Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United Steelworkers Union announced on Thursday that its workers should prepare for a strike or lockout at the BP Whiting ...

At about 10 p.m. Tuesday, Lisa Vallee noticed flares coming from BP’s Whiting refinery. “Obviously, we’re used to seeing smokestacks with the flames on it,” the Whiting resident said, “but this was a ...

Hundreds rallied outside the BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, as local United Steelworkers demand a fair contract after working three weeks without a long-term agreement. The union’s four-year ...

Oil giant BP's plan to expand its Whiting, Ind., refinery, just across the border from Chicago, is sparking a firestorm of opposition. The expansion would allow BP to refine heavy Canadian crude oil, ...

The United Steelworkers Union said Thursday its workers at BP's (BP) Whiting refinery in Indiana should prepare for a strike or lockout, after weeks of negotiations with the company failed to reach a ...