Michael Tercha / Chicago TribuneStriking 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 TribuneStriking 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 TribuneOperations tech Darren Aldridge, 43, center, joins 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 TribuneFog rolls in over striking United Steelworkers on 121st Street at the BP Whiting refinery Sunday Feb. 8, 2015 in Indiana.
Michael Tercha / Chicago TribuneStriking 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 TribuneMachinist 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 TribuneStriking 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 TribuneStriking 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 TribuneStriking 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 TribuneFog rolls in over striking United Steelworkers on 121st Street at the BP Whiting refinery Sunday Feb. 8, 2015 in Indiana.
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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.
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CBS Chicago is reporting that a tentative deal is in place to end a months-long strike at BP’s Whiting, Ind., refinery.
Workers must still ratify the vote, which is expected in the next few days. Read the full story.













