UPDATE 1-Little sign of progress after contact to end U.S. refinery strike resumes

Source: Reuters

BY ERWIN SEBA

A strike by U.S. refinery workers entered a third day on Tuesday as contact resumed between the lead industry negotiator, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, and union leaders over a new nationwide wage deal.

After leaving the negotiating table early on Sunday when talks broke down, prompting labor leaders to call a strike, Shell late on Monday said it reopened communication with the United Steelworkers union (USW).

Asked about the status of the contact on Tuesday, Shell spokesman Ray Fisher said: "The USW and Shell continue to dialogue."

But the conversations do not appear very deep.

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