City and County of San Francisco
City and County of San Francisco
SEIU 1021 staff and member leaders are working hard to safeguard your health at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to find employer-specific information, details, and documents to learn more about what’s happening in your worksite during this outbreak.
Download the San Francisco City & County Miscellaneous MOU (2024-2027)
Download the San Francisco City and County, MTA Service Critical CBA (2024-2027)
Download the San Francisco DPH Registered Nurse CBA 2024-2027 here
Download the SF Mental Health Chapter Bylaws
Check out listings of current City and County of San Francisco job openings, including available positions, pay rates, job descriptions, and application procedures.
May 1 – SF May Day March & Rally
Join us for a mass mobilization on Thursday, May 1, at 4 p.m.
Workers’ rights, public services, democracy, and policies designed to prevent and mitigate the role of racial, ethnic, and gender bias are under attack from the highest levels of power. There has never been a more crucial time for working people to unite and say with one voice: We will NOT give up OUR communities, OUR state, or OUR nation to corporations, billionaires, and white supremacists!
Join SEIU 1021 and the SF Labor Council to celebrate International Workers’ Day.
SEIU 1021 members join spirited protest at Airbnb HQ
On Thursday, March 27, SEIU 1021 members joined a broad coalition of organizations representing working and poor Californians in a lively protest outside Airbnb headquarters in San Francisco. Waving giant puppets and smashing an enormous cardboard Tesla Cybertruck, public sector union members, federal workers, nurses, immigrant families, and disability rights activists condemned Trump and Musk’s moves to slash essential services, gut Medicaid, and lay off hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
SF Union Leaders Respond to City’s Joint Report, See Pathway to Avoid Major Cuts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts:
Luke Thibault, lthibault@ifpte21.org, 760-534-9958
Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org,
510-710-0201
Union power takes SFMTA crossing guard cuts off the table
After SFMTA proposed eliminating crossing guards for budget savings, the union sprang into action — and won.
Last Tuesday, February 18, SFMTA proposed eliminating school crossing guards in San Francisco as a cost-saving measure at their board meeting. But by the time they introduced the proposal, the chambers were packed with outraged parents, crossing guards, and even students who had showed up to oppose the measure.
Wednesday, February 19, SFMTA directors notified SEIU 1021 that eliminating the school crossing guard program was off the table.
SF Crossing Guards Emergency Meeting – 3/13/2025
Join us to learn more & get involved.
Join us from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, at the SEIU 1021 union hall (350 Rhode Island St., Suite 100, San Francisco) to learn more about the recent victory for crossing guards, next steps, and how you can get involved to protect the life-saving services we provide and our paychecks.
Lunch will be provided. Cantonese interpretation will be available.
加入我們於 3 月 13 日（星期四）上午 11 點舉行的活動，瞭解更多詳情並共同參與！
提供午餐服務。提供粵語口譯服務。
Únase a nosotros el jueves 13 de marzo a las 11:00 a. m. para obtener más información y participar.
After Overwhelming Public Outcry, SFMTA Takes Crossing Guard Cuts Off the Table
After the crossing guards’ union alerted the public that a proposal to eliminate school crossing guards would be presented at Tuesday’s SFMTA board meeting, crossing guards, parents, and even students themselves spoke out — and won.
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
SAN FRANCISCO: Wednesday, February 19, SFMTA directors notified SEIU 1021, the crossing guards’ union, that eliminating the school crossing guard program was off the table.
SFMTA to Propose Eliminating School Crossing Guards, Putting Children and Other Pedestrians at Risk
Crossing guards are essential to San Francisco’s Vision Zero plan to eliminate traffic deaths. So why are they on the chopping block at Tuesday’s SFMTA budget hearing?
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, FEB. 18**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
SEIU 1021 members rally to support SF Prop B to upgrade public health facilities
The bond measure won't raise taxes, but will ensure the safety and the future of SF General Hospital, Laguna Honda Hospital, clinics, and others.
SEIU 1021 members, including President Theresa Rutherford and Vice President of Organizing Brandon Dawkins, were among dozens of community members and union workers who came out to Portsmouth Square in Chinatown in San Francisco last Wednesday, September 24.
They were there alongside Board of Supervisors President and SEIU 1021 endorsed mayoral candidate Aaron Peskin, Mayor London Breed, and other elected leaders and candidates to show support for Prop B.
Laguna Honda Hospital workers celebrate triumphant CMS recertification
After over 2 years of uncertainty, change, and fear, frontline workers managed to save LHH from closure and its vulnerable residents from displacement
Last Thursday, August 22, healthcare workers at Laguna Honda Hospital celebrated an incredible victory that seemed like a long shot two years ago: full recertification by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Aug. 27 – San Francisco New Stewards Training
Do you have ideas for how to make your workplace
better?
Want to build a stronger, unified, happier workplace for you and
your coworkers?
Want to fight for fairness, justice, and equality?
Want to know your rights?
SEIU 1021 members join SF Sup. Peskin to call for affordable workforce housing construction
Monday, August 5, SEIU 1021 members joined San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin at a press conference to call for immediate implementation of a recently-approved ordinance to fund acquisition and construction of affordable workforce and middle-income housing.
San Francisco’s community ambassadors rally to save vital program
The mayor cut them out of the budget. Sup. Dean Preston is on a mission to save them.
Community ambassadors working for San Francisco’s Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs provide invaluable services to their communities every day. Most of them are multilingual, prepared to provide information to and help navigate residents and visitors in their own languages.
SFDPH nurses, SFMTA Service Critical workers ratify contracts with big improvements
By 86% and 95% margins respectively, the last two SEIU 1021 San Francisco City & County bargaining units have locked in gains despite challenging budget
The threat of a widespread San Francisco city worker strike is officially over: Large supermajorities of members of SEIU 1021, the union representing over 16,000 city workers, have voted to ratify agreements reached with the City and County across three collective bargaining units.
New contracts for over 16,000 City & County of San Francisco workers ratified, eliminating risk of strike
Members of SEIU 1021 working for the City & County in dozens of classifications, including registered nurses and SFMTA parking control officers, voted by large supermajorities to ratify tentative agreements reached over the past two months
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 18, 2024**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
The threat of a widespread San Francisco city worker strike is officially over: Large supermajorities of members of SEIU 1021, the union representing over 16,000 city workers, have voted to ratify agreements reached with the City and County across three collective bargaining units.
San Francisco Region 2024 Convention Delegate Election Information
It’s that time again! SEIU 1021 members are invited to attend our 2024 member convention. The two-day event will feature inspiring workshops, delegate discussions, visionary keynote speakers, fun, and networking. The SEIU 1021 Member Convention will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, through Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.
What: SEIU Local 1021 Member Convention 2024
When: Saturday, September 28 & Sunday, September 29
Where: Sacramento, CA
Exclusive San Francisco mayoral candidate town hall hosted for SEIU 1021 members
SEIU 1021 members packed a room at the San Francisco union hall on Tuesday, June 4, for an exclusive event. The town hall featured the top five candidates running to become San Francisco’s next mayor.
San Francisco Citywide members ratify strong contract by 91%
In the face of a big budget deficit, members' unity and participation made all the difference
With strong turnout, SEIU 1021 members in the San Francisco Citywide (“Miscellaneous”) bargaining unit voted by 91% to ratify the new three-year agreement won through a fierce contract campaign this year.
Members voted throughout the month of May, and votes were counted at the San Francisco union hall on May 30.
SFMTA Service Critical Tentative Agreement
Your elected union bargaining team for the SFMTA Service Critical bargaining unit reached a tentative agreement with the SFMTA/City on Monday, May 6. The bargaining team has voted to recommend this agreement to you for ratification.
SF Supervisor Ahsha Safaí introduces ballot measure to address first responder shortage
San Francisco District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safaí joined nurses, 911 dispatchers, and other essential city workers outside of San Francisco General Hospital on Tuesday, May 21, to announce a ballot measure to address the city’s shortage of first responders.
Nurses at SF public hospitals & community clinics vote by 99.5% to authorize a strike — then win tentative agreement within days
Registered nurses from across San Francisco Department of Public Health gathered at their union hall on May 17 to count ballots that asked members whether to allow their contract negotiations team to authorize the bargaining team to call a strike. The results: A 99.5% landslide in favor.
That’s because SFDPH management had refused to take meaningful action to address chronic staffing undermining patient care.