Exxon rejects union's modified proposal in Texas refinery lockout

ExxonMobil on Thursday rejected a proposal by the United Steelworkers union (USW) to end an eight-month lockout of about 600 workers at the company’s Beaumont, Texas, refinery, the company said.

The union's proposed modifications to contract language do not meet the company's goals and would increase costs, Exxon said. The company told the union "we remain far apart," it said on its Embeaumont.com website.

The two sides met for about an hour on Thursday in their first negotiating session since late October, said Bryan Gross, USW international representative.

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