UPDATE 1-Marathon refinery workers at Galveston Bay reject final offer -union

HOUSTON, April 16 (Reuters) - Striking workers at the Marathon Petroleum Corp's Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas, rejected the company's "last, best and final" contract offer, according to a union official representing the workers.

In rejecting the offer, the United Steelworkers told Marathon it was willing to resume negotiations on Monday in an effort to end the work stoppage that began on Feb. 1 by 1,100 hourly employees, said Larry Burchfield, vice president of USW Local 13-1, which represents the Galveston Bay workers.

The company's final offer could cost more than 150 people their jobs and further roll back safety policies at the 451,000 barrel-per-day refinery, Burchfield said.

"They continue to reinforce to me that their employees mean nothing to them." he said.

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