Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities
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SEIU 1021 members at Catholic Charities SF rally to protest poverty wages for frontline workers as executive pay skyrockets
Workers report high turnover, chronic short staffing, and difficulty recruiting new staff due to poor pay and working conditions as the organization increased pay for its top earners by an average of 36% through raises, bonuses, and new positions
When frontline workers at Catholic Charities San Francisco—who do critical work from housing assistance to medical case management and legal services for unhoused, formerly unhoused, elderly, and other highly vulnerable residents—learned from recent reporting in the SF Chronicle that CEO Ellen Hammerle was raking in exorbitant pay while demanding concessions and claiming they can’t afford a $25/hour minimum wage in line with SF city workers, they were incensed.
Catholic Charities Workers Rally to Protest Poverty Wages for Frontline Workers as Executive Pay Skyrockets
Workers report high turnover, chronic short staffing, and difficulty recruiting new staff due to poor pay and working conditions as the organization increased pay for its top earners by an average of 36% through raises, bonuses, and new positions
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Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201