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Board delays award of security contract after union and staff clash over low bid
Summary
Union members and school staff warned the San Francisco Unified School District board that awarding the security contract to a nonunion low bidder could cut wages and undermine safety. District staff said Silicon Valley Security was the lowest responsible bidder under state contracting rules; the board postponed final action pending legal review and additional information.
The San Francisco Unified School District board on Aug. 12 postponed final action on a proposed security-services contract after more than an hour of public comment and board questioning about wages, vendor selection and the district’s legal obligations.
Several speakers representing SEIU Local 2047, security officers and the United Educators of San Francisco urged the board to reexamine the bid that would hand the district’s security work to Silicon Valley Security, a nonunion firm. Emily Heath, secretary-treasurer of SEIU Local 2047, said awarding the contract to a nonunion vendor “threatens those standards” built by unionized officers. Security officers who spoke — including Bob Neal and Keith…
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