Overview
- The strike at the C&H Crockett refinery began in mid‑June when ILWU Local 6 warehouse workers walked off the job over proposed cuts to sick leave, overtime rules and retiree health benefits.
- Local 10 longshore members staged sympathy actions that escalated on Tuesday, July 21, when hundreds of picketers blocked refinery entrances and deputies declared an unlawful assembly.
- Law enforcement detained multiple picketers and union leaders say at least one person was struck by a vehicle and taken to a hospital during the gate blockades.
- C&H filed a temporary restraining order against ILWU Locals 6 and 10 accusing them of an unlawful blockade and alleging vandalism to contractor vehicles while the unions accuse the company of using temporary non‑union workers to move sugar from the ship Tai Herald.
- Negotiations between Local 6 and C&H continue with bargaining sessions scheduled to resume and the outcome will affect refinery operations, Bay Area port activity and workers’ pay and benefits.