City and County of San Francisco
City and County of San Francisco
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Download the San Francisco City & County Miscellaneous MOU (2024-2027)
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SEIU 1021’s advocacy stalls privatization of SFGH Behavioral Health Center services
Members and residents came to the SF Civil Service Commission and raised serious concerns with the City's plan
Monday, August 18, SEIU 1021 members at San Francisco General Hospital’s Behavioral Health Center (BHC) showed up at the SF Civil Service Commission meeting at City Hall to speak out against the SF Department of Public Health’s request for funding for a contract that would privatize the BHC’s services. Thanks mostly to 1021 members’, staff’s, and residents’ comments to the commissioners, they voted to table the proposal until the September meeting for more time for both sides to discuss and improve the plan.
Protect Good Union Jobs Now! (Sacramento) – 9/3/25
Wed., September 3, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
On September 3rd, the Senate will vote on this important bill (AB 339) to protect union jobs by improving notice times for contracting out.
We need your voice to defend good union jobs and preserve good public services!
WHAT: AB 339 Senate Hearing / Lobby Day
WHERE: SEIU CA State Council office, 1029 K
St, Sacramento, CA 95814
WHEN: Wednesday, September 3, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00
p.m.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided with RSVP. Wear your union colors!
As City of SF moves to evict seniors with severe mental illness, dozens of residents & family, staff rally in protest
SFDPH’s move to close two floors of the BHC to convert it to a fully locked facility would displace vulnerable adults, starting with seniors, threatening their stability & survival
The City & County of San Francisco is getting a $21 million state grant for renovations to create new locked psychiatric beds and has decided the Behavioral Health Center (BHC) at San Francisco General Hospital is the place to do it. The problem? There are 82 people with several mental health conditions already living in its Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) and Adult Residential Facility (ARF) — so the City is telling them they will have to move out.
As City of SF Moves to Evict Seniors With Severe Mental Illness, Residents & Family, Staff Rally in Protest
SFDPH’s move to close two floors of the BHC to convert it to a fully locked facility — as part of Mayor Lurie's promise to open 1500 new beds — would displace vulnerable adults, starting with seniors, threatening their stability & survival
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 26**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, (510) 710-0201, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org
SF city workers occupy Board of Supervisors meeting, are arrested to protest proposed layoffs & cuts
Tuesday, June 17, frontline San Francisco city workers staged a peaceful civil disobedience action to disrupt the Board of Supervisors meeting. The sit-in protest, which halted the meeting for over an hour and a half and in which 11 union members were arrested, was designed to bring attention to the devastating impact that proposed layoffs will have on essential public services, including public health, emergency management, and homelessness services.
Calling on SEIU 1021 members to support the restored funding of the SF Community Ambassadors Program! #DontCutCAP
San Francisco Mayor Lurie’s budget proposal for the City and County includes the immediate “sunsetting” and end to the Community Ambassadors Program (CAP), a vital and impactful community safety and neighborhood engagement program.
Residents, family & staff of SFDPH’s Behavioral Health Center deliver petition to protest facility’s closure
The City plans to close the BHC and displace 82 vulnerable residents
Monday, June 16, SEIU 1021 members working for the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Behavioral Health Center (BHC) flooded the SF Public Health Commission meeting alongside the BHC’s residents and their family members to deliver a petition — and heartfelt pleas — not to displace the 82 vulnerable residents.
SF City Workers to Bring Their Fight Against Layoffs and Service Cuts to Full Board of Supervisors
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1:00 PM
Press Contacts: Luke
Thibault, lthibault@ifpte21.org, 760-534-9958
Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org,
510-710-0201
(San Francisco, CA) As the full Board of Supervisors meets to deliberate the City’s budget, frontline city workers from IFPTE Local 21, SEIU Local 1021, and the SF Building Trades will make their case against layoffs impossible to ignore.
2000 city workers & community members rally to tell SF Mayor Lurie: Don’t cut jobs or services!
More than 2,000 City union members and labor supporters rallied at San Francisco City Hall last Wednesday, June 4, to protest Mayor Daniel Lurie’s budget, which would lay off over 100 union members and eliminate well over 1,000 vacant positions. Every single one of those positions is needed to provide the services San Francisco residents depend on.
“The real deficit is being driven by rich corporations who benefit from our work,” explained SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford to the crowd who lined the front steps.
Take action to STOP LAYOFFS & cuts to public services in San Francisco!
Our rally Wednesday, June 4, was POWERFUL. Over 2,000 City union
members and community members showed up at City Hall at noon to
protest Mayor Lurie’s budget, which would lay off over 100 union
members and eliminate well over 1,000 vacant positions.
We need every single one of those positions to provide
the services San Francisco residents depend on.
2,000 City Workers & Community Members Rally Against Cuts to Public Services, Layoffs at City Hall
Hundreds then packed Room 250 for the Budget & Appropriations Committee hearing to speak out
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Contacts: Jennie Smith-Camejo,
jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201 (for SEIU
1021)
Juliana Park, jpark@ifpte21.org, (408) 921-2187 (for IFPTE Local
21)
Michael Redmond, michael@theworkeragency.org, (415) 235-0597 (for
People’s Budget Coalition)
SF City Workers to Rally, Flood Budget Hearing in Protest of Mayor’s Proposed Service Cuts & Layoffs
The elimination of 1,400 positions will impact homeless and mental health services, public works, and many others
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WED. 6/4**
Contacts: Jennie
Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510)
710-0201
Luke Thibault, lthibault@ifpte21.org, (760) 534-9958
City Unions Slam Mayor Lurie’s Budget: “This is the budget Airbnb wants.”
Layoffs threaten public services while big tech gets a free pass.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts: Luke Thibault,
lthibault@ifpte21.org, 760-534-9958
Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org,
510-710-0201
(San Francisco, CA) City unions are denouncing Mayor Lurie’s budget proposal, which includes massive layoffs of city workers. City unions—including IFPTE Local 21, SEIU Local 1021, and the SF Building Trades—issued the following joint statement condemning the cuts and demanding a budget that protects public jobs and the essential services they support.
Court of Appeal reaffirms San Francisco city workers’ right to strike
On May 23, the California Court of Appeal reaffirmed the massive
victory that SEIU 1021 and our other San Francisco labor partners
won through the California Public Employment Relations Board
(PERB) in 2023. With a simple two-sentence
denial of the City and County of San Francisco’s appeal, the
court reaffirmed city workers’ right to strike.
SF city workers take over City Hall in urgent rally against service cuts and layoffs
City workers disrupt city hall, drop banners, and call on the mayor to protect public services
As the City’s budget process gears up, city unions—including IFPTE Local 21, SEIU Local 1021, and the SF Building Trades—held an emergency rally last Wednesday, May 14. City workers expressed deep concerns that Mayor Daniel Lurie’s soon-to-be-released budget might make drastic cuts to public services while big tech companies continue to avoid paying their fair share in taxes.
SF City Workers Take Over City Hall In Urgent Rally Against Service Cuts and Layoffs
City workers disrupt city hall, drop banners, and call on the mayor to protect public services
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Press Contacts: Luke
Thibault, lthibault@ifpte21.org, 760-534-9958
Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org,
510-710-0201
As Mayor Lurie Finalizes Budget, City Workers Call Emergency Rally to Protect Public Services
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 12:00 PM
Press Contacts: Luke Thibault,
lthibault@ifpte21.org, 760-534-9958
Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org,
510-710-0201
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