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Custodians urge SFUSD to fix months‑long overtime delays; district promises review
Summary
Custodians and union representatives told the board that custodial overtime pay is frequently delayed — often 21 days or more, sometimes over a year — and asked for separate overtime checks and clearer payroll detail; the superintendent pledged the district nd personnel staff would follow up.
Custodial staff and their union told the San Francisco Unified School District Board on Tuesday that chronic payroll delays are harming workers and must be fixed.
"We just have a real major concern about our overtime," Anthony Mills, a district custodian, said during general public comment, asking that overtime be paid sooner than the current schedule that leaves many staff without expected funds.
Several custodians described a pattern they said has persisted for years: overtime payments routinely arrive more than one pay period late and often lack sufficient detail. SEIU chapter president Josh Davidson told the board that over the past three years roughly 80 percent of custodial overtime was paid more than one pay period late, with an average delay of about 21 days; some employees have waited more than a year.
"There's not really much trust among our custodial staff that this is going to get fixed," Davidson said, asking the district to pay overtime on a separate check so it can be clearly accounted for.
Superintendent Richard Carranza acknowledged the problem and told custodial staff the district had been briefed on the payroll issues. "You have our commitment. You have my commitment," Carranza said, adding personnel, finance and labor relations had been engaged and that the district would follow up with a briefing to custodial staff.
Board members suggested the issue could be explored further in personnel and labor committee meetings; Commissioner Janet Feuer proposed hearing the matter in a personnel/labor study session for more detail.
The district did not adopt a policy at the meeting; staff said they would provide a briefing on payroll status and further steps for remediation.
