00:00:10 GOOD GOOD. >> GOOD MORNING.
00:00:14 THIS MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
00:00:18 WELCOME TO THE MAY 7TH 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE
00:00:21 GOVERNMENT AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
00:00:24 I'M SUPERVISOR STEPHEN SHERYL CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE JOINED
00:00:26 TODAY BY VICE CHAIR MAHMOOD AND OUR GUEST TODAY PRESIDENT
00:00:32 RAFAEL MITTLEMAN. COMMITTEE KIRK IS MONIQUE
00:00:35 CREIGHTON. THANK YOU TO CLEAN-UP MENDOZA
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00:01:20 HALL NUMBER ONE DR. CARLTON BE GOOD PLACE ROOM 244 SAN
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00:01:37 PROCEEDINGS. FINALLY, ITEMS ACTED UPON TODAY
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00:01:41 19TH, 2026 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
00:01:47 >> THANK YOU MADAM CLERK. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ITEM
00:01:48 NUMBER ONE? YES.
00:01:50 ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SIX MONTH WAIVER
00:01:52 OF THE CITY'S BEHEST IT PAYMENTS ORDINANCE FOR THE
00:01:55 MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
00:01:58 AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
00:01:59 AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN EACH OF THEIR DIRECT REPORTS
00:02:02 TO SOLICIT DONATIONS FROM NONPROFIT PRIVATE
00:02:06 ORGANIZATIONS, GRANT MAKERS, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER PERSONS
00:02:10 AND ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE CONTINUED
00:02:11 ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF SAN FRANCISCO PURSUANT TO SECTION
00:02:17 THREE 620 OF THE CAMPAIGN AND GOVERNMENTAL CONDUCT CODE.
00:02:20 >> THANK YOU. AND TODAY WE HAVE ALESSANDRA
00:02:21 LOZANO FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE
00:02:25 DEVELOPMENT WHO WILL BE PRESENTING WELCOME.
00:02:28 >> PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.
00:02:29 GOOD MORNING, CHAIR SHERYL SUPERVISOR MAHMUD AND PRESIDENT
00:02:32 MANDOLIN ALESSANDRA LOZANO, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR
00:02:35 THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
00:02:37 >> THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS REGARDING THE RENEWAL OF A FOR
00:02:41 HAZARD PAYMENT WAIVER RELATED TO SUPPORTING CONTINUED
00:02:45 ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION EFFORTS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
00:02:48 >> THIS ITEM IS THE SECOND RENEWAL OF A PREVIOUS WAIVER
00:02:52 PASSED BY THE BOARD IN JUNE OF 2025 AND DECEMBER OF 2025.
00:02:55 THIS NEW WAIVER IS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THE PREVIOUS
00:02:59 ITERATIONS INTENDED TO CONTINUE ALLOWING AND SUPPORTING
00:03:02 SIGNIFICANT PRIVATE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AIMED AT REVITALIZING
00:03:04 SAN FRANCISCO WITH A FOCUS ON DOWNTOWN THE BAY AREA'S PRIMARY
00:03:10 TRANSIT NEXUS AND SAN FRANCISCO'S ECONOMIC ENGINE SAN
00:03:14 FRANCISCO AND ITS DOWNTOWN AREA HAVE FACED UNPRECEDENTED
00:03:15 CHALLENGES RESULTING IN PART FROM THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
00:03:18 INCLUDING A DECLINE IN TOURISM, THE CLOSURE OF BUSINESSES
00:03:22 AND INCREASED NUMBER OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN OR NEAR
00:03:26 POVERTY AND A LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
00:03:29 AND RESIDENTS RELOCATING OUT OF THE CITY.
00:03:30 >> MORE RECENT RESOURCE IS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED TO SUPPORT
00:03:34 DOWNTOWN'S EVOLUTION INTO A LIVE WORK PLAY DESTINATION
00:03:37 AND PROMOTE GREATER PROSPERITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL SAN
00:03:41 FRANCISCANS. >> THIS URGENT NEED LED THE
00:03:42 MAYOR'S OFFICE TO PURSUE AND SECURE A WAIVER OF THE
00:03:46 BEHEST AND PAYMENTS ORDINANCE. >> THE WAIVER HAS ENABLED THE
00:03:49 MAYOR'S OFFICE AND IWD TO COORDINATE WITH ORGANIZATIONS
00:03:53 LIKE THE SAN FRANCISCO DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A
00:03:56 PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION THAT IS RAISING FUNDS TO REVITALIZE
00:03:59 SAN FRANCISCO SPECIFICALLY ITS DOWNTOWN AREA.
00:04:04 THROUGH THESE EFFORTS MORE THAN $60 MILLION HAS BEEN PLEDGED TO
00:04:07 SUPPORT DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION WITH 34.3 MILLION ALREADY
00:04:10 SECURED FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THE EXISTING WAIVER HAVE
00:04:14 SUPPORTED NUMEROUS KEY INITIATIVES AND SUCCESSES
00:04:17 INCLUDING OVER 175,000 VISITORS TO DDC FUNDED ACTIVATIONS
00:04:21 INCLUDING DOWNTOWN FIRST THURSDAYS AND WINTER WALK A 40%
00:04:27 DROP IN CRIME IN UNION SQUARE AND THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT
00:04:28 IN 20 25 600 PLUS BLOCKS OF POWER WASHING ENABLED THROUGH
00:04:34 DDC GRANTS. THE MARKET STREET SAFETY
00:04:35 PROGRAM WHICH INITIALLY PLACED AMBASSADORS AT EMBARCADERO
00:04:39 AND MONTGOMERY BART STATION EXITS SAFETY AMBASSADORS ARE
00:04:43 NOW DEPLOYED SEVEN DAYS A WEEK IN UNION SQUARE AND THE
00:04:46 CONVENTION CENTER. >> LAUNCH OF THE DOWNTOWN
00:04:50 BUSINESS FUND $25 MILLION PROGRAM BY THE SAN FRANCISCO
00:04:52 DDC AND S.F. NEW DEAL THAT PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
00:04:56 ACCESSIBLE CAPITAL AND MOVING GRANTS OF UP TO $500,000 TO
00:04:59 SUPPORT EXISTING BUSINESSES OPENING NEW STOREFRONTS
00:05:03 IN DOWNTOWN. >> THE PROGRAM IS ALSO
00:05:06 AVAILABLE TO ESTABLISHED OPERATORS ON KEY CORRIDORS WHO
00:05:07 ARE MAKING MEANINGFUL INVESTMENTS TO ATTRACT NEW
00:05:10 AUDIENCES AND COMMUNITIES DOWNTOWN.
00:05:14 PUBLIC ART MAJOR INSTALLATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN
00:05:17 FRANCISCO INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS INCLUDING A
00:05:19 SIGNATURE PIECE FOR THE SUPER BOWL ARTIST JEFFREY GIBSON'S
00:05:22 INSTALLATION ACROSS THE BANK AT BLOOMINGDALE SPACE AND SADIE
00:05:26 BARNETT VINYL ART ON THE CITY COLLEGE BUILDING.
00:05:29 AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ANNE HOLIDAY PROGRAMING WINTER WALK
00:05:33 AND LET'S GO S.F. GENERATED FOOT TRAFFIC AND DIRECT
00:05:35 BUSINESS REVENUE DURING WINTER WALK 2025 AN ESTIMATED 1.3
00:05:40 MILLION PEOPLE VISITED UNION SQUARE UP 7% COMPARED TO 2024.
00:05:44 >> THROUGH THIS WAIVER RENEWAL WE AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WILL
00:05:48 CONTINUE TO RAISE FUNDS WITH A FOCUS ON FIVE KEY AREAS SAFETY,
00:05:51 CLEANLINESS EVENTS AND ACTIVATIONS SUPPORT FOR
00:05:55 SMALL AND LARGE BUSINESSES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC
00:05:58 REALM. THESE INVESTMENTS ARE ESSENTIAL
00:05:59 TO ENSURING THAT DOWNTOWN REMAINS A VIBRANT, COMPETITIVE
00:06:02 AND WELCOMING CENTER OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.
00:06:06 >> THE STAFF COVERED THE STAFF COVERED UNDER THIS WAIVER MAY
00:06:09 PARTICIPATE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH POTENTIAL FUNDERS TO
00:06:11 CONTINUE THESE REVITALIZATION EFFORTS.
00:06:14 BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND OTHER
00:06:17 PRIVATE EMPLOYERS AND PARTIES COULD BE SOLICITED UNDER THIS
00:06:19 WAIVER. >> THESE PARTIES ARE
00:06:22 INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZING HOW VITAL DOWNTOWN SUCCESSES NOT
00:06:25 ONLY FOR THEIR OWN OPERATIONS AND EMPLOYEES BUT FOR THE
00:06:29 BROADER ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF SAN FRANCISCO AS A WHOLE.
00:06:32 >> STAFF COVERED ON THE PREVIOUS UNDER THE PREVIOUS
00:06:34 WAIVER HAVE ENGAGED WITH THE FOLLOWING ENTITIES THAT MAY BE
00:06:37 CONSIDERED INTERESTED PARTIES. >> THIS LIST WAS ALSO SENT TO
00:06:41 ALL MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE AND THE ENTIRE BOARD OF
00:06:42 SUPERVISORS IN ADVANCE OF THIS HEARING ON APRIL 21ST, 2026.
00:06:48 THE ENTITIES ENGAGED UNDER THE PREVIOUS WAIVER THAT MAY BE
00:06:50 CONSIDERED INTERESTED PARTIES WERE AS FOLLOWS.
00:06:53 >> AMAZON BSP, GAAP GOOGLE JPMORGAN CHASE OPEN AI RIPPLE
00:06:57 LABS AND SALESFORCE. IN CLOSING THE RENEWAL OF THIS
00:07:01 BEHEST AND PAYMENT WAIVER IS A CRITICAL PUBLIC INTEREST TOOL
00:07:05 THAT ENABLES US TO CONTINUE TO MOBILIZE THE PRIVATE SECTOR
00:07:07 SUPPORT NECESSARY TO ACCELERATE ECONOMIC HEALTH AND TO DELIVER
00:07:11 VISIBLE MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS FOR RESIDENTS WORKERS
00:07:15 AND VISITORS ALIKE. >> EWG AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
00:07:16 REMAIN COMMITTED TO FULL TRANSPARENCY AND UNDER THIS
00:07:20 LEGISLATION WILL BE REPORTING ALL DONATIONS SOLICITED UNDER
00:07:24 THE WAIVER TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS INCLUDING ANY THIRD
00:07:28 PARTY THAT WAS SOLICITED UNDER THIS WAIVER WITHIN 60 DAYS OF
00:07:30 THE EXPIRATION DATE AUTHORIZED BY THIS WAIVER AND WILL INCLUDE
00:07:34 THE DONOR THE AMOUNT OF THE DONATION THE PARTY THAT
00:07:38 RECEIVED THE DONATION AND THE INTERESTED RELATIONSHIP THE
00:07:39 DONOR HAS WITH THE CITY. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
00:07:42 AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
00:07:43 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
00:07:47 REMARKS? >> SEEING NO ONE ON THE ROSTER.
00:07:53 MADAM CLERK, LET'S TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
00:07:54 >> YES. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH
00:07:58 TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SHALL LINE UP NOW ALONG THE SIDE BY
00:07:59 THE WINDOWS. ALL SPEAKERS WILL HAVE TWO
00:08:01 MINUTES SEEING NO ONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
00:08:09 >> PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED .
00:08:12 AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO SEND THIS ITEM TO THE FULL BOARD
00:08:13 WITH POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION. >> MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
00:08:16 CALL THE ROLL? YES.
00:08:20 >> AND ON THE MOTION TO FORWARD THIS I THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
00:08:21 FULL BOARD WITH A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION VICE CHAIR
00:08:25 MAHMUD I SHALL MAHMUD I CHAIR CHERYL CHAIR CHERYL I HAVE TWO
00:08:31 EYES. >> THANK YOU.
00:08:32 MOTION PASSES. >> AND MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU
00:08:36 CALL ITEM NUMBER TWO PLEASE? YES.
00:08:37 ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE ONGOING MASTER
00:08:40 CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AT THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL
00:08:43 AIRPORT. >> THANK YOU.
00:08:47 THIS MORNING WE WERE JOINED BY BOARD PRESIDENT RAFAEL
00:08:48 MIDDLEMAN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, SIR.
00:08:51 WHO CALLED THIS HEARING? >> PRESIDENT MANDELSON, I'D
00:08:55 LIKE TO HAND OVER THE FLOOR TO YOU.
00:08:57 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHERYL AND THANK YOU BOTH TO YOU
00:09:01 AND SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD. VICE CHAIR MAHMOOD FOR KEEPING
00:09:05 THE GAO COMMITTEE GOING IN OUR CURRENT MOMENT OF PERSONNEL
00:09:10 CHALLENGES. >> SO THE HEARING THAT WE HAVE
00:09:16 TODAY IS TO HEAR ABOUT THE ONGOING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
00:09:23 BETWEEN PASSENGER SERVICE WORKERS AT SFO REPRESENTED BY
00:09:27 SEIU, U.S. WW AND THEIR EMPLOYERS.
00:09:31 THOSE EMPLOYERS ARE SEVEN COMPANIES AND THEY ARE MENZIES
00:09:39 G2 ABM PRIME FLIGHT UNIFY COMPASS AND FLICK SFO OF COURSE
00:09:47 WE ALL KNOW IS ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO'S MOST IMPORTANT
00:09:48 ECONOMIC ENGINES THE REALLY THE REGIONS AND THE WORKERS WHO
00:09:52 KEEP IT RUNNING PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN MAKING SURE
00:09:55 EVERY PASSENGER WHO WALKS THROUGH THOSE DOORS IS TAKEN
00:09:57 CARE OF. THOSE WORKERS WORK FOR THE
00:10:05 SEVEN SUBCONTRACTORS I JUST MENTIONED UNDER A PASSENGER
00:10:09 SERVICE AGREEMENT THAT COVERS WAGES, HEALTH CARE, PAID LEAVE
00:10:12 AND OTHER CRITICAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.
00:10:14 >> THESE WORKERS DO THE ESSENTIAL WORK OF THE AIRPORT.
00:10:21 THEY'VE SOME OF THE HARDEST, LEAST GLAMOROUS AND MOST
00:10:24 IMPORTANT WORK TO KEEP THE AIRPORT FUNCTIONING INCLUDING
00:10:28 ACTING AS BAGGAGE CARRIERS, WHEELCHAIR ATTENDANTS
00:10:29 AND JETWAY CLEANERS AND MORE. WITHOUT THEM THE AIRPORT WOULD
00:10:36 GRIND TO A HALT. NOW THE MOST RECENT MASTER
00:10:40 AGREEMENT EXPIRED IN APRIL OF 2025 A YEAR AGO.
00:10:48 WORKERS HAVE BEEN OPERATING UNDER AN EXTENSION SINCE SINCE
00:10:51 THEN BUT THAT EXTENSION EXPIRED ON MAY 1ST.
00:10:54 AND SO THESE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE NOW STRETCHED ON FOR MORE THAN
00:10:58 A YEAR. AND THE PARTIES IT IS MY
00:11:02 UNDERSTANDING HAVE ONLY RECENTLY MOVED FROM
00:11:03 NON-ECONOMIC TO ECONOMIC BARGAINING.
00:11:06 IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT AS OF TODAY THE
00:11:10 SUBCONTRACTORS HAVE YET TO SUBMIT A WAGE PROPOSAL.
00:11:13 >> THESE WORKERS CURRENTLY EARN AN AVERAGE IN THE LOW $20 PER
00:11:19 HOUR. MANY OF THEM HAVE TO WORK 2 OR
00:11:23 3 JOBS JUST TO AFFORD THE COST OF LIVING FOR THEM AND THEIR
00:11:28 FAMILIES IN THE BAY AREA. WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM SOME
00:11:31 OF THEM TODAY AND I THINK YOU WILL AGREE THAT AS SAN
00:11:35 FRANCISCO HAS LONG BEEN A LEADER ON WORKER PROTECTIONS,
00:11:42 WE SHOULD BE ASKING OURSELVES WHY OUR AIRPORT WORKERS ARE
00:11:46 BEING LEFT BEHIND. MY INTEREST IN THIS PARTICULAR
00:11:53 FIGHT GOES BACK. MY PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THIS
00:11:58 FIGHT GOES BACK A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN A NUMBER OF US HEARD
00:12:01 ABOUT RETALIATORY ABUSE THAT WAS BEING DIRECTED BY ONE OF
00:12:06 THE SUBCONTRACTORS AT WORKERS WHO HAD BEEN EXERCISE ING THEIR
00:12:13 RIGHTS AND SOME HAD BEEN SUSPENDED, SOME HAD BEEN LAID
00:12:18 OFF. I THINK A NUMBER OF US ON THIS
00:12:21 BOARD WERE VERY TROUBLED BY THAT.
00:12:25 I WAS ABLE TO GO OUT AND MEET WITH SOME OF THE WORKERS
00:12:29 AND LEARN NOT JUST ABOUT THAT RETALIATION BUT ABOUT THEIR
00:12:31 OVERALL FIGHT. AND I DO THINK THAT THIS BOARD
00:12:37 HAS AN INTEREST IN THIS NEGOTIATION FOR A NUMBER OF
00:12:41 REASONS. ONE IS IT IS IN OUR INTEREST IS
00:12:44 IN THE INTERESTS OF OUR CONSTITUENTS IN OUR CITY FOR
00:12:45 THERE TO BE LABOR PEACE AT THE AIRPORT.
00:12:49 WE WANT OUR AIRPORT TO BE FUNCTIONING AND WE WANT PEOPLE
00:12:53 TO BE ABLE TO USE OUR AIRPORT AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE
00:12:57 CONFLICTS BETWEEN LABOR AND MANAGEMENT THERE.
00:13:00 SECONDLY, OUR CONSTITUENTS, YOU KNOW, EXPECT THAT THE AIRPORT
00:13:04 THAT BEARS THE CITY'S NAME AND THAT SERVES THE ENTIRE
00:13:08 REGION IS GOING TO UPHOLD VALUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO
00:13:12 SAN FRANCISCANS INCLUDING FAIR COMPENSATION AND FAIR BENEFITS
00:13:16 FOR THE WORKERS WHO DO OUR WORK.
00:13:19 SO IT'S CONCERNING TO ME WHEN I SEE THOSE PRIORITIES
00:13:27 IN JEOPARDY AND IT FEELS LIKE THEY ARE IN THIS SITUATION.
00:13:30 NOW I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THE BOARD THIS COMMITTEE'S ROLE
00:13:32 TODAY SFO IS NOT A PARTY TO THE NEGOTIATIONS.
00:13:36 >> THEY ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS TO PROVIDE A LITTLE
00:13:40 BIT OF CONTEXT ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE AIRPORT FROM
00:13:43 THEIR PERSPECTIVE WITH THIS MASTER AGREEMENT.
00:13:46 BUT WE WE ARE NOT THEY CANNOT AND WE CANNOT DIRECT THE
00:13:53 OUTCOME OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS. WE CAN ASK REASONABLE AND HARD
00:13:57 QUESTIONS, HOWEVER, AND MAKE CLEAR THAT WE EXPECT GOOD FAITH
00:14:01 BARGAINING FROM EVERYONE AT THE TABLE SO THAT THESE WORKERS CAN
00:14:05 GET A FAIR CONTRACT WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.
00:14:09 >> WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING TODAY FROM DIANA BOLEK WHO'S
00:14:13 WITH SFO GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS THEN I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO
00:14:17 HEAR FROM SANJAY GALA AND CASEY HOWARD WITH CASEY HOWARD WITH
00:14:24 SEIU US WW WHO ARE GOING TO PRESENT FROM THE UNION'S
00:14:28 PERSPECTIVE. I DO WANT TO THANK KAREN PINTO
00:14:32 FROM COMPASS UNIQUE AMONG THE SUBS.
00:14:36 THEY ARE SHOWING UP TODAY AND THAT IN SOME WAYS MAKES
00:14:39 THEM YOU KNOW I MEAN IT'S UNFORTUNATE IN SOME WAYS
00:14:43 BECAUSE THEY ARE YOU KNOW, THE ONLY REPRESENTATIVES OF THESE
00:14:47 CONTRACTORS BUT WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR BEING HERE.
00:14:50 AND WITH THAT, MR. CHAIR, UNLESS THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS
00:14:55 OR QUESTIONS FROM EITHER OF YOU, I THINK WE SHOULD BRING UP
00:14:59 MS.. WALLACH TO BEGIN.
00:15:02 >> LET'S DO IT. >> GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS
00:15:09 DEANNA VOLK WITH SFO. AS PRESIDENT RANDLEMAN HAS
00:15:17 DETAILED SEIU LOCAL 1877 HAS BEEN CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING A
00:15:20 NEW PASSENGER SERVICES MASTER AGREEMENT WITH THE COMPANIES
00:15:24 THAT HE STATED. >> JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW.
00:15:27 THE AIRLINES EACH HAVE THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT SERVICE
00:15:31 AGREEMENTS WITH THE PASSENGER SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THE
00:15:32 COLLECTIVE PIECES SPECIFIC TO THE CBA NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN
00:15:36 THE UNION AND THE PASSENGER SERVICES GROUP.
00:15:40 >> AND WITH SFO ROLE IN THIS AS PRESIDENT GENTLEMAN STATED WE
00:15:44 ARE NOT A PARTY TO THESE NEGOTIATIONS AND ALSO MUST
00:15:48 REMAIN NEUTRAL. >> BUT WE ARE ALSO FOCUSED ON
00:15:52 MAINTAINING LABOR HARMONY AND OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY.
00:15:55 WE HAVE ENCOURAGED ALL PARTIES TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTIVE
00:15:59 ENGAGEMENT AND GOOD FAITH DIALOG.
00:16:02 AS PRESIDENT MATLIN HAS STATED, THESE PASSENGER SERVICE WORKERS
00:16:06 SUPPORT NEARLY ALL DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS AT
00:16:07 SFO. >> THEY PROVIDE AIRCRAFT
00:16:11 SERVICES, PASSENGER AND BAGGAGE SERVICES, SECURITY, CUSTODIAL
00:16:15 WHEELCHAIR SERVICES, GROUND SUPPORT AND SKYCAPS.
00:16:18 THESE ROLES ARE ESSENTIAL TO DAILY OPERATIONS, PARTICULARLY
00:16:23 FOR AIRPORT TURNAROUND AIRCRAFT TURN AROUND ACCESSIBILITY
00:16:24 SERVICES AND PASSENGER EXPERIENCE.
00:16:27 >> IN OUR ROLES WE'VE ENSURED ALL PARTNERS ARE AWARE OF THE
00:16:31 ONGOING PASSENGER SERVICES CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
00:16:35 WE'VE ENCOURAGED ENGAGEMENT THAT SUPPORTS PRODUCTIVE DIALOG
00:16:39 AND OPERATIONAL STABILITY AT SFO THAT LOOKS LIKE PROVIDING
00:16:43 FACILITIES AND DOING OUTREACH TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNICATION
00:16:50 BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE OPEN LINES OF
00:16:54 COMMUNICATION, TRANSPARENCY AND DIALOG.
00:16:58 I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
00:17:00 REGARDING THESE NEGOTIATIONS AND AS PRESIDENT MELLMAN HAS
00:17:06 SAID, THE PREVIOUS SERVICE AGREEMENT EXPIRED IN 2025
00:17:09 AND SO THEY'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS SINCE THEN
00:17:13 . >> THANK YOU FOR THAT OVERVIEW
00:17:16 AND I THINK YOU'VE SORT OF SAID THIS BUT COULD YOU JUST SORT OF
00:17:18 RESTATE FROM BECAUSE I THINK IT'S COMPLICATED THE
00:17:20 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE AIRPORT.
00:17:21 >> YES. THE AIRLINES AND THE
00:17:25 SUBCONTRACTORS THAT ARE PARTIES TO THE MASTER AGREEMENT.
00:17:29 >> SO AS YOU KNOW THROUGH THE AIRPORT'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
00:17:33 AIRLINES AS DEFINED BY OUR LEASE AND USE AGREEMENT THAT
00:17:36 COMES BEFORE THE BOARD THE LAST TIME WAS IN 2023.
00:17:39 IT'S A TEN YEAR AGREEMENT AND THAT SETS OUT THINGS LIKE
00:17:42 OUR RATES AND CHARGES TERMINAL SPACE RENTAL ETC. WITH THAT
00:17:46 RELATIONSHIP THE AIRLINES THEN HAVE THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT
00:17:50 SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH THE PASSENGER SERVICE PROVIDERS.
00:17:54 >> I BELIEVE PRIOR THEY USED TO HAVE NEGOTIATED SEPARATE CBAS
00:18:01 BUT THEN THE 2023 MASTER AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED COMMON
00:18:02 TERMS AND CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EMPLOYERS.
00:18:06 AND SO THAT NEGOTIATION IS DIRECTLY BETWEEN THESE HUB
00:18:14 CONTRACTORS AND THE MASTER PASSENGER SERVICE AGREEMENT
00:18:17 WITH THIS GROUP. >> OKAY.
00:18:21 AND THEN AGAIN SFO DOESN'T HAVE ANY PARTICULAR ABILITY TO
00:18:29 INFLUENCE THE NEGOTIATIONS THEMSELVES OR THE CONTRACTS
00:18:33 THAT ARE ARRIVED AT BETWEEN THESE SUBS AND AND SEIU.
00:18:39 >> WHAT IS THE AIRPORT'S ROLE, IF ANY, IN PREVENTING
00:18:44 RETALIATION OR ADDRESSING RETALIATION AGAINST WORKERS AT
00:18:48 THE AIRPORT? >> AS YOU HAD MENTIONED
00:18:52 PREVIOUSLY WITH THERE WAS THAT PREVIOUS INCIDENT AND WHEN THAT
00:18:55 WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION AGAIN WE PROVIDED A DIALOG.
00:18:59 WE INVESTIGATED WHAT THOSE RETALIATORY ACCUSATIONS WERE
00:19:03 BROUGHT THE COMPANIES BROUGHT THE PARTIES TOGETHER ENSURING
00:19:07 THAT THAT IS NOT HAPPENING OR DOES NOT CONTINUE RECTIFY THE
00:19:11 SITUATION THAT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION AND MAKE SURE
00:19:15 THAT OUR ALL THE WORKERS AT THE AIRPORT ARE OPERATING UNDER
00:19:19 GOOD CONDITIONS. >> THE SFO DOES ISSUE OPERATING
00:19:23 PERMITS TO THE FIRMS AND THOSE PERMITS CONTRACTUALLY REQUIRE
00:19:27 COMPLIANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCES SUCH AS THE MCO, THE MINIMUM
00:19:31 COMPENSATION ORDINANCE, THE HEALTH CARE ACCOUNTABILITY
00:19:35 ORDINANCE ETC.. SO IT'S THAT PERMIT MECHANISM
00:19:39 THAT GIVES US THAT LEVERAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR OPERATORS
00:19:42 ARE OPERATING IN A FAIR AND CONSISTENT WAY.
00:19:46 >> BUT THE NEGOTIATIONS ITSELF ON THESE TERMS ARE BETWEEN THE
00:19:50 TWO PARTIES. >> OKAY.
00:19:53 AND I THINK MY LAST QUESTION FOR YOU IS WHETHER THERE HAVE
00:19:57 BEEN ANY DISRUPTIONS TO AIRPORT PASSENGER SERVICES SINCE THE
00:19:59 CONTRACT EXPIRED LAST APRIL AND HOW THAT MAY HAVE IMPACTED
00:20:03 AIRPORT OPERATIONS. >> THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY
00:20:07 OPERATIONAL IMPACTS DIRECTLY RELATED THAT WE CAN TELL FROM
00:20:11 THE ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS. BUT AS YOU ARE AWARE OF THE
00:20:17 LAST ACTION AT THE AIRPORT ON MAY DAY THERE WAS A FREE SPEECH
00:20:22 ACTIVITY THAT OCCURRED THAT IMPACTED TRAVEL AS WE HAD TO
00:20:30 CLOSE DOWN OUR UPPER ROADWAY AT THE INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL TO
00:20:33 ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS AND THOSE PARTNERS
00:20:37 THAT WERE PARTICIPATING IN THEIR RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH
00:20:41 PROTESTS. >> BUT AS OF NOW THERE ISN'T
00:20:42 ANY WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY DIRECT OPERATIONAL IMPACTS TO.
00:20:47 ALL RIGHT. >> LOOKS LIKE NO.
00:20:52 NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
00:20:55 SO THANK YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU.
00:20:59 AND THEN I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP SANJAY GALA AND K.C. HOWARD.
00:21:03 MAYBE SANJAY FIRST. >> ALL RIGHT.
00:21:16 GOOD MORNING. I THINK YOU COVERED A LOT OF
00:21:23 WHAT I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO START WITH, SO THANK YOU.
00:21:25 MY NAME IS SANJAY. I'M THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF
00:21:28 SEIU UNITED SERVICE WORKERS WEST AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE
00:21:31 SUPERVISORS MAHMUD AND CHERYL AND PRESIDENT MENDELSOHN FOR
00:21:35 INVITING US INTO THIS SPACE. WE WE FEEL HONORED THAT WE HAVE
00:21:39 ALLIES AND SUPPORTERS WITHIN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
00:21:42 AND I ALSO WANT TO APPRECIATE THE AIRPORT AS THEY'VE BEEN A
00:21:46 GREAT PARTNER WITH US. WW ON ADDRESSING A LOT OF THE
00:21:50 THE DIFFICULT ISSUES THAT WE FACE.
00:21:53 AND I THINK YOU HAVE THE BACKGROUND.
00:21:54 SO I JUST AM GOING TO CUE UP CASEY HOWARD TO GIVE A LITTLE
00:22:00 BIT MORE OF THE FACTS AND FIGURES.
00:22:01 BUT BEFORE WE GET INTO THE FACTS AND FIGURES, I JUST WANT
00:22:04 TO SAY THAT THIS THIS GROUP OF WORKERS I MEAN THIS IS OVER
00:22:11 2000 WORKERS THAT WORK FOR FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES THAT ARE
00:22:14 MAKING RECORD PROFITS. AND THESE WORKERS ARE, YOU
00:22:18 KNOW, MOTHERS, FATHERS, GRANDPARENTS.
00:22:19 THEY ARE THE BACKBONE OF A LOT OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES HERE
00:22:23 IN SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES.
00:22:25 AND WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT IS A MICROCOSM OF
00:22:30 WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY AS A WHOLE WHERE WE HAVE WE
00:22:33 HAVE COMPANIES THAT ARE MAKING HAND OF MONEY HAND OVER FIST.
00:22:37 AND THE WORKERS THAT ARE HELPING CREATE THAT PROSPERITY
00:22:41 ARE STRUGGLING TO GET TO GET THEIR SHARE OF THAT PROSPERITY.
00:22:45 AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT THIS BOARD AND THIS AIRPORT CAN WORK WITH
00:22:48 US TO WRITE A DIFFERENT STORY FOR SAN FRANCISCO THAT WILL
00:22:52 WRITE A DIFFERENT STORY FOR THIS COUNTRY.
00:22:55 AND IT'S A STORY THAT WE WE VERY MUCH NEED TO REWRITE.
00:22:59 I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO
00:23:03 ADD TO THE MIX IS THAT I YOU CAN'T SEE THE BACKS OF THESE
00:23:07 SHIRTS BUT THE BACK OF THE SHIRT IF I CAN YOU STAND UP
00:23:10 AND TURN AROUND IT SAYS WE MAKE SFO FLY.
00:23:13 AND THAT THAT IS MEANT IN THE MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF THE
00:23:18 MEANING THERE AND FOLKS HERE DESPITE WORKING FOR WHAT ARE
00:23:23 CONSIDERED POVERTY WAGES ARE SHOW UP AND GREET PEOPLE WITH A
00:23:29 SMILE. AND THEY'RE THE THEY'RE THE
00:23:30 FOLKS THAT ARE HELPING YOUR DISABLED GRANDMA GET THROUGH
00:23:34 THE AIRPORT AND I THINK THAT BY INVESTING IN THIS WORKFORCE
00:23:37 AND BY ENCOURAGE URGING THE PARTIES TO INVEST IN THIS
00:23:42 WORKFORCE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A BETTER AIRPORT AND WE HAVE A
00:23:45 BETTER YOU KNOW, OUR BETTER COMMUNITY HERE IN THE BAY AREA.
00:23:46 SO WITH THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP CASEY HOWARD, A RESEARCHER
00:23:50 TO WALK THROUGH A SHORT PRESENTATION, GOT SOME SLIDES
00:23:59 HERE SO WE CAN GET THAT GOING AND GUYS ABLE TO SEE IT ON THE
00:24:10 SCREEN. >> OKAY.
00:24:13 HI, MY NAME IS CASEY COWAN. I'M A RESEARCH LEAD WITH UNITED
00:24:17 SERVICE WORKERS WEST WHERE I'VE SPENT ABOUT SEVEN YEARS
00:24:18 SUPPORTING OUR AIRPORTS DIVISION AND FOLLOWING THE
00:24:20 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE INDUSTRY. THIS IS A BRIEF LOOK AT THE
00:24:25 ECONOMIC REALITIES FACING THE THOUSANDS OF WORKERS WE
00:24:26 REPRESENT AT SFO AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING THEY
00:24:29 HAVE A LIVABLE WAGE. >> SO FIRST OFF A QUICK RECAP
00:24:35 OF THE WAGE POLICIES UNDERPINNING ECONOMICS AT THE
00:24:39 AIRPORT. WE HAVE THE MKO THE CITY'S
00:24:40 MINIMUM COMPENSATION ORDINANCE CURRENTLY AT 2154 AN HOUR.
00:24:45 THIS IS THE FOUR PROFIT RATE IT COVERS MOST CITY SERVICE
00:24:47 CONTRACTORS AND TENANTS AT THE AIRPORT.
00:24:51 IT IS INDEXED TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE BAY AREA.
00:24:54 IT GOES UP EACH YEAR IN JULY. WE'RE SET FOR A 47 CENT BUMP
00:24:57 HERE IN A FEW MONTHS. THEN FOR SFO SPECIFICALLY WE
00:25:00 HAVE WHAT'S CALLED THE CALL QUALITY STANDARDS PROGRAM THE
00:25:02 QC P THE WAGE PORTION OF THAT IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE MCO
00:25:05 RATE. IT IS ESSENTIALLY A 50 CENT
00:25:08 DIFFERENTIAL ON TOP OF THE MCO. AND TO BE CLEAR THE BASE WAGE
00:25:12 RATE FOR ENTRY LEVEL HIRES IN OUR MASTER PASSENGER
00:25:14 SERVICES AGREEMENT IS THE HIGHEST RATE.
00:25:17 WE HAVE A WAGE SCALE IN THE CONTRACT THAT GOES BEYOND THAT
00:25:20 TO REWARD SENIORITY AND DIFFERENTIALS FOR
00:25:21 SPECIALIZED WORK. AND IN THE CURRENT BARGAINING
00:25:25 WE PROPOSE TO GO FURTHER AT THE FLOOR.
00:25:28 BUT THE CONTRACTORS AND THEIR CLIENT AIRLINES CAN BE DOING
00:25:31 THEIR PART HERE TO ADDRESS COSTS.
00:25:32 AND SO FAR THE REFUSING TO ENGAGE WITH US ON WAGES
00:25:35 AND HEALTH CARE. SO WHERE'S THE PROBLEM COSTS
00:25:39 IN THE REGION? THESE TABLES ARE FROM MIT IS
00:25:43 LIVING WAGE CALCULATOR. FOR DECADES NOW THEY'VE BEEN
00:25:46 TRACKING DATA ON WHAT CONSTITUTES A LIVING WAGE
00:25:49 IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY DEFINED AS WHAT YOU
00:25:50 NEED TO EARN TO COVER THE COST OF BASIC NEEDS.
00:25:54 THE S.F. METRO IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE REGIONS IN IN
00:25:57 THE NATION WITH A LIVING WAGE FOR ONE ADULT WITH NO CHILDREN
00:26:01 ESTIMATED AT NEEDING NEARLY $34 AN HOUR.
00:26:04 THAT'S A $12 AN HOUR GAP FROM THE CUSP TO WORKING ADULTS WITH
00:26:08 ONE CHILD HAVE TO BE EARNING $35 AN HOUR EACH.
00:26:12 >> THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES SUPPORTING A FAMILY EVEN
00:26:16 REMOTELY IMAGINABLE RIGHT NOW IN A LOT OF CASES FOR THESE
00:26:19 WORKERS IS THE HEALTH THE AIRPORT ORDINANCE, THE HEALTH
00:26:23 CARE LAW THAT THE INDUSTRY HAS FOUGHT FOR YEARS NOW TO
00:26:24 CHALLENGE. >> SO LET'S LOOK AT WHAT ARE
00:26:27 USUALLY THE TWO LARGEST EXPENSES FOR PEOPLE HOUSING
00:26:30 AND TRANSPORTATION. THE STATE IS FROM A RESEARCH
00:26:34 GROUP THAT STUDIES AFFORDABILITY AND COMMUNITIES.
00:26:36 AVERAGE TRANSPORTATION SPENDING IN SAN FRANCISCO WHERE OVER
00:26:40 1000 OF OUR MEMBERS LIVE IS ABOUT 12,000 A YEAR.
00:26:43 HOUSING COSTS ARE ABOUT 33,000. THOSE TWO CATEGORIES ALONE WILL
00:26:46 EAT UP ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE ANNUAL PRETAX PAY OF A FULL
00:26:53 TIME MCO WAGE EARNER DALY CITY WHERE MORE THAN 1200 OF OUR
00:26:56 AIRPORT MEMBERS LIVE IS EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE COMBINING FOR
00:27:00 NEARLY $50,000 A YEAR. THINGS OF COURSE DO NOT GET
00:27:04 CHEAPER AS YOU GO FURTHER SOUTH INTO SAN MATEO COUNTY WHERE
00:27:07 TECH DRIVES A LOT OF THE PRICES UP.
00:27:08 THE TRADITIONAL MARK OF AFFORDABILITY IN HOUSING IS
00:27:12 ABOUT 30% OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME. EVEN IF YOU HAD A HOUSEHOLD OF
00:27:16 TWO WAGE EARNERS AT THE CUSP RATES YOU'RE LOOKING AT
00:27:19 SPENDING CLOSER TO 40% OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGAIN PRETAX
00:27:20 ON HOUSING ALONE. AND THAT IS IN THE LEAST
00:27:24 EXPENSIVE AREA HERE WHICH IS ACTUALLY SAN FRANCISCO.
00:27:29 >> SO THOSE ARE THE COSTS. BUT THE AIRPORT WORKERS ARE
00:27:30 FALLING BEHIND ON THE WAGE SIDE TOO.
00:27:33 THE MCO ACTUALLY CONSISTS OF THREE CATEGORIES THERE'S THE
00:27:37 FOR PROFIT RATE NONPROFIT AND PUBLIC ENTITIES.
00:27:40 WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THE FOR PROFIT RATE WHICH AGAIN IS WHAT
00:27:43 THE Q ESP IS BASED ON AND IT'S WHAT THE CONTRACTORS HAVE
00:27:48 CONSENTED TO AS A WAGE FLOOR IN THIS CONTRACT.
00:27:49 >> JUST FIVE YEARS AGO THE FOR PROFIT RATE WAS THE HIGHEST
00:27:53 IN THE MCO. SINCE THEN IT HAS INCREASED AT
00:27:56 ABOUT HALF THE RATE OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES.
00:27:59 IT IS NOW SEVERAL DOLLARS AN HOUR BEHIND THEM NOW THAT EVERY
00:28:01 CATEGORY IS SIMPLY INDEXED TO REGIONAL CPI.
00:28:04 THAT GAP IS GOING TO STAY THERE UNLESS WE DO SOMETHING IF COSTS
00:28:08 ARE EVER RISING FASTER THAN WHAT CPI CAPTURES.
00:28:11 AND THERE'S ANALYSIS THAT THEY ARE THE GAP WILL WIDEN.
00:28:18 >> NOW SOMETHING THAT MAKES THIS AN EVEN BIGGER CONCERN A
00:28:20 REGIONAL CONCERN IT IS NOT ONLY THAT THESE ARE ESSENTIAL
00:28:23 WORKERS THAT DESERVE A LIVING WAGE.
00:28:26 IT'S ALSO THAT THEY ARE SERVING AN AIRPORT THAT IS AN ECONOMIC
00:28:28 HUB OF THE REGION. SFO DIRECTLY SUPPORTS NEARLY
00:28:33 140,000 JOBS. IT CREATES OVER $19 BILLION
00:28:34 IN LABOR INCOME, $54 BILLION IN REVENUE.
00:28:38 THE INDIRECT IMPACTS ADD ANOTHER 50% OR TWO THIRDS TO
00:28:41 THOSE FIGURES. IT IS VERY HARD TO UNDERSTATE
00:28:44 HOW IMPORTANT SFO IS TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY.
00:28:47 THIS IMAGE IS OF THE BUSINESS REVENUE GENERATED BY THE
00:28:48 AIRPORT. WE'RE TALKING BILLIONS IN THE
00:28:51 ADJACENT COUNTIES AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS AS FAR OUT AS
00:28:54 SONOMA AND SOLANO COUNTIES. AND WHERE'S THE INDUSTRY IN ALL
00:28:58 THIS? FOR YEARS NOW THEY HAVE
00:29:02 CONSISTENTLY OPPOSED HIGHER STANDARDS FOR THEIR LOWEST WAGE
00:29:03 WORKERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THEY OFTEN SAY THAT THEY ARE
00:29:06 IN CRISIS, THAT THESE POLICIES WILL KILL JOBS AND SPOIL DEMAND
00:29:10 FOR FLIGHTS. THEY'VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR
00:29:14 YEARS ALL OVER. THE RESEARCH HAS CONSISTENTLY
00:29:15 REFUTED CLAIMS THAT MINIMUM WAGES REDUCE EMPLOYMENT
00:29:18 AND THAT HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY STUDIED THAT SFO WITH RESPECT
00:29:22 TO THE QC P THERE IS SIMILARLY NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE IDEA
00:29:26 THAT THE WAGE STANDARDS FOR THESE WORKERS HAS SLOWED
00:29:29 PASSENGER ACTIVITY OR CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO
00:29:31 INCREASES IN TICKET PRICES. >> THIS IS ALSO A HEAVILY
00:29:34 SUBSIDIZED INDUSTRY. THEY GET BAILED OUT WHEN THERE
00:29:38 ARE LARGE INDUSTRY CRISES LIKE AFTER 911 AND DURING THE
00:29:40 PANDEMIC. AND EVERY SINGLE YEAR CALIF
00:29:43 AND ITS CITIES ARE GIVING THEM TAX BREAKS ON THEIR FOSSIL
00:29:45 FUELS WORTH HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
00:29:49 I EXPECT THEY'LL BE MAKING THOSE SAME ARGUMENTS HERE
00:29:52 DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE INDUSTRY IS COMING OFF ITS MOST
00:29:53 PROFITABLE YEAR EVER, ITS HIGHEST DEMAND YEAR EVER AND A
00:29:59 YEAR WHERE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE BIG FOUR DOMESTIC AIRLINES
00:30:01 SAW RECORD REVENUES. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT
00:30:07 NOW. RISING COSTS HAVE LEFT THESE
00:30:10 WORKERS BEHIND. THE WAGE POLICY ON ITS OWN
00:30:11 ISN'T KEEPING UP AND THE CONTRACTORS AREN'T DOING THEIR
00:30:15 PART ON ECONOMICS BEYOND THAT. MEANWHILE, THE INDUSTRY HAS
00:30:18 GONE SO FAR AS TO SUE THE CITY TO UNDERMINE THE HEALTH CARE
00:30:21 ORDINANCE. ONE OF THE KEY WAYS WE WERE
00:30:24 BRIDGING THIS GAP. LATER THIS YEAR SFO WILL HAVE
00:30:26 THE SAME BASE WAGE RATE AS LAX. DESPITE THE COST OF LIVING HERE
00:30:30 RUNNING ABOUT 15 TO 40% HIGHER THAN LOS ANGELES AND IN JUST A
00:30:36 FEW YEARS LOS ANGELES WILL BE AT $30 AN HOUR.
00:30:37 WILL MASSIVELY OUTPACE SAN FRANCISCO.
00:30:41 THIS IS A GAP THAT THE AIRPORT'S STAKEHOLDERS
00:30:42 AND LEADERS NEED TO ADDRESS. AND WE'RE NOT SET TO DO THAT IF
00:30:45 THE EMPLOYERS ARE REFUSING TO ENGAGE WITH BASIC ECONOMICS
00:30:49 LIKE WAGES OR HEALTH CARE. SO WHETHER IT'S THROUGH
00:30:52 UPDATING THE MCO OR ENSURING THAT THESE AIRLINES DO NOT
00:30:53 SHORTCHANGE THEIR SUBCONTRACTED WORKERS OR MAKING SURE THAT THE
00:30:56 EMPLOYERS DO THE RIGHT THING AT THE TABLE, WE HAVE AN
00:31:00 OPPORTUNITY AND AN OBLIGATION HERE TO ENSURE THAT ALL SFO
00:31:03 WORKERS ARE EARNING A LIVABLE WAGE.
00:31:05 >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
00:31:17 THANK THANK YOU FOR THOSE FOR THOSE PRESENTATIONS.
00:31:23 CAN YOU. ONE OF YOU ABOUT I'M NOT SURE
00:31:27 WHICH ONE JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PACE OF THE
00:31:31 NEGOTIATIONS AND WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND TO BE THE REASON FOR
00:31:35 THE DELAY. >> I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE
00:31:38 BETTER BETTER EQUIPPED TO SPEAK TO THE BARGAINING.
00:31:42 >> YEAH. I MEAN BASICALLY WE'VE BEEN
00:31:45 IN BARGAINING FOR OVER A YEAR AND WE'VE BEEN PUSHING
00:31:48 AND DEMANDING THAT EMPLOYERS SUBMIT AN ECONOMIC PROPOSAL SO
00:31:53 THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY GET INTO WHAT WHAT THIS WHAT THIS COULD
00:31:54 LOOK LIKE. WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ONE.
00:31:59 AND IS THAT THE MAIN I MEAN THAT'S THE MAIN STICKING POINT
00:32:06 PRESUMABLY IS IS THAT THAT'S THE HARD PART.
00:32:07 >> THAT IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST STICKING POINT.
00:32:10 YEAH BUT HEALTH CARE AND RETAINING IN THE LAST
00:32:14 IN THE IN 21 WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A FULLY PAID FOR
00:32:21 FAMILY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR EVERY SINGLE SFO EMPLOYEE THAT
00:32:25 THAT COVERED BY OUR CONTRACT AND WE WE WANT STRONGER
00:32:29 PROTECTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KEEP THAT.
00:32:32 SO THOSE TWO THINGS ARE THE BIG ISSUES AND AND LIKE THE THE
00:32:36 OTHER ANOTHER ISSUE IS HOURS OF WORK BECAUSE THE EMPLOYERS HAVE
00:32:40 SOME OF THEM HAVE A PRACTICE OF HIRING NEW PEOPLE DESPITE THE
00:32:44 FACT THAT SOME OF THE EXISTING FOLKS DON'T HAVE FULL TIME WORK
00:32:47 . >> YOU TALKED A LITTLE BIT
00:32:51 ABOUT THE RANGE OF THE SORT OF LIVING WAGE AND THE RANGE OF
00:32:55 WAGES AND DISPARITY BETWEEN WHAT PEOPLE ARE EARNING
00:33:00 AND WHAT IT COSTS IN DIFFERENT BAY AREA COUNTIES.
00:33:03 >> BUT AS YOU COMPARE THE WAGES AND BENEFITS OF SFO WORKERS TO
00:33:07 WORKERS AT OTHER AIRPORTS ON THE WEST COAST, CAN YOU TALK A
00:33:11 LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE AND HOW YOU KNOW
00:33:15 HOW YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS IN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT'S
00:33:16 HAPPENING AT OTHER AIRPORTS? >> YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD
00:33:19 QUESTION. AND CASEY TOUCHED UPON THIS A.
00:33:22 SFO WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AIRPORTS TO ESTABLISH A AIRPORT
00:33:26 LIVING WAGE IN THE COUNTRY. I THINK OAKLAND MIGHT HAVE BEAT
00:33:30 SFO BY A YEAR OR SOMETHING BUT SFO WAS ONE OF THE FIRST
00:33:33 AND HAS ALWAYS HAD THE HIGHEST STANDARD.
00:33:37 PARTLY BECAUSE THE COST OF LIVING HERE IS SO HIGH AND IT'S
00:33:40 ALWAYS BEEN HIGHER THAN MANY OTHER PLACES.
00:33:41 >> THE SFO STILL RETAINS A LITTLE BIT OF A GAP BETWEEN
00:33:45 SOME OF THE NEIGHBORING AIRPORTS LIKE I THINK IT'S A
00:33:49 DOLLAR OR TWO MORE THAN OAKLAND AND IT HAS A LITTLE BIT OVER
00:33:53 SOME OF THE OTHER AIRPORTS ON THE WEST COAST BUT THAT'S
00:33:56 CHANGING AND L.A. HAS BEEN THE FIRST OUT THE GATES WHERE THEY
00:34:01 ESTABLISHED A $30 MINIMUM WAGE FOR AIRPORT WORKERS
00:34:07 AND HOSPITALITY WORKERS IN THE CITY AND THAT'S THAT'LL BE
00:34:11 PHASED IN BY 2028. AND HOW DID THAT HAPPEN
00:34:14 IN L.A.? IN L.A. THAT WAS THE CITY
00:34:18 COUNCIL THAT THAT MOVED THAT AND IN OUR CONTRACT WE WERE
00:34:22 ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A DIFFERENTIAL ABOVE THAT THAT'S
00:34:23 BASED ON SENIORITY TO HELP RETAIN RETAIN EMPLOYEES INTO
00:34:28 IN THE JOBS. RIGHT.
00:34:33 THANK YOU. THANK YOU BOTH.
00:34:34 YOU. >> AND NOW DO WE HAVE KAREN
00:34:40 PINTO HERE? >> OH, I.
00:34:44 I SAID SUCH NICE THINGS ABOUT KAREN PINTO AND COMPASS AND NOW
00:34:48 I HAVE TO RETRACT THEM. >> ALL RIGHT, WELL, NONE OF THE
00:34:51 SUBS HAVE SHOWN UP AND THAT IS DISAPPOINTING.
00:34:58 MR. CHAIR, I THINK WE SHOULD OPEN THIS UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
00:35:01 >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MIDDLEMEN.
00:35:05 >> LET'S OPEN THIS UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
00:35:06 YES. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH
00:35:09 TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SHALL LINE UP NOW ALONG THE SIDE BY
00:35:11 THE WINDOWS. >> ALL SPEAKERS WILL HAVE TWO
00:35:13 MINUTES. GOOD MORNING.
00:35:19 >> MY NAME IS KIM AND I WORK FOR US.
00:35:20 YEAH, YOU US W W SFO IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL AIRPORT
00:35:27 WITH WITH A REFLECTION ROOM ART INSTALLATIONS MEDITATION ROOM
00:35:34 IT'S AS YOU'VE SAID THE INTERNATIONAL AND ECONOMIC HUB
00:35:35 FOR THE BAY AREA UNFORTUNATELY HOWEVER SFO IS UNDERBELLY HIDES
00:35:42 BREAK ROOMS WITHOUT WATER CONTRACTED COMPANIES WITH VANS
00:35:47 WITH COCKROACHES INVISIBLE EYES WORKERS WHO WORK WITHOUT PROPER
00:35:51 SAFETY MATERIALS PEOPLE WHO WORK UP TO 16 HOURS A DAY
00:35:55 BECAUSE OF LOW WAGES AND HAVE PRECARIOUS HOUSING OR HEAD INTO
00:35:58 RETIREMENT AFTER DECADES OF WORK WITH LITTLE FINANCIAL
00:36:02 STABILITY, WE WE'RE CLEAR, HOWEVER, THAT THE CONDITIONS
00:36:06 FACED BY THOUSANDS OF AIRPORT WORKERS IS NOT INEVITABLE BUT A
00:36:10 RESULT OF AIRLINE GREED AND A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY BOTH OF
00:36:14 THE CONTRACTORS AND THE AIRLINES WE'VE BEEN
00:36:15 IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR OVER A YEAR FOR BASIC DECENCY LIKE SICK
00:36:18 TIME SAFETY MATERIALS PROTECTION AROUND HOURS, HIGHER
00:36:21 WAGES AND RELIABLE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE.
00:36:25 >> EMPLOYERS HAVE MADE LITTLE MOVEMENT AND IF ANYTHING THEY
00:36:29 MARK SOME OF OUR REQUESTS. >> YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM A
00:36:33 REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF OUR 2000 MEMBERS ABOUT OUR
00:36:34 PROLONGED FIGHT. BUT JUST TO KIND OF GROUND IT
00:36:39 IN THE BIGGER PICTURE, THESE WORKERS LIVE FULL LIVES RAISING
00:36:41 FAMILIES AND KIDS AND GRANDKIDS TAKING CARE OF SICK
00:36:45 AND DISABLED LOVED ONES, HOLD MULTIPLE JOBS, GO TO SCHOOL.
00:36:49 MANY ARE ACTUALLY ARTISTS LIKE PAINTERS AND PROFESSIONAL
00:36:52 SINGERS. >> TRULY THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE
00:36:56 SFO FLY I BELIEVE WE ALL WANT AN SFO THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF
00:36:59 INSIDE AND OUT AND I URGE EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM TO USE
00:37:00 THEIR POWER TO MAKE THAT VISION A REALITY BY HOLDING THE
00:37:04 AIRLINES AND THE CONTRACTORS ACCOUNTABLE TO PAYING WORKERS
00:37:07 AT LEAST $30 AN HOUR. >> THANK YOU.
00:37:11 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> JUST A BRIEF REMINDER WE
00:37:18 HAVE A RULE REGARDING AUDIBLE SIGNS OF SUPPORT.
00:37:22 SO IF YOU SUPPORT THE ITEM JUST WE ASK THE THUMBS UP OR THUMBS
00:37:26 DOWN. THANK YOU.
00:37:27 NEXT SPEAKER THAT MORNING MY HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
00:37:34 AND THEIR MAIN AND GOOD MORNING TO MY RESPECTIVE COLLEGE HERE.
00:37:42 MY NAME IS NESTOR THE OLDER I WORK AT THE AIRPORT AND I'VE
00:37:46 WORKED IN THIS INDUSTRY FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
00:37:50 I AM NOW 73 YEARS OLD. I AM AS SEIU EXECUTIVE BOARD
00:37:58 AND HAVE BEEN AT THE BARGAINING COMMITTEE FOR THE PASSENGER
00:38:03 SERVICE CONTRACT. I AM A WHEELCHAIR AGENT.
00:38:06 THAT MEANS WE PROVIDE SERVICES THAT DISABLED PASSENGERS TO GET
00:38:14 THROUGH AND FROM THEIR FLIGHTS. >> I WORK TWO JOBS SO I CAN
00:38:22 GIVE A DECENT LIVING TO MY FAMILY.
00:38:26 THE COSTS OF LIVING LIKE HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, THE
00:38:32 FOOD THAT WE BUY CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND IT'S SKYROCKETING
00:38:40 . >> BUT OUR WAGES ARE SO LOW.
00:38:41 I SELDOM WORKING AT 530 IN THE MORNING AND WORK UNTIL 11:30
00:38:50 P.M. THAT MEANS I WORK 16 HOURS A DAY.
00:38:54 >> I AM SIMPLIFIED USING MYSELF.
00:38:58 >> MY HEALTH DOES TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY THAT ARE LIVING BASIC
00:39:05 LIVING. WE HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING OVER
00:39:10 WAGES THOUGH OVER A YEAR EVEN THOUGH AIRLINES ARE MAKING MORE
00:39:14 OR MORE MONEY. >> AS TRAVEL PICKS BACK UP.
00:39:18 WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY MONEY FROM THIS ROCKET.
00:39:24 THEY'RE GENERATING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
00:39:25 JANUARY 18 PARAPETS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
00:39:29 >> MY COWORKERS DISGUSTED WITH THE LONG NEGOTIATION.
00:39:36 WE WORK HARD AND HELP MAKE SAN FRANCISCO FAMOUS MOSTLY
00:39:40 COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:39:41 THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
00:39:46 >> MUY BUENOS DIAS SENOR DE SUPERVISOR.
00:39:51 WHEN WAS THE ESPERANTO PRESENTED?
00:39:55 KNOW EMBRACE SONIA TRUJILLO'S SOY MATERIALS
00:41:58 . >> EVERYONE MY NAME IS SCOTT
00:41:59 CHAVEZ. I'M ONE OF THE UNION REPS
00:42:00 REPRESENTING UNIFIED WORKERS AT SFO.
00:42:02 I'M GOING TO BE TRANSLATING FOR SOME OF OUR MEMBERS.
00:42:05 GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SONIA TRUJILLO.
00:42:08 I AM THE MOTHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS AND I LIVE IN THE BAY
00:42:10 AREA. I HAVE BEEN WORKING AT SAN
00:42:12 FRANCISCO AIRPORT FOR FIVE YEARS COORDINATING THE
00:42:14 AIRPLANE, CLEANING CREWS. I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS
00:42:17 FOR A MOMENT. THE AIRPORT NEVER STOPS.
00:42:21 IT OPERATES 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A
00:42:24 YEAR. AND WE ARE ALWAYS THERE DAY
00:42:25 AND NIGHT. AND THE RAIN IN THE SUN NO
00:42:28 MATTER THE FATIGUE, NO MATTER THE SACRIFICE IS WE ARE THE
00:42:32 ONES WHO KEEP THE AIRPORT RUNNING EVERY SINGLE DAY.
00:42:35 WE MOVE LUGGAGE, ASSESS PASSENGERS, CLEAN THE PLANES
00:42:36 AND KEEP EVERYTHING MOVING. THE REALITY IS CLEAR.
00:42:40 THE AIRPORT DOES NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT US.
00:42:44 BUT WHILE WE GIVE EVERYTHING WE HAVE, OUR WAGES HAVE ONLY GONE
00:42:48 UP BY A FEW CENTS IN THE RECENT YEARS WHILE THE COST OF LIVING
00:42:52 KEEPS RISING. AS A MOTHER I DON'T THINK ABOUT
00:42:56 JUST MYSELF. >> I THINK ABOUT MY DAUGHTER'S
00:42:57 FUTURE, ABOUT BEING ABLE TO GIVE THEM STABILITY AND A
00:43:00 DECENT LIFE. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR LUXURIES.
00:43:04 WE ARE ASKING FOR JUSTICE. A WAGE OF 30 AN HOUR THAT
00:43:07 REFLECTS THE TRUE VALUE OF OUR WORK AND THE SACRIFICE WE MAKE
00:43:11 EVERY DAY BECAUSE WE DESERVE TO LIVE NOT JUST TO SURVIVE
00:43:15 BECAUSE OF OUR FAMILIES. THEY DESERVE IT.
00:43:16 AND BECAUSE OUR CITY RIGHT. IT DOES NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT
00:43:20 US. TODAY WE ASK YOU TO LISTEN TO
00:43:23 US, TO SEE US AND TO TAKE ACTION.
00:43:26 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
00:43:30 >> NEXT SPEAKER. >> HELLO EVERYONE.
00:43:37 GOOD MORNING. I'M A SAN FRANCISCO NATIVE, ONE
00:43:40 OF THE FEW STILL AROUND. MY NAME IS HYMIE GONZALEZ AND I
00:43:42 WORK FOR ABM AT SFO AS A BAGGAGE HANDLER AND I'M ALSO
00:43:45 ONE OF THE SHOP STEWARDS IN OUR UNION.
00:43:48 I'M HERE TODAY TO POINT OUT THE OBVIOUS AND YET AVOIDED ISSUE
00:43:51 IN REGARD TO OUR CURRENTLY UNDERPAID WAGES.
00:43:54 WE NEED TO MAKE $30 AN HOUR AT LEAST AT THE VERY LEAST WITHOUT
00:43:56 DISCUSSION FOR SEVERAL REASONS BUT THE BIGGEST THREE ARE
00:44:01 NUMBER ONE THE COST OF LIVING IN THE BAY AREA IS RIDICULOUSLY
00:44:03 HIGH. TWO UNITED AIRLINES CAN VERY
00:44:06 EASILY AFFORD TO PAY ALL OF US ARABS TWICE AS MUCH AS WE'RE
00:44:10 CURRENTLY GETTING PAID NOW WHICH IS A LITTLE OVER $22 AN
00:44:13 HOUR. AND THREE WE ARE THE ONES DOING
00:44:16 THE HEAVY LIFTING AND PUSHING THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT.
00:44:17 WE WORK WAY TOO HARD ON A DAILY BASIS TO CONTINUE TO BE AS
00:44:21 UNDERAPPRECIATED AS WE'VE BEEN .
00:44:23 THAT STOPS RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW.
00:44:24 AS A KID I GREW UP IN A HOUSEHOLD HERE IN THE CITY OF
00:44:28 SAN FRANCISCO FIRST AND POTRERO HILL AND THEN IN THE EXCELSIOR
00:44:31 DISTRICT. BACK THEN MY FATHER WAS THE
00:44:33 SOLE PROVIDER FOR A FAMILY OF EIGHT WITH HIS ONE JOB.
00:44:38 MY MOTHER WAS A STAY AT HOME MOM AND MY DAD WAS THE ONLY
00:44:39 BREADWINNER IN OUR HOUSEHOLD. WE WEREN'T RICH BUT WE STILL
00:44:43 GOT ALONG GOT BY JUST FINE. FAST FORWARD ABOUT 40 YEARS
00:44:48 LATER AND HERE I AM A BAGGAGE HANDLER FOR IBM WORKING FULL
00:44:52 TIME AT THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
00:44:53 I AM MARRIED TO HAVE ONE DAUGHTER AND YET BETWEEN MY
00:44:56 WIFE AND I WHO ALSO WORKS WE'RE JUST GETTING BY FINANCIALLY
00:45:00 PAYING FOR ALL OF LIFE'S BASIC EXPENSES RENT BILLS, FOOD,
00:45:03 TRANSPORTATION AND MORE BILLS. THAT ITSELF IS AN INDICATOR OF
00:45:08 THE ECONOMIC CRISIS WE'RE LIVING IN AND REAL SAN
00:45:11 FRANCISCANS ARE SUFFERING AND THE ONLY OTHER ALTERNATIVE
00:45:15 IS TAKING ON A SECOND JOB. FOR ME TO DEDICATE TO MY FAMILY
00:45:19 GOD HELP US SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
00:45:20 THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU.
00:45:22 NEXT SPEAKER ONE OF THE YEAR'S
00:46:11 . >> IS THINK ABOUT IT.
00:46:12 SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THAT NUMBER WHEN
00:46:16 YOU ARE TRAVELING IN AN AIRCRAFT THAT THE SEAT THAT YOU
00:46:20 ARE USING WE ONLY HAVE FOR 17 MINUTES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
00:46:27 ARE PREVENTING ANY ISSUE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER 11,
00:46:31 2001. >> I THINK SAMOS ISLAND BUT I
00:46:35 BECAUSE I AM JUST GOING TO START WITH
00:47:18 NEXT SPEAKER TRANSPORTATION YES .
00:47:22 >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CARLOS APATA I AM
00:47:24 ORIGINALLY FROM NICARAGUA AND FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS
00:47:27 I'VE BEEN WORKING AT THE AIRCRAFT CLEANING INDUSTRY AT
00:47:30 SFO. EVERY WORKDAY IS A BATTLE
00:47:33 AGAINST TIME EXHAUSTION AND THE CONSTANT PRESSURE.
00:47:34 IN RECENT YEARS STAFFING HAS BEEN REDUCED BY NEARLY NEARLY
00:47:37 30% YET THE DEMANDS HAVE NOT DECREASED.
00:47:41 ON THE CONTRARY, THEY HAVE INCREASED.
00:47:42 TODAY WE ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAN INTERNATIONAL AIRCRAFTS
00:47:46 CARRYING UP TO 420 PASSENGERS WITH ONLY 30 MINUTES TO PREPARE
00:47:49 EACH CABIN. THAT MEANS THAT IN JUST 17
00:47:55 SECONDS, RIGHT, WE HAVE TO CLEAN EACH SEAT RIGHT IN TOTAL.
00:47:59 EVEN SO, WE CONTINUE BECAUSE WE KNOW OUR WORK IS ESSENTIAL.
00:48:03 WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE AIRPORT TO OPERATE EVERY SINGLE
00:48:06 DAY BEHIND EVERY FLIGHT, BEHIND EVERY PASSENGER WHO BOARDS A
00:48:07 CLEAN AND PREPARED AIRCRAFT. THERE ARE INVISIBLE WORKERS
00:48:10 SUSTAINING THIS OPERATION WITH THEIR OWN HANDS.
00:48:13 BUT WHILE AIRLINES ANNOUNCE RECORD PROFITS, THERE IS A
00:48:17 PAINFUL REALITY THOSE OF US WHO KEEP THIS INDUSTRY RUNNING
00:48:20 CONTINUE TO EARN WAGES THAT ARE NOT ENOUGH TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY
00:48:24 WHILE THE COSTS OF HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, FUEL AND FOOD
00:48:28 CONTINUES TO RISE, OUR PAYCHECKS DISAPPEAR AND ONE OF
00:48:30 THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES IN THE COUNTRY.
00:48:33 TODAY WE ARE HERE UNITED RAISING OUR VOICES FOR AN
00:48:37 ACTION FOR AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE NOT JUST FOR
00:48:41 LARGE CORPORATIONS AND AIRLINES.
00:48:42 IT IS TIME FOR US TO EARN THE WAGES WE DESERVE.
00:48:45 IT IS TIME FOR THE EFFORT, SACRIFICE AND IMPORTANCE OF OUR
00:48:46 WORK TO BE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THIS
00:48:49 INDUSTRY TO PROSPER AND WE ALSO DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
00:48:53 LIVE, NOT MERELY SURVIVE. >> THANK YOU.
00:48:56 THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER.
00:49:00 >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS NOIDA AND I WORK
00:49:01 WITH ABM. I'M ALSO AN EXECUTIVE BOARD
00:49:04 MEMBER OF THE SEIU USA XAVIER W AND I AM HERE REPRESENTING MY
00:49:08 BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OF SAN
00:49:12 FRANCISCO. WE ARE THE WORKERS THAT HELP
00:49:16 MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TRAVEL SAFELY TO OUR CITY.
00:49:19 >> AND YET DESPITE THE HARD WORK THAT WE DO, THE ESSENTIAL
00:49:24 WORK THAT WE DO, WE FEEL LEFT BEHIND.
00:49:27 >> WE ARE EARNING POVERTY WAGES IN A CITY THAT DOESN'T MATCH
00:49:31 THIS COST OF LIVING. >> MANY OF MY COWORKERS HAVE TO
00:49:35 SLEEP AT THE PARKING LOT IN THEIR CARS.
00:49:38 SOME OF THEM SLEEP AT THE AIRPORT WORKING 2 OR 3 JOBS.
00:49:42 >> I HAD TO SLEEP IN A COUCH FOR TWO YEARS.
00:49:45 WE KNOW STABILITY, NO PRIVACY AND NOT EVEN A PLACE TO STORE
00:49:49 FOOD. AND THESE AIRPORT IS ONE OF THE
00:49:53 MAJOR ENGINES OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY.
00:49:57 >> AND WHEN YOU MADE THEIR WORKERS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
00:50:01 AIRPORT STRONG, SAN FRANCISCO IS A STRONG.
00:50:04 >> SO TODAY I AM ASKING YOU TO STAND WITH US, INVEST IN YOUR
00:50:08 WORKERS THAT MAKE THE CITY ALIVE.
00:50:12 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
00:50:16 >> DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS NEXT WEEK?
00:50:20 GOOD MORNING. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MY MY NAME
00:50:24 IS BERNARD BLUENESS AND I'M WORKING AS A BAGGAGE HANDLER
00:50:28 WITH A B M FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS NOW.
00:50:31 >> CALIFORNIA IS KNOWN AS AS AN EXPENSIVE EXPENSIVE STATE TO
00:50:36 LIVE IN. AND HERE EVEN IN SAN FRANCISCO
00:50:39 WE ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
00:50:40 MANY US HAVE TO WORK OVERTIME EVERY SECOND IT IS AVAILABLE OR
00:50:47 WORK MULTIPLE JOBS. OUR EMPLOYER A B M HAS BEEN
00:50:51 LAYING PEOPLE OFF AND REDUCING OUR HOURS EVERY CHANCE THEY
00:50:58 GET. >> WE WORK HARD TO PROVIDE GET
00:51:01 SERVICE TO OUR PASSENGERS AT SFO.
00:51:05 >> THE MINIMUM WAGE OF SFO INCREASED TO $30 PER HOUR.
00:51:10 IT WOULD BE A HUGE HELP FOR ALL OF US TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
00:51:13 >> THINK THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
00:51:20 MORNING. MY NAME IS JORDAN COLONIA.
00:51:23 I WAS 1825 FOR TWO YEARS SFO AND GET ALL THIS YEAR I SENT
00:51:31 THEM AND THEY CAME. WE STILL ALONE WENT TO
00:51:32 SIGNIFICATIF EVAL IN CALCUTTA ALIMENTOS RENT AND TRANSPORT TO
00:51:37 EACH OTHER AND INSISTED I HAVE ADEQUATE CAMERAS WITH OUR
00:51:39 MATERNAL SORE THROAT AND WITH THE NEEDLE GET OUR HEART IN THE
00:51:44 EMPLOYER'S SOLAR BATTERY AND METRO THAT.
00:51:47 IT DOES IT DOESN'T GALLO KILLER FOR MILLIONS EYES ICELAND AS
00:51:50 PRESIDENT CONTACTO SIMPLEMENTE NEVER GET ALLOWED UNDER THE
00:51:54 FACADE RIGHT? SOON AS I SAY I HAVE ATTICUS DE
00:51:57 RAMOS GARCIA I KNOW THEY WILL SEE UNDER ETERNAL LOCAL
00:52:00 CONTRETEMPS BUT EVEN IF HIS OWN TRAVEL HOLIDAYS ME ME AND THAT
00:52:05 I KNOW IT WAS HILARIOUS HE CAME FOR THE END OF A LAW EL COUNCIL
00:52:08 WE CONTINUE AUMENTANDO LONG AS HE LA COMPANION MEGASTAR THESE
00:52:12 WESTERNS AS A GUNMAN HORRORS AND BENEFITS IN GUANTANAMO GOOD
00:52:17 AMERICA AUMENTO LP DEAL LA GLEASON'S AIRPORT IN FRONT OF
00:52:21 ME THAT HE ORDER PROTECTION ESSENTIAL ETHICAL AND KNOW NOT
00:52:27 ONLY COME IN THEN MENDOZA L'OREAL'S C NO TAMBIEN
00:52:29 CONOCIMIENTO IS THAT REALLY THAT IMO WHAT I NG CONDITION
00:52:32 THE LIBERALS CANNOT PERMIT THAN THIS IN GENERAL NEITHER THAT I
00:52:37 WANT THEM ON TELEVISION TO HOST THE WONDER OF TRAVEL HOW IT IS
00:52:40 IS IN THE REBEL VALUES THAT I GO MY YOUR COMPROMISE I'M
00:52:44 IN ROTATION ILLEGALLY AS RECENTLY HOTEL GARAGE SALE FOR
00:52:48 THE ROLE OF TRAVEL. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
00:53:05 MY NAME IS GIORDANI SAYS COLONIA AND I HAVE WORKED FOR
00:53:08 THE PAST TWO YEARS AS A CABIN CLEANER WITH UNIFY AT THE SAN
00:53:10 FRANCISCO AIRPORT. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY
00:53:13 THAT WE HAVE RECENTLY SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE
00:53:16 COST OF FOOD, RENT, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER BASIC
00:53:17 NECESSITIES. >> AS A RESULT, MANY OF US HAVE
00:53:20 HAD TO WORK TWO JOBS JUST TO COVER OUR EXPENSES.
00:53:23 THIS SITUATION HAS CAUSED FAMILIES TO BECOME ISOLATED
00:53:25 AND LOSE CONNECTION WITH ONE ANOTHER SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE
00:53:28 STRUGGLING TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS.
00:53:29 I ALSO WANT TO REMIND OUR POLITICIANS THAT WE WORK UNDER
00:53:32 CONSTANT PRESSURE WITH DEMANDING SCHEDULES, HIGH
00:53:35 SAFETY STANDARDS AND AN ONGOING RESPONSIBILITY TO PASSENGERS
00:53:39 AND AIRLINES EVERY DAY. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO MAKING
00:53:43 SURE THIS OPERATION RUNS SMOOTHLY.
00:53:47 >> WE HAVE SPENT NEARLY A YEAR NEGOTIATING THIS NEW CONTRACT
00:53:50 WHILE OUR WAGES CONTINUE TO LOSE VALUE AND THE COST OF
00:53:52 LIVING KEEPS RISING UP. EVEN SO, THE COMPANIES HAVE NOT
00:53:55 BEEN WILLING TO AGREE TO IMPROVEMENTS AND BENEFITS SUCH
00:53:59 AS BETTER HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASED PTO SICK LEAVE
00:54:02 AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PROTECTIONS .
00:54:05 THIS CONTRACT IS NOT ONLY ABOUT WAGE INCREASES BUT ALSO ABOUT
00:54:09 RECOGNITION, STABILITY AND BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS
00:54:10 THAT ALLOW US TO PERFORM OUR JOBS EFFICIENTLY AND FAIRLY.
00:54:14 WHEN WORKERS FEEL SUPPORTED THEY WORK WITH GREATER
00:54:17 COMMITMENT. THERE IS LESS TURNOVER AND THE
00:54:18 QUALITY OF SERVICE SIMPLY IMPROVES.
00:54:22 THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF ALL OF US THE WORKERS UNION ORGANIZERS
00:54:26 AND ESPECIALLY THE AIRPORT SUPERVISORS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO
00:54:29 ACHIEVE THE RESULTS WE ARE FIGHTING FOR.
00:54:30 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
00:54:33 NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
00:54:39 WHEN ONE SUPERVISOR. MY NAME IS MARY MOONEY.
00:54:40 I HAVEN'T BEEN CABIN CLEANING IN UNIFY IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.
00:54:47 I BEGIN CABIN CLEARING IS DIFFICULT JOB.
00:54:48 WE HAVE A VERY A LITTLE BIT TIME TO GET ON A PLANE
00:54:52 AND CLEAN THEM BEFORE THE NEXT PASSENGER ON BOARD.
00:54:55 SO WE ARE WE ARE ON AND OF THE PLANE IN THE LAST 15 MINUTES.
00:55:03 IT'S HARD WORK BUT WITHOUT US PLANES DON'T FLY.
00:55:06 I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'M FIGHTING WITH MY UNION BROTHER
00:55:10 AND SISTER TO WIN BETTER CONTRACT.
00:55:14 WE WORK HARD AND ONE OF THE MAIN REASON THAT AIRLINES LIKE
00:55:18 UNITED MEANT RECORD PROFILE LAST YEAR BUT BARELY ENOUGH TO
00:55:26 SURVIVE IN THE BAY AREA MAKING 22 HOUR PER HOUR IN THIS AREA
00:55:29 MEANS THAT AT THE END OF EVERY PAY PERIOD WE ARE ALWAYS LEFT
00:55:36 NEED MORE. MAKING DECISION OR DECISION
00:55:40 ABOUT WHAT WE NEED OR BOTH WHAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE IT TO
00:55:44 MAKE IT BY MOST OF US. THE NEED TO HAVE A SECOND JOB
00:55:48 OR THEY HAVE AND OUTSIDE THE BUSINESS I HAVE ON MY OWN
00:55:52 BUSINESS I PUT PERFUME AND OTHER PRODUCT FROM DUBAI
00:55:56 AND I SELL THEM ON FACEBOOK MARKET AND I AND MY OWN WEBSITE
00:56:03 AND SPEND MY FREE TIME MAKING DELIVERY ACROSS THE BAY AREA.
00:56:07 IT'S HARD WORK THAT I DO ON TOP OF MY FULL JOB.
00:56:12 WE ALL NEED SOME REST. WE NEED TO IMPROVE CONDITION AT
00:56:15 SFO SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND EVERY MINUTE OF OUR LIVES
00:56:22 WORKING TO SURVIVE. >> THANK YOU.
00:56:23 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> NEXT SPEAKER WEDNESDAYS AT
00:56:30 THOSE MEMORIES THAT WE DREW HERE
00:58:25 . >> MY NAME IS DAVID TRUJILLO.
00:58:29 I WORKED AT I WORKED FOR UNIFIED SFO AS A LAVATORY
00:58:30 SERVICE AGENT. I HAVE WORKED AT THE AIRPORT
00:58:33 FOR THREE YEARS. I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE
00:58:36 BEEN WORKING TOO HARD AND WAITING TOO LONG TO EARN A
00:58:37 LIVING WAGE. NOT ONLY ARE WE UNDERPAID BUT
00:58:40 WHEN WE FIGHT TO IMPROVE FOR OUR WORKPLACE WE FACE
00:58:44 CONSEQUENCES. WHEN SEVERAL OF MY COWORKERS
00:58:47 AND I DECIDED TO LEAD A DELEGATION TO ADDRESS POOR
00:58:48 WORKING CONDITIONS, WE WERE EVENTUALLY SUSPENDED.
00:58:52 WE EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO WORK THANKS TO THE UNION BUT AS SOON
00:58:56 AS THEY FOUND A CONVENIENT REASON TO GET RID OF ME THEY
00:58:59 FIRED ME. WHILE ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING MY
00:59:00 COWORKERS WERE EARNING ONLY $23 AN HOUR.
00:59:03 MANY OF US HOLD A SECOND JOB JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
00:59:07 I ALSO WORK AS AN UBER DRIVER JUST TO SUPPORT MYSELF.
00:59:10 WAGES FOR PASSENGER SERVICES ARE NOWHERE NEAR WHERE THEY
00:59:13 NEED TO BE TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY IN THE BAY AREA WHILE AIRLINES
00:59:17 RAKE IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND THEIR CEOS EARN MILLIONS.
00:59:21 WE STRUGGLE TO COVER OUR BASIC NEEDS.
00:59:25 THAT IS WHY WE NEED $30 AN HOUR AT SFO.
00:59:29 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
00:59:33 NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR.
00:59:41 >> HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS.
00:59:44 I HAVE I HAVE BEEN WORKING AT FRANK RYDER SO WE LOOKED YOUR
00:59:46 AGENT AND A FORMER DOWN SECURITY AT SFO FOR NINE YEARS.
00:59:52 >> IT IS HARD TO LIVE HERE AND A SMALL PLACE WE OWN.
00:59:57 >> WE WORKED SO HARD FOR THE AIRLINES GIVING THE BEST
01:00:00 SERVICE AS POSSIBLE, MAKING SURE THE POLICE ARE SAFE TO
01:00:04 TAKE OFF AND TREATING OUR BOSS OUR PASSENGERS WELL.
01:00:08 >> HOWEVER, WE AS WORKERS ARE NOT TREATED WELL.
01:00:11 MANY OF US ARE EVEN IMMIGRANT AND WE DEPEND ON OUR JOBS TO
01:00:16 SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES. >> OUR EMPLOYERS TAKE ADVANTAGE
01:00:20 OF ME CUTTING OUR HOURS AS THEY PLEASE AND USING AS HOWEVER
01:00:23 THEY WANT. >> IT'S TIME WE WIN THE WAGES
01:00:27 WE DESERVE. WE HELP THE AIRLINES MAKE
01:00:30 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND ALL WE ASK IS THAT WE AFFORD TO
01:00:34 SURVIVE. >> TO PLEASE STAND WITH AIR
01:00:38 FORCE WORKERS TO MAKE AT LEAST $30 PER HOUR.
01:00:39 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
01:00:46 . DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
01:00:47 COMMENTERS FOR THIS ITEM? >> GOOD MORNING.
01:00:52 ONE OF SUPERVISOR. MY NAME IS NAFI HAYNE.
01:00:57 I'M A BAGGAGE HANDLER FOR ABM IN SAN FRANCISCO.
01:01:01 I AM HERE TODAY IS TO JUST RECONFIRM WITH MY COWORKER
01:01:08 ABOUT OUR DEMAND. >> WE HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING FOR
01:01:12 OUR CONTRACT SINCE LAST YEAR FOR WAGE INCREASE
01:01:15 AND SUSTAINABLE. HOWEVER THE COMPANY HESITATED
01:01:20 TO COME TO THE AGREEMENT. >> MEANWHILE COSTS OF
01:01:23 DELIVERING HOUSING, FOOD, GASOLINE IT'S GOING UP WHILE
01:01:30 THE AIRPORT GROWING THE AIRLINE MAKE MILLION PROFITS.
01:01:34 ON THE OTHER HAND, THE WORKER ABILITY AFFORD THE RENT OF FOOD
01:01:39 GAS ANY NECESSITY IT IS SURGING.
01:01:43 >> I AM HERE AGAIN WITH MY COWORKER JUST ASK TO PLEASE
01:01:47 HELP BOARD THE SUPERVISOR. YOU HAVE A POWER TO NEGOTIATE
01:01:53 WITH THEM SO WE CAN SMOOTH THIS THING UP SO WE CAN GET THE
01:01:58 CONTRACT SETTLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
01:01:59 I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
01:02:06 NEXT SPEAKER. >> HELLO, I'M DANIEL.
01:02:11 A TSA CONTRACT ACTOR AND SECURITY SCREENER AT SFO.
01:02:16 I CHOSE TO COME HERE WITH MY PASSENGER SERVICE COLLEAGUES
01:02:19 BECAUSE THEY DESERVE $30 AN HOUR FOR THEIR NECESSARY
01:02:22 SERVICE. THESE WORKERS HERS HAVE MADE
01:02:25 OUR AIRPORT OPERATIONAL AND SAFER EVERY DAY.
01:02:30 I HAVE SEEN WHEELCHAIR SERVICES PUSH DISABLED PASSENGERS
01:02:34 AND THEIR CUMBERSOME LUGGAGE TO THE PLANES HELPING WITH EACH
01:02:38 TASK ALONG THE WAY. >> HEY DARING AND WEARING THE
01:02:39 PANDEMIC SOCIAL DISTANCING WITH THE PERSON IN THE WHEELCHAIR
01:02:43 WASN'T POSSIBLE. BAGGAGE HANDLERS HERS ARE
01:02:46 TRANSPORTING HIM HEAVY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS HEAVY
01:02:50 MACHINERIES AS WELL AS IRREPLACEABLE ITEMS SUCH AS
01:02:54 CRATES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND MORE.
01:02:55 >> OFTEN THESE WORKERS TRANSPORT FRAGILE GOODS SUCH AS
01:02:59 CRATES THAT CONTAIN A HIDDEN HE AND A SINGLE BOTTLE OF WINE
01:03:06 THAT IS WORTH MORE THAN THEIR DAILY WAGE.
01:03:07 >> AGE THESE WORKERS HAVE SERVED WITH INTEGRITY
01:03:11 AND VIGILANCE. THEIR FINANCIAL SECURITY IS AN
01:03:15 ELEMENT OF THE STABILITY OF SFO.
01:03:18 THEY HAVE SUPPORTED US WHICH IS WHY OTHER BRANCHES OF THE
01:03:23 AIRPORT SUPPORT THEM. >> THANK YOU.
01:03:26 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER THE GOOD DAY
01:03:37 EVERYONE. FIRST OF ALL MY NAME IS GEORGE
01:03:41 LAMIDO. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE.
01:03:45 I HAVE BEEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND WORK AT APM AT A
01:03:53 WHEELCHAIR CHEAPER FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS WORKING AT THE
01:03:56 AIRPORT. I WAS CHALLENGED TO WORK WITH
01:04:00 PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. I EXPECTED THAT DIFFICULTIES.
01:04:04 I WORK IN REGARD TO SCHEDULE THAT I USE NOT TO DO.
01:04:10 I SEPARATE FROM DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION WHICH MY
01:04:14 DOCTOR ASKED ME NOT TO DO BUT BECAUSE OF MY FAMILY
01:04:18 AND NECESSITIES I ACCEPT THE JOB.
01:04:19 I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE WORTH IT.
01:04:22 WORKING AT THE AIRPORT BUT I WORKED AT A JOB THAT I WAS
01:04:27 SECURITY BUT TAKEN MY HEART AND MY SAVINGS.
01:04:30 I START TO COUNT HOW MUCH DO I HAVE TO EARN IN ORDER TO MEET
01:04:37 THIS PRIORITY DEMAND? DESPITE WORKING HONESTLY
01:04:41 AND THEIR IMPACT, MANY OPPORTUNITIES STRUGGLE THE
01:04:42 BUDGET OUR HARD EARNED MONEY CASH TO MEET OUR DAILY NEEDS.
01:04:49 IT IS EMOTIONAL AND POLITICAL CHALLENGING TO CONTINUE
01:04:53 PROVIDING WHILE ALL DESERVE IT WHILE WORRYING ABOUT WHETHER WE
01:04:57 CAN PAY MEALS, BUY GROCERIES OR SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES.
01:05:04 FAMILIES WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR LUXURY UP SPEAKER PITMAN WE ARE
01:05:08 SIMPLY ASKING FOR FAIR COMPENSATION TO REFLECT VALUE
01:05:13 OF OUR WORK, OUR DEDICATION AND ECONOMY REALITIES WITH PACE
01:05:19 TODAY. AIRPORT WORKERS LIKE US PLAY AN
01:05:23 IMPORTANT ROLE IN KEEPING OPERATION RUNNING THROUGH EACH
01:05:27 MORNING ASKING PASSENGERS MEDICARE AND PROFESSIONALISM.
01:05:31 I GENERALLY HOPE MY MEN WILL CONSIDER ASSURING TURN UP OUR
01:05:36 INCREASED IT PAID AND HAVE EMPLOYED IT.
01:05:40 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
01:05:42 NEXT WEEK PLEASE. HELLO.
01:05:46 GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. >> AKWASI IBRAHIM AND A ROBUST
01:05:54 AIRPORT SHUTTLE OPENING. NO PROBLEM.
01:05:58 A I'M IN HEALTHCARE INSURANCE BEFORE A VACATION.
01:06:09 HOWEVER WHILE I PUT ME HEALTH INSURANCE I'M FAMILIAR.
01:06:19 >> IT'S PULLING MY LEG. >> FINALLY UPON WHICH NOT $30
01:06:27 NO
01:07:06 . NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
01:07:07 I AM ABRAHAM CRUZ. I HAVE BEEN WORKING AT THE
01:07:12 AIRPORT FOR 28 YEARS. OUR PROBLEM IS WITH OUR HEALTH
01:07:15 INSURANCE. WHEN WE GO ON VACATION OUR
01:07:18 HEALTH INSURANCE DISAPPEARS. IN MY FAMILY THIS IS THE MOST
01:07:22 IMPORTANT THING. AND THE WAGES OF $30 IS THE
01:07:27 SECOND MOST IMPORTANT THING IN CALIFORNIA.
01:07:28 THE COST OF LIVING IS SO HIGH. EVERYONE AT MY WORK HAS TO WORK
01:07:32 DOUBLE JOBS TO SURVIVE BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO EXPENSIVE.
01:07:37 GAS, GROCERIES EVERYTHING. PTO VACATION AND SICK LEAVES
01:07:44 ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR WORKERS AT SFO.
01:07:46 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
01:07:51 DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS?
01:08:02 HELLO? HELLO.
01:08:03 MY NAME IS ALL INCLINE. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH G2 NOW
01:08:07 MENZIES FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I JUST BEFORE THAT I MOVED FROM
01:08:11 PENNSYLVANIA IN ORDER TO BE CLOSER TO MY PARENTS.
01:08:14 UM. >> HOWEVER, DESPITE LIVING HERE
01:08:18 FOR OVER A YEAR I'VE REALLY ONLY BEEN ABLE TO SEE THEM
01:08:22 CLOSE TO ONCE A MONTH. THE THE ISSUE IS THE THINGS I
01:08:26 NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE ENDS MEET ON MY END.
01:08:27 >> UM, I WORK 40 HOURS A WEEK. I HAVE TO LIVE IN APARTMENT
01:08:35 IN EAST OAKLAND WITH FOUR OTHER ROOMMATES AND COMMUTE ABOUT
01:08:39 THREE AND A HALF TO FOUR HOURS A DAY IN ORDER TO GET TO SFO
01:08:42 VIA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. AND I EAT RICE AND OATMEAL.
01:08:49 MOST DAYS FOR FOOD. UH, AND WITH ALL THIS TOGETHER
01:08:53 I'M ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET EVERY MONTH.
01:08:57 I DON'T HAVE MUCH IN THE WAY OF SAVINGS IF I WAS TO GET
01:08:59 SIGNIFICANTLY INJURED. THAT'D BE IT FOR ME IF I'M OUT
01:09:04 RIDING MY BIKE I GET HIT BY A CAR.
01:09:08 I DON'T KNOW HOW I'LL BE ABLE TO PAY FOR ONGOING MEDICAL
01:09:10 BILLS AND I'LL NEVER BE ABLE I DON'T THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO
01:09:16 START FAMILY ON THE MONEY I'M MAKING.
01:09:19 I'M BARELY ABLE TO SEE MY FAMILY RIGHT NOW.
01:09:21 I'M BARELY ABLE TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS OR PUT DOWN ROOTS
01:09:24 IN THE AREA. I'M ABLE TO GO TO MY SYNAGOGUE
01:09:27 MAYBE ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS.
01:09:28 BY REQUESTING A DAY OFF. BUT BUT WHAT REALLY STRIKES ME
01:09:34 IS THAT I FEEL LIKE I'M IN ONE OF THE BEST POSITIONS OUT OF MY
01:09:40 COWORKERS THAT I'M ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET ON ONE JOB AND THEY
01:09:44 CAN'T. AND THAT TERRIFIES ME BECAUSE
01:09:48 IF I'M THE BEST IF I'M DOING THE BEST HOW THAT WE CAN
01:09:51 AND THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO GET PAY.
01:09:52 WHAT ARE THEY GOING THROUGH? THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY.
01:09:55 WE NEED BETTER WE NEED $30 AN HOUR FROM THE AIRLINES SO THAT
01:09:59 WE CAN HAVE OUR LIVES AND OUR FAMILIES AND OUR FUTURES BACK.
01:10:03 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
01:10:06 ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? >> HELLO.
01:10:13 MY NAME IS DAN NGUYEN. I WORK AS A DISPATCHER UNIFIED
01:10:20 SFO. FOR THE PAST 3 TO 4 YEARS I
01:10:24 UNDERSTAND HOW HARD MY CO WORKERS OVER AT CABIN CLEANING
01:10:28 WORK. BECAUSE I DISPATCH THEM OVER TO
01:10:32 THEIR FLIGHTS OVER UNITED. SOMETIMES WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO
01:10:36 GET FLIGHTS OUT WITHIN TEN MINUTES SO IMAGINE HAVING TEN
01:10:42 MINUTES FOR YOUR CABIN CLEANERS TO CLEAN EVERY SINGLE AIRCRAFT.
01:10:46 SOMETIMES THEY'RE ONLY GIVEN ABOUT 15 MINUTES ESPECIALLY
01:10:51 SECURITY SEARCHES SUCH AS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS.
01:10:57 UM, I BELIEVE THE WE DO DESERVE $30 AN HOUR ESPECIALLY CABIN
01:11:05 CLEANERS FOR HOW HARD THEY WORK.
01:11:08 AND TODAY I'M HERE TO FIGHT WITH THEM.
01:11:11 UH, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ENGLISH ALSO
01:11:15 RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH IS I FOUND TO BE ARTHRITIS WHICH
01:11:18 AFFECTS MY SPINE. I WAS IN CONSTANT PAIN UNTIL I
01:11:22 WAS GIVEN TREATMENT AND I WAS OUT OF WORK FOR ABOUT ALMOST A
01:11:26 YEAR AND UH, I COULD HAVE LOST MY HEALTH CARE IF I DID NOT
01:11:31 FILE FOR FMLA. UM, OUR EMPLOYERS AND AIRLINES
01:11:37 HAVE BEEN MAKING RECORD PROFITS SINCE LAST YEAR.
01:11:41 UNITED AIRLINES HAS BEEN MORE MONEY THAN IT'S EVER MADE
01:11:44 BEFORE. >> BUT THE PEOPLE AT SFO WILL
01:11:47 MAKE THAT POSSIBLE OR STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE.
01:11:48 WE ARE THE WORKERS WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
01:11:52 WE DELIVER BETTER PAY, SAFER WORKING CONDITIONS AND DIGNITY
01:11:55 ON THE JOB. >> THANK YOU.
01:11:56 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
01:12:00 SPEAKERS? MR. CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES
01:12:06 PUBLIC COMMENT. >> PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED.
01:12:14 BEFORE I TURN THIS BACK OVER TO YOU PRESENT GENTLEMEN, I JUST
01:12:17 WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
01:12:19 >> FOR THOSE OF YOU WHOM I HAD THE PLEASURE AND THE HONOR TO
01:12:22 MEET IN MY OFFICE, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
01:12:25 AT THE END OF THE DAY AND ALL THESE STORIES THERE IS ONLY
01:12:32 OBVIOUSLY SO MUCH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAN DO IN THESE
01:12:34 SPECIFIC CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. BUT WE DO HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO
01:12:36 HELP ON THE COST OF LIVING SIDE .
01:12:40 WHAT I HEAR TODAY ARE STORIES ABOUT COST OF LIVING.
01:12:41 WHAT I HEAR ABOUT STORIES ABOUT 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE
01:12:47 PEOPLE WHO MAKE SAN FRANCISCO HOME AND WHO VISIT HERE AND TO
01:12:48 THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL HERE.
01:12:51 AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF WE DON'T DO MORE TO ALLEVIATE
01:12:53 THE BURDENS ON THE COST OF LIVING SIDE WILL A FAILED
01:12:56 THAT'S ABOUT TRANSIT. THAT'S ABOUT HOUSING.
01:12:59 THAT'S ABOUT CHILD CARE. SO I REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK
01:13:00 ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING THE EFFORT TO TO COME HERE.
01:13:03 YOU ALL HAVE INCREDIBLY BUSY LIVES AND FAMILIES AND JOBS
01:13:07 OBVIOUSLY AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
01:13:12 AND PRESIDENT MENDELSOHN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HOLDING
01:13:14 THIS HEARING AND FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.
01:13:15 LAST WEEK AT SFO DIRECTLY AS WELL.
01:13:21 THANK YOU, CHAIR SHERYL AND THANK YOU VICE CHAIR MAHMUD
01:13:24 FOR MAKING TIME THIS MORNING. >> I AM I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED BY
01:13:32 THESE WORKERS WHEN I WHEN I HEAR FROM THEM.
01:13:35 >> I WAS STRUCK THOUGH BY THE COMMENTS OF THE FIRST SPEAKER
01:13:42 CAM AND THIS THIS IS I THINK SORT OF GETS TO THE HEART OF
01:13:49 THE PROBLEM HERE. THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE BEAUTY
01:13:53 OF THE PHYSICAL BEAUTY OF A GORGEOUS AIRPORT THAT IS THE
01:13:57 REFLECTION OF THE INCREDIBLE WEALTH OF THE REGION AND THE
01:14:04 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY THAT IS HAPPENING AND THE LEISURE THAT
01:14:08 PEOPLE HAVE AND THE WEALTH THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO ENJOY THAT
01:14:12 LEISURE AND THE FACT THAT THAT STANDS IT IS BUILT ON A
01:14:16 FOUNDATION THAT IS FRANKLY INADEQUATE RIGHT NOW IN TERMS
01:14:23 OF THE SUPPORT THAT'S GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE AT THE VERY BOTTOM
01:14:26 DOING THE CORE ESSENTIAL WORK. WE USED TO TALK I THINK WE
01:14:30 STILL PROBABLY SHOULD CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THE BRAVERY OF
01:14:33 THESE WORKERS DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC AS FRONTLINE ESSENTIAL
01:14:37 WORKERS WHO HAD TO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY REGARDLESS OF WHAT
01:14:38 WAS GOING ON WITH THE RISK OF ILLNESS.
01:14:41 BUT EVEN TO THIS DAY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVING TO WORK MULTIPLE
01:14:45 JOBS AND EVEN WORSE THAN THAT, THE SORT OF THE INDIGNITY THESE
01:14:53 OF THE WORKPLACE CONDITIONS THAT ARE NOT WHAT ANY OF OUR
01:15:00 CONSTITUENTS WOULD FEEL IS ADEQUATE FOR AN AIRPORT THAT
01:15:02 HAS SAN FRANCISCO'S NAME ON IT AND THE FACT THAT SOME OF THESE
01:15:08 WORKERS HAVE BEEN RETALIATED AGAINST AND HAD TO CONFRONT THE
01:15:12 THREAT OF NOT HAVING A JOB BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING YOU KNOW,
01:15:17 THEY'RE EXERCISING THEIR ACTUAL LEGITIMATE RIGHTS TO TRY
01:15:20 AND BETTER THEIR CONDITIONS. >> THEY'RE AN EXTRAORDINARILY
01:15:25 BRAVE SET OF FOLKS. >> I'M GLAD THAT THEY WERE ABLE
01:15:29 TO COME OUT TODAY AND I DON'T KNOW IF UNIONS ARE ABLE TO
01:15:36 SHARE OTHER UNION SLOGANS, BUT I DO THINK THAT ONE JOB SHOULD
01:15:40 BE ENOUGH SO THAT ALL NOT OF THE CAP OVER TO LOCAL TWO
01:15:44 AND UNITE HERE WHICH ALSO HAS YOU KNOW WORKERS AT THE AIRPORT
01:15:50 . SO YOU KNOW THIS BOARD IS WITH
01:15:54 THESE WORKERS AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE A SPEEDY AND JUST
01:15:58 RESOLUTION TO THIS TO THIS PERIOD.
01:16:04 I'M GOING TO ASK THAT THIS HEARING BE FILED.
01:16:09 BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT WE NEED TO HAVE ADDITIONAL ACTION AT
01:16:13 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AS I KNOW I AND MY COLLEAGUES WILL
01:16:17 BE AVAILABLE TO THINK ABOUT AND CONSIDER THAT AND TRY TO
01:16:21 SUPPORT THESE WORKERS IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN.
01:16:25 >> I THINK YOU PRESENT MANAGEMENT FOR THIS IMPORTANT
01:16:28 HEARING. I CONCUR WITH YOU ON ON
01:16:31 ADDITIONAL ACTION IS NECESSARY. FOR NOW I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO
01:16:35 FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO AND MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE
01:16:39 ROLL? >> YES.
01:16:40 AND ON THE MOTION THAT ITEM NUMBER TWO BE FILED HEARD
01:16:43 AND FILED BY SHAH MAHMOOD. IF I SHOULD WOULD I CHAIR
01:16:46 CHERYL, I SURE. >> CHERYL I HAVE TWO EYES.
01:16:50 >> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES.
01:16:50 MADAM CLERK, IS THERE ANY MORE BUSINESS?
01:16:53 >> THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING AGENDA SEEING NO OTHER BUSINESS
01:16:55 WE ARE ADJOURNED