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🌱 Patch AM: What the Cargill Salt strike could mean for jobs and prices here

Also check out Cribbage Group on the Newark Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • What the Cargill Salt strike could mean for jobs and prices here

Also on today's calendar: Cribbage Group and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 75, low: 59.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 4 Labor Disputes Reshaping Supply Chain Operations Right Now (inboundlogistics.com) — Workers at Cargill's Newark salt facility are on strike, challenging wages, health benefits, and alleged retaliation at one of North America's few sea-salt operations. Their walkout is among several major labor disputes nationwide that are disrupting supply chains and highlighting how a shutdown in Newark can ripple far beyond the city's borders.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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