Law360, New York (July 16, 2009) -- The United Steelworkers union has hit Equistar Chemicals LP with an adversary proceeding claiming the petrochemical company, a subsidiary of bankrupt Lyondell Chemical Co., failed to pay severance benefits to laid-off employees at one of its Texas facilities.
The union, along with its Local 13-243 chapter, is seeking to force the company to arbitrate the dispute, according to a complaint filed Wednesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for...


