USW, ExxonMobil wait for looming election deadline
With just one day left in the election to keep or end union representation at ExxonMobil’s Beaumont complex, both sides are unsure if an answer will actually come before the end of the year.
The election, which was led by at least 35% of the employees — both union and non-union — represented under the United Steelworkers Union, is just the latest high point in a now eight-month lockout action that impacted over 600 workers when it first began in May.
The election stands to impact the future of labor representation for one of Beaumont’s largest employers, but it also could immediately end the work stoppage, as the company has repeatedly said in updates to employees and the media that workers could return back to their positions soon after an affirmative decertification vote.
Those comments are a part of a new federal complaint the USW has lobbied against the company through the National Labor Review Board that could keep the election decision on hold until well after the first of the year.
Read more: https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/article/USW-ExxonMobil-wait-for-looming-election-deadline-16718083.php
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