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Marathon (MPC) Minnesota Refinery Workers to Authorize Strike
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Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s (MPC - Free Report) labor union contract at its St. Paul Park refinery expired last month without a new resolution, increasing the likelihood of a strike.
Earlier, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents about 200 refinery workers, voted in favor of authorizing a strike if they fail to substitute a new agreement with Marathon Petroleum by the end of 2020.
Workers opposed the company’s proposal to replace a range of union jobs with non-union subcontractors or low-skilled operators as representatives expressed their concerns that Marathon's effort to swap workers could create risks to the safe operations of the refinery. Importantly, the union mentioned that the strike could jeopardize Marathon’s fuel supply at its sales locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest, which includes more than 270 Speedway LLC locations.
The St. Paul Park refinery is situated near the Mississippi River southeast of St. Paul Park, Minnesota. The refinery has a distillation capacity of 102,000 barrels of crude oil per day and mainly refines sweet crude from the Bakken region in North Dakota along with various categories of Canadian sweet and heavy sour crude.
Notably, Marathon Petroleum stated that the St. Paul Park refinery is carrying forward its production of transportation fuels and is prepared and available for negotiating a deal with representatives from the Teamsters Local 120 based on the collective bargaining process for a new contract.
Company Profile & Price Performance
Headquartered in Findlay, OH, Marathon Petroleum is a leading independent refiner, transporter and marketer of petroleum products. Its shares have outperformed the industry in the past three months. The company’s shares have gained 41.4% compared with the industry’s 33.3% growth.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Marathon currently has a Zack Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked players in the energy space are China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation , DCP Midstream Partners, LP and Altus Midstream Company (ALTM - Free Report) , each currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Over the past 60 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2021 earnings for China Petroleum and DCP Midstream has been raised by 58.9% and 23.4%, respectively.
Altus Midstream has seen an earnings rise from $3.15 to $4.60 over the past 60 days.
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Marathon (MPC) Minnesota Refinery Workers to Authorize Strike
Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s (MPC - Free Report) labor union contract at its St. Paul Park refinery expired last month without a new resolution, increasing the likelihood of a strike.
Earlier, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents about 200 refinery workers, voted in favor of authorizing a strike if they fail to substitute a new agreement with Marathon Petroleum by the end of 2020.
Workers opposed the company’s proposal to replace a range of union jobs with non-union subcontractors or low-skilled operators as representatives expressed their concerns that Marathon's effort to swap workers could create risks to the safe operations of the refinery. Importantly, the union mentioned that the strike could jeopardize Marathon’s fuel supply at its sales locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest, which includes more than 270 Speedway LLC locations.
The St. Paul Park refinery is situated near the Mississippi River southeast of St. Paul Park, Minnesota. The refinery has a distillation capacity of 102,000 barrels of crude oil per day and mainly refines sweet crude from the Bakken region in North Dakota along with various categories of Canadian sweet and heavy sour crude.
Notably, Marathon Petroleum stated that the St. Paul Park refinery is carrying forward its production of transportation fuels and is prepared and available for negotiating a deal with representatives from the Teamsters Local 120 based on the collective bargaining process for a new contract.
Company Profile & Price Performance
Headquartered in Findlay, OH, Marathon Petroleum is a leading independent refiner, transporter and marketer of petroleum products. Its shares have outperformed the industry in the past three months. The company’s shares have gained 41.4% compared with the industry’s 33.3% growth.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Marathon currently has a Zack Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked players in the energy space are China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation , DCP Midstream Partners, LP and Altus Midstream Company (ALTM - Free Report) , each currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Over the past 60 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2021 earnings for China Petroleum and DCP Midstream has been raised by 58.9% and 23.4%, respectively.
Altus Midstream has seen an earnings rise from $3.15 to $4.60 over the past 60 days.
These Stocks Are Poised to Soar Past the Pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak has shifted consumer behavior dramatically, and a handful of high-tech companies have stepped up to keep America running. Right now, investors in these companies have a shot at serious profits. For example, Zoom jumped 108.5% in less than 4 months while most other stocks were sinking.
Our research shows that 5 cutting-edge stocks could skyrocket from the exponential increase in demand for “stay at home” technologies. This could be one of the biggest buying opportunities of this decade, especially for those who get in early.
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