Families impacted by BP, NIPSCO lockouts tighten their belts

Families impacted by BP, NIPSCO lockouts tighten their belts

More than 800 British Petroleum employees have been locked out of their jobs for about three weeks, while 1,630 NIPSCO employees have been locked out of their jobs for a more than a week as each union hasn’t reached a contract agreement with its respective company, which is starting to impact them economically.

United Steel Workers protest NIPSCO lockout as other unions show solidarity

KOKOMO — A yellow port-o-potty sat near the curb of Boulevard Street on Friday. A sign hanging on its door read “NIPSCO management office.” Passing cars honked in support of the handful of protestors who stood nearby.