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District Workers Tell Board Pay Parity with City Is Urgent; SEIU, Supporters Cite Retention Crisis
Summary
San Francisco Unified School District employees and SEIU representatives pressed the board to address an estimated 15—18% pay gap with city jobs, linking recruitment and retention problems to service losses and increased workloads; the board acknowledged concerns and requested further study.
Representatives of SEIU Local 1021 and other district employees told the Board of Education that classified staff earn substantially less than comparable city and county workers, urging the district to develop a phased plan to close the gap.
Union leaders and longtime employees described an 15—18% wage disparity for custodians, clerks and food-service workers compared with city counterparts. Rafael Picazo, SEIU vice president and a 33-year district employee, said members…
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