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Episode: Listen: Worker Lockout Could Cost Exxon Tens of Millions
Description: On Monday, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint against what it calls Exxon Mobil's "unlawful" effort to boot the United Steelworkers union that represented workers at a Texas plant. Some 600 workers at the Exxon refinery in Beaumont were locked out of the refinery and lube oil plant for 10 months, from May 2021 to March 2022. According to Reuters, among the damages, the NLRB is asking the court to issue back pay to employees, which could cost the company tens of millions of dollars. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, refinery workers average about $73,830...