Day Before Women’s Day, SF City Workers Speak Out Against Discrimination & Racism

by Labor Video Project

Fri, Mar 8, 2019 9:56AM

One day before Women's Day, hundreds of San Francisco city workers protested against the attacks on public workers and public services in San Francisco. Many talked about systemic discrimination, racism and outsourcing and privatization by the Mayor and Micki Callahan, the Human Resources Director.

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On Day Before Women’s Day, SF City Workers Rally & Speak Out Against Discrimination, Racism, Privatization & Outsourcing
https://youtu.be/GeBcv4rFZfM

Thirty thousand San Francisco city workers are in contract negotiations. The City has a record of systemic racism orchestrated according to workers by Human Resources Director Micki Callahan. At the same time, the city is outsourcing hundreds of millions of dollars and privatizing large parts of the city from engineers to street workers and MTA workers. The mayor London Breed has also instituted a 6% budget cut over two years that will lead to the layoff and cutbacks of public workers at the same time hundreds of millions of new revenue is coming in from the Salesforce building and many other skyscrapers and million-dollar condos. Breed and Human Resources Director Micki Callahan continue to outsource public work and have created a two-tier workforce with public workers working next to contract workers making 30 to 40% less in salary. Many contracted out public workers paid by SF are only making $16 a day making it impossible for them to survive.
City workers talked about these issues that are threatening the conditions and rights of all public workers.

Additional media:

Stop The Attacks! SEIU 1021 Workers Speak Out At CCSF Civil Service Commission On Retaliation & Discrimination
https://youtu.be/pMZJlCt--t0

Racism, Outsourcing and Retaliation At SF Civil Service Commission With HR Director Micki Callahan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqNhPRQeHGk

Stop The Racist Terror Against African American Workers-Speakout At SF BOS Special Meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkoYXzKO_so&t=537s

SFO & HRD Bosses Continue Sex Discrimination Against SEIU 1021 Curator Sonya Knudsen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baO4AFL4PJI

SEIU1021 SF Curator Sonia Knudson Fights Sex Discrimination By SFO & Mayor Ed Lee's Commission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_wVKr7GrIM

SF SEIU 1021 Rank & File Leaders/Members Speak Out Against Racism At BOS Meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XHt2wbvOD4&t=89s
http://sflaborcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/05-14-18ResSptSEIU-1021-Member-Cheryl-Thornton..pdf
http://sflaborcouncil.org/2018/08/29/http-sflaborcouncil-org-wp-content-uploads-2018-09-09-19-18discrimination-in-sfrallyflier-pdf/
http://www.sfexaminer.com/african-american-workers-blast-city-racism-discrimination-hiring/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-kmrjrxvF4&t=267s
http://sfbayview.com/2016/05/racism-reigns-at-james-rolph-park-san-francisco/

Workers Speak Out At SF Supervisor’s Meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-kmrjrxvF4&t=275s

SFGH "Zuckerberg" SEIU 1021 Workers & Community Protest DPH Privatization, Racism & Union Busting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpxZcETKB6o

Stop Racist Discrimination And Workplace Bullying At SF DPH! SEIU 1021 Members & SF Residents Rally & Speakout
https://youtu.be/iNs4zHn96rI

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§SF City Workers Face Massive Outsourcing & Privatization

by Labor Video Project

Fri, Mar 8, 2019 9:56AM

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City capitalist politicians have supported massive privatization and outsourcing of city jobs and created a two-tier wage system with outsourced workers do the same work being paid 50% less.

https://youtu.be/GeBcv4rFZfM

§TWU 250a President Roger Marenco Suspended From Office

by Labor Video Project

Fri, Mar 8, 2019 9:56AM

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TWU 250a President Roger Marenco was suspended office by supporters of the previous administration that pushed a concession contract on transit drivers in San Francisco. Marenco talked about the stressful and dangerous conditions that TWU 250a members face on the job.

https://youtu.be/GeBcv4rFZfM

§SEIU 1021 SF General Hospital VP John Wadsworth On Outsourcing

by Labor Video Project

Fri, Mar 8, 2019 9:56AM

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SEIU 1021 SF General Hospital VP John Wadsworth spoke about the effort to privatize and outsource city jobs including SF General hospital pharmacy. Workers are being harassed and bullies.

https://youtu.be/GeBcv4rFZfM

§$90 Million For CCSF Settlements For Illegal Discrimination

by Labor Video Project

Fri, Mar 8, 2019 9:56AM

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Brenda Barros, the SF SEIU 1021 General Hospital chapter president and Steve Zeltzer of UPWA protested the illegal discrimination and illegal bullying, retaliation and firing of city workers costing over $90 million dollars. This happened under the reign of Human Resources Director Micki Callahan who SF Mayor London Breed continues to support.

https://youtu.be/GeBcv4rFZfM

§City Workers Spoke Out Against Discrimination

by Labor Video Project

Fri, Mar 8, 2019 9:56AM

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San Francisco city workers talked about systemic discrimination against African American workers, women, senior workers and others. The City is outsourcing public work to consultants and other workers paid 30 to 50% less.

https://youtu.be/GeBcv4rFZfM

Day Before Women’s Day, SF City Workers Speak Out Against Discrimination & Racism

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