Teamsters' Union Local 833 is trying to prevent MFA Oil from shutting down the transportation business, which would eliminate 35 Missouri jobs. The company currently employs more than 1,500 people.
The contract [image-nocss] between the union and the company ends August 31, Mark Bruemmer, the union's principal officer, told the paper. The union is trying to convince the company to renew the contract.
The employees in the transport division are paid about $15 an hour and work 60 to 70 hours a week, Darrell Martin, business agent for the Teamsters local 833, told the paper. The union's proposal asked for a yearly raise of 2% to 3%, he said.
"We've been trying to negotiate with them, we're not really getting anywhere," Martin said. "The negotiation committee is telling me every time they come to the table all they talk about is shutting down the division."
May said the division has made a profit the past few years. He declined to comment on the status of the negotiations.
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