USW Reaches National Pattern Agreement with Marathon

Contact: Jess Kamm Broomell, [email protected]; Tony Montana, [email protected]  

PITTSBURGH — The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the union has reached an agreement with Marathon on a four-year national pattern covering approximately 30,000 USW oil workers across dozens of employers who are represented through the union’s National Oil Bargaining Program (NOBP).

Members will vote on the agreement, which sets the pattern for strong wage increases and other national priorities, in tandem with their local agreements.

The USW NOBP includes workers in more than 200 bargaining units who work in refining, production, pipelines, maintenance, storage, petrochemical and renewable facilities that represent roughly two-thirds of all U.S. refining capacity.

“USW members, across the country, across employers, across our industry, stood together in calling for a fair contract,” said Mike Smith, chairman of the USW National Oil Bargaining Program. “Their unity and solidarity made this agreement possible.”

The USW represents 850,000 workers employed in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers in health care, public sector, higher education, tech and service occupations.

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