July 16, 2026
Filipino community members in Southern California have joined the strike of C&H Sugar Refinery workers in Crockett, Contra Costa County, California. Among them are members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan SoCal, Migrante San Fernando Valley, Malaya Daly City, Anakbayan LA, Anakbayan Hayward, and the Defend Negros NorCal Coalition.
In addition, allied groups including the International League of Peoples’ Struggle-USA, the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines-USA, and Friends of the Filipino People in Struggle-USA joined the action.
On June 15, more than 100 C&H Sugar workers began their strike to condemn the company’s anti-worker plans. These include eliminating healthcare benefits for retirees, reducing sick leave and overtime pay, removing the seniority system for promotions, and unfair scheduling on weekends. Most of the workers have been with the company for decades, have suffered workplace injuries, and receive unfair wages. The company also subjects workers to extremely hazardous working conditions, with many reporting injuries such as lost fingers, feet, or arms, and bone fractures.
The union is under the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 6.



