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Workers, unions press board to raise Minimum Compensation Ordinance; advocates ask for $1.86 above local minimum
Summary
Several unions and community groups urged the Board of Supervisors to amend the Minimum Compensation Ordinance (MCO) to raise pay for in‑home care, nonprofit and airport workers. Speakers described recruitment and retention problems and urged the board to adopt an increase of $1.86 above the local minimum wage.
Union and community groups filled the chamber on Sept. 11 to press the Board of Supervisors for changes to the city’s Minimum Compensation Ordinance (MCO). Speakers included SEIU representatives, the San Francisco Labor Council, the Building and Construction Trades Council, the Living Wage Coalition and home‑care providers.
Speakers said thousands of caregivers, nonprofit workers and airport service workers cannot make ends meet in San Francisco, and recruitment and retention problems are growing. The Living Wage Coalition asked the board to raise the MCO by $1.86 above the minimum wage — a figure coalition members said would help low‑wage workers remain in the city and sustain services for seniors, disabled residents and others.
Why it matters: The MCO affects wages for workers contracted by the city and, in some proposals, nonprofit and home‑care workers who deliver critical social services. Proponents said a higher MCO would reduce turnover, improve service quality, and help retain workers in local labor markets strained by housing costs.
Details: Speakers included IHSS home care providers and nonprofit staff who described long commutes, multiple jobs, and difficulty finding housing. The Building Trades Council and others called for stronger project labor agreements and prevailing‑wage standards for construction projects. Several supervisors signaled support for next steps; no final board vote on an MCO amendment took place at the Sept. 11 meeting.
Ending: Coalition members asked the board to move the MCO forward quickly and for supervisors to support a $1.86 increase above the minimum wage for affected job categories.
