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🌱 How the C&H Sugar strike could ripple through Crockett’s daily life

Crockett, California Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How the C&H Sugar strike could ripple through Crockett’s daily life

Also on today's calendar: Music at the Chapel: A Jazzy Afternoon with Good Karma and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the barn collapse? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy at times, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Saturday: Brisk and cool, temps: high: 76, low: 53.
  • Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• California: First ILWU strike against sugar giant in decades (freightwaves.com) — Workers at C&H Sugar in Crockett have launched a rare ILWU strike over pay, healthcare, retiree benefits, and other protections, marking the first walkout against a major California sugar producer in decades. Around 90–100 warehouse employees are off the job at the massive Bay Area plant, as the union rejects a proposed three-year contract despite the company touting a 20% wage increase.
   

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Martinez

  • Contra Costa Nurses Picket To Protect Care Access Amid Looming Budget Cuts (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was un-stable. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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