Even with their jobs in jeopardy, you have to admire the men and women who walk into the Sunoco plant in Marcus Hook every day.
On Saturday they held a party down in Marcus Hook. Now you might think the union workers at the refinery might not be in a partying mood. You would be wrong.
Don’t get me wrong. No one is celebrating the recent news that the company is looking to sell the iconic plant – or shut it down if a buyer can’t be found.
But that wasn’t the purpose of this party.
Friends, family can co-workers came together to support a fellow union member who was injured and suffered serious burns last year.
More than 350 people turned out to support Frank Casella. You can read about it here.
Maybe a sign at the party summed up what you need to know about the tight-knit community: “We support our oil workers. Keep Good Jobs in the Community.”
Too bad the company they have devoted their lives to doesn’t share that kind of commitment.
Sunoco CEO Lynn Elsenhans has made it pretty clear her commitment – first and foremost – is to the bottom line and the company's stockbrokers.
The hope is that a buyer can be found, not only for the Sunoco refinery but now also for the ConocoPhillips plant next door. ConocoPhillips said it would follow the same path Sunoco is taking and either sell the plant or shut it down.
These are tough times in Marcus Hook and the lower end of the county. None of the bad news has kept the community from rallying around one its own, however.
Guess that kind of commitment and loyalty doesn’t show up on the bottom line.
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