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San Francisco school board rejects security-services bids after union objections
Summary
After public testimony from SEIU representatives warning that a nonunion vendor would undercut wages and benefits, the San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously to reject all bids for a district security-services contract and directed staff to consider next steps, including reissuing the RFP.
The San Francisco Board of Education voted 7-0 on Aug. 26 to reject all bids for a one-year contract to provide security guards and patrol services, after several public speakers and board members raised concerns that awarding the contract to a nonunion vendor would reduce wages and benefits for existing officers.
Union representatives told the board the lowest bidder was nonunion and urged the district either to halt the award or to rework the bid process to permit "responsible contractor" language that would preserve livable wages and benefits.…
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