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Union warns SFPUC of looming retirement cliff; urges joint workforce planning
Summary
An IFPT Local 21 representative told the commission 36% of the PUC's represented engineers and technical staff will be eligible to retire within five years and asked the PUC to collaborate with the union on backfills, skills retention and a knowledge‑transfer plan.
Paul Kim, a union representative with IFPT Local 21, used the general public comment period at the Feb. 14 SFPUC meeting to urge the commission and management to plan for an expected wave of retirements. Kim said roughly 36% of the represented engineering and technical workforce will be eligible to retire within five years and described an emerging institutional "knowledge cliff." He asked that management work with the union to identify vacant positions, key skills to retain and a knowledge‑transfer plan to avoid operational disruptions.
A commissioner thanked Kim and said the board and staff have been discussing workforce planning and would continue collaboration. The exchange was recorded during the public comment portion and no formal action was taken.
