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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano and agencies

Hundreds of Chevron workers at California refinery go on strike

Operator Frank Aguirre, left, stands with a picket sign outside an entrance to the Chevron Corp. refinery, Monday, 21 March, 2022, in Richmond, Calif. More than 500 workers at the refinery in the San Francisco Bay area went on strike early Monday in a contract dispute.
Operator Frank Aguirre, left, stands with a picket sign outside an entrance to the Chevron Corp. refinery, Monday, 21 March, 2022, in Richmond, Calif. More than 500 workers at the refinery in the San Francisco Bay area went on strike early Monday in a contract dispute. Photograph: Eric Risberg/AP

Hundreds of Chevron workers in California went on strike Monday after the company and the United Steelworkers union failed to reach a contract agreement.

More than 500 workers at a refinery producing gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and lubricating oils in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Richmond began striking at 12.01am, the union said in an email. Workers recently voted down a contract offer from Chevron, and the company refused to return to the bargaining table.

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