Posts tagged San Francisco
SF unions, biz groups cross Rubicon with duelling ballot measures
February 2, 2026 // Unions supporting the effort include Service Employees International Union locals 2015 and 1021, which combined have contributed at least $350,000 to the cause.
What we know so far about San Francisco’s looming teachers strike
January 28, 2026 // Su said the offer was one of SFUSD’s “creative suggestions” it presented to the union at the bargaining table. Other suggestions included augmenting the salaries of special education teachers and identifying a pathway for the district to fully fund family health benefits. Those offers were rejected by the union without a counteroffer, according to Su. The district claims that it simply can’t meet the union’s salary demands while also closing its roughly $100 million budget deficit and avoiding state oversight.
DoorDash delivery drones would be grounded under SF supervisor’s legislation
December 16, 2025 // Teamsters Local 665 had argued that outdoor drone testing doesn't qualify as "laboratory use" under city zoning rules for DoorDash's warehouse at 1960 Folsom. The Teamsters are concerned that the drones will eventually replace well-paying union delivery jobs.
SFUSD Teachers Overwhelmingly Pass Strike Authorization Vote
December 7, 2025 // UESF has asked for a 9% raise for teachers and 14% raise for non-certificated staff over two years. They also asked for up to 100% health care benefit coverage and a new special education staffing model, among other demands.
San Francisco Teachers Take Key Step Toward Strike
December 1, 2025 // SFUSD is currently in the second of a two-year budgeting process to curb a massive ongoing deficit. Last year, it slashed $114 million in annual expenses through hundreds of early retirement buyouts, the implementation of a strict staffing model in schools and administrative position reductions. This year, it will need to make another $48 million in cuts, which Superintendent Maria Su has indicated could be even more challenging.
San Francisco courtroom clerks threaten to strike as early as next week
October 22, 2025 // The clerks, represented by Service Employees International Union, Local 1021, voted in early October by 98% to authorize a strike. Union organizers say a strike is “imminent,” and could happen as soon as next week.
The 15 Most Unionized Places in America
October 16, 2025 // To determine the most unionized locations in the U.S., researchers at Construction Coverage analyzed data from UnionStats.com and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The researchers ranked metropolitan statistical areas according to total union members as a percentage of total employment. In addition to union membership, the researchers also included statistics on union representation, which is the share of workers whose terms of work are collectively negotiated (whether or not they are union members). Only metropolitan statistical areas with available data were included in the analysis.
Unions sue over Trump’s ‘illegal’ plan to fire many federal workers in a shutdown
October 2, 2025 // The suit, which was filed by the American Federation of Government Employees and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, involves the groups Democracy Forward and the State Democracy Defenders Fund. The court docket did not immediately reflect which judge would handle the case, which names Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought as a defendant.
The Castro’s central Starbucks — ‘Bearbucks’ — shutters abruptly
September 27, 2025 // Affectionately known as “Bearbucks” — owing to the prevalence of LGBTQ+ customers — that location was the first Starbucks in the city to unionize, during a nationwide push in 2022. At the time, workers cited difficulties at the cafe during and after the pandemic, including a four-month closure for plumbing issues. Citing declining sales, the company has shuttered at least six cafes in San Francisco in the past year, most of them downtown.
SEIU Local 87 Tied to Anti-ICE Riots Hired Sex Offender to Top Role
September 23, 2025 // The SEIU labor union’s San Francisco chapter hired a convicted sex offender to a top position after she served jail time for child sexual abuse at a California high school with four underage boys. The House Education and Workforce Committee just sent a letter Monday to SEIU Local 87, a San Francisco labor union which hired Noelia Linares, the convicted sex offender, as a business agent.