BP fails to reach deal with union as Indiana refinery lockout drags on

BP and the United Steelworkers resumed contract negotiations on Monday over the lockout at BP's Whiting refinery in Indiana, but the sides did not reach an agreement.

The talks came as the dispute entered its third month. BP said it returned to the bargaining table and remains ready to negotiate during the lockout. The union said BP has not meaningfully engaged on the unresolved issues and should end the lockout.

The conflict centers on workers at the Whiting refinery in Whiting, Indiana, one of BP's major U.S. refining operations. BP said the union left negotiations without meaningfully engaging, while the union accused BP of pushing staffing and wage concessions.

BP and the union had said earlier this month they would meet to resume talks. CBS Chicago also reported that negotiations were set to restart amid the monthslong lockout.

The latest bargaining session did not produce a tentative agreement, leaving the lockout and contract dispute unresolved for now.