Members of Teamsters Local 877 at the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery in Linden, New Jersey, have voted by an overwhelming 92 percent margin to authorize a strike. The 385 process and mechanical workers at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast are demanding higher wages, stronger benefits, reliable access to paid time off, and protection of previously negotiated contract language. Local 877 President Jeff Sanford said a strike would occur only because Phillips 66 management left workers with no other choice, while Teamsters Tankhaul Division Director Juan Campos warned the union is united and will not back down. Management implemented an Absence Control Policy in 2025 allowing discipline up to termination for illness-related absences, and has proposed reducing qualification requirements and shortening the current 30-month training period for new employees, along with tying probationary status to qualification milestones that could take up to six years to complete instead of the current 10-month probationary period. Negotiations are ongoing with no agreement reached, and the current collective bargaining agreement expires on Oct 1.
Phillips 66Union workers at Phillips 66's Bayway refinery voted 92% to authorize a strike, threatening operational disruption at its largest East Coast refinery.
