U.S. workers strike for second day at nine refineries; one to shut

Union workers were on strike for a second day on Monday at nine U.S. refineries and chemical plants as they sought a new national contract with oil companies covering laborers at 63 plants. One of the plants, Tesoro Corp's (TSO.N) 166,000-barrel-per-day Martinez, California, refinery, was being shut because it was in the midst of planned maintenance work. The other refineries appeared set to continue running normally as operators initiated contingency plans, calling on trained managers as replacement workers. The United Steelworkers union (USW) said Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L)(RDSa.N), the lead industry negotiator, halted negotiations early Sunday after the union rejected a fifth proposal from the company.

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