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Workers go on strike at California refinery owned by Chevron

Operators holds up picket signs and acknowledge motorists honking horns outside the Chevron Corp. refinery, Monday, March 21, 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. The United Steelworkers union said in an email that the strike affecting the refinery in the city of Richmond began at 12:01 a.m. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Operator Frank Aguirre, left, stands with a picket sign outside an entrance to the Chevron Corp. refinery, Monday, March 21, 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. The United Steelworkers union said in an email that the strike affecting the refinery in the city of Richmond began at 12:01 a.m. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Operator Joe White stands with a picket sign outside an entrance to the Chevron Corp. refinery, Monday, March 21, 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. The United Steelworkers union said in an email that the strike affecting the refinery in the city of Richmond began at 12:01 a.m. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

A picket sign is posted outside an entrance to the Chevron Corp. refinery, Monday, March 21, 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. The United Steelworkers union said in an email that the strike affecting the refinery in the city of Richmond began at 12:01 a.m. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Operators stand with picket signs outside an entrance to the Chevron Corp. refinery, Monday, March 21, 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. The United Steelworkers union said in an email that the strike affecting the refinery in the city of Richmond began at 12:01 a.m. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

An operator walks with a picket sign outside an entrance to the Chevron Corp. refinery, Monday, March 21, 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. The United Steelworkers union said in an email that the strike affecting the refinery in the city of Richmond began at 12:01 a.m. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Operators walk with picket signs outside an entrance to the Chevron Corp. refinery, Monday, March 21, 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. The United Steelworkers union said in an email that the strike affecting the refinery in the city of Richmond began at 12:01 a.m. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Operators holds up picket signs and acknowledge honking horns outside the Chevron Corp. refinery, Monday, March 21, 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. The United Steelworkers union said in an email that the strike affecting the refinery in the city of Richmond began at 12:01 a.m. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

FILE - A tanker truck passes the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, Calif., on March 9, 2010. More than 500 workers at the Chevron Corp. refinery in the San Francisco Bay area have told the company they will go on strike at 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2022. The United Steelworkers union says Sunday, March 20 that members of Local 5 voted down Chevron's most recent contract offer and gave notice of intent to go on strike. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

FILE - A Chevron sign is displayed outside one of the company's gas stations in Bradenton, Fla., on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. More than 500 workers at a Chevron Corp. refinery in the San Francisco Bay area have told the company they will go on strike at 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2022. The United Steelworkers union says Sunday, March 20 that members of Local 5 voted down Chevron's most recent contract offer and gave notice of intent to go on strike. The statement says Chevron refused to return to the bargaining table. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Workers go on strike at California refinery owned by Chevron