Bayway Refinery Workers Ratify Agreement After Two-Week Lockout in Linden

Nearly 400 Teamsters faced weeks of uncertainty as contract negotiations raised questions about worker protections, refinery safety and solidarity across New Jersey's labor movement.

By: Sydney Salomon

Outlets: New Jersey Urban News

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 1,378

Last Updated: 4 days, 7 hours ago

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For two weeks, the workers who ordinarily help operate one of the East Coast’s largest oil refineries instead stood outside its gates, carrying signs, walking picket lines and waiting for a contract that would allow them to return to work.

On Monday, Nov. 2, members of Teamsters Local 877, the union representing workers at the Bayway Refinery and Linden Terminal, ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Phillips 66, a Houston-based energy company …

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