Job Cuts Planned For Major Contra Costa Employer

WALNUT CREEK, CA — One of Walnut Creek’s major employers listed dozens of job cuts effective Oct. 28, as layoffs and closures affect businesses in Contra Costa County.

John Muir Health and John Muir Physician Network list permanent layoffs affecting 51 workers in four Walnut Creek locations, with nearly half concentrated at one Treat Boulevard address.

The notices list 23 would affect workers at 1400 Treat Boulevard, the largest number at any of the health system’s locations in the supplied records. All Walnut Creek entries carry an Aug. 27 notice date and an Oct. 28 effective date.

John Muir Health lists another 15 workers at 1601 Ygnacio Valley Road, four at 1450 Treat Boulevard, and two at 177 La Casa Via. John Muir Physician Network lists six workers at 1450 Treat Boulevard and one at 1601 Ygnacio Valley Road.

John Muir officials could not be reached at the time of this report.

Elsewhere in Contra Costa County, John Muir notices list permanent layoffs affecting 25 workers in Concord and one in Pleasant Hill, also effective Oct. 28.

Shell Catalyst & Technologies lists a permanent closure affecting 64 workers in Martinez, effective Nov. 30.

In Pittsburg, Corteva Agriscience LLC lists two permanent-layoff notices, each covering two workers at the same location with an Oct. 30 effective date.