company has been informed that the decertification petition has garnered additional signatures and is approaching the 50% threshold. As a result, we […]

January 6, 2022

Beaumont Area EIB #39

To: All BMRF/B&P Employees The purpose of this note is to keep you informed of the status of bargaining. As you saw in our recent Decertification Update, on December 29, 2021 the USW’s unresolved unfair labor practice charges caused the mail-in ballot votes from the NLRB’s election to be impounded. This means that the votes […]

December 29, 2021

Decertification Update – December 29, 2021

To: All Represented BMRF/B&P Employees The USW has, once again, silenced your voice and stopped your vote. Through their baseless legal charges, the Union has prevented your vote from being counted in the election. This morning, the Company was informed by the NLRB that effective today, December 29, 2021, the mail-in votes will be impounded […]