The first nationwide strike at U.S. oil refineries since 1980 is spreading to BP plants in Whiting, Indiana, and Toledo, Ohio.
Striking United Steelworkers on the picket line on 129th Street near Indianapolis Boulevard at the BP Whiting refinery Sunday Feb. 8, 2015 in Indiana.
(Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)Fog rolls in over striking United Steelworkers on 121st Street at the BP Whiting refinery Sunday Feb. 8, 2015 in Indiana. (Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)
Striking United Steelworkers on the picket line on 129th Street near Indianapolis Boulevard at the BP Whiting refinery Sunday Feb. 8, 2015 in Indiana.
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Machinist Jeff Jamieson, 28, keeps warm as he joins striking United Steelworkers on 129th Street near Indianapolis Boulevard at the BP Whiting refinery Sunday Feb. 8, 2015 in Indiana. (Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)
Striking United Steelworkers stock up on wood to keep warm on the picket line on 129th Street near Indianapolis Boulevard at the BP Whiting refinery Sunday Feb. 8, 2015 in Indiana. (Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)
Striking United Steelworkers stock up on wood to keep warm on the picket line on 129th Street near Indianapolis Boulevard at the BP Whiting refinery Sunday Feb. 8, 2015 in Indiana. (Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)
Striking United Steelworkers on the picket line on 129th Street near Indianapolis Boulevard at the BP Whiting refinery Sunday Feb. 8, 2015 in Indiana. (Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)
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Striking United Steelworkers on the picket line on Indianapolis Boulevard and 129th Street at the BP Whiting refinery Sunday Feb. 8, 2015 in Indiana. (Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)
Fog rolls in over striking United Steelworkers on 121st Street at the BP Whiting refinery Sunday Feb. 8, 2015 in Indiana. (Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)