(CBS DETROIT) — As Teamster workers continue to strike , Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont joined the disgruntled workers at Marathon Petroleum’s Detroit refinery Sunday Evening.
Workers with Teamsters Local 283 are on strike for the first time in 30 years. They’re doing so because they say oil executives are maximizing profits at the expense of safety and morale. To keep its doors open, workers say Marathon has brought in non-union workers who are not qualified to operate the refinery and is paying them more than two times what unionized employees earn.
“You’ve got non-certified people doing your job because they want you to accept a 2.25% wage increase,” one worker said…