Foreign oil giant BP locks out workers at its last unionized refinery in USA<h1>Foreign oil giant BP locks out workers at its last unionized refinery in USA</h1> <p class="byline">by Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network <br />August 10, 2026</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Fovk3bMWvONmsVCxgS2UK </div> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap">For the last five months, oil giant British Petroleum (BP) has locked 800 workers out of their jobs at a crude oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana. The facility, located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, is BP’s last unionized oil refinery in the United States. On the other side is an oil company that brought in $189.2 billion in revenue in 2025. Especially in an oil refinery, it's a very niche market. An incident that spirals out of control inside of an oil refinery is highly likely to affect the community.