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25 Cited After SFO May Day Protest Closes International Departures

City oversight looms with a supervisors hearing on the stalled contract talks next week.

Overview

  • Protesters blocked the departures-level at SFO’s International Terminal on Friday late morning, rerouting drop-offs to arrivals before lanes reopened early afternoon.
  • Police cited and released 25 people, including Supervisors Rafael Mandelman and Connie Chan and state Sen. Josh Becker.
  • SEIU United Service Workers West led the action to press $30 an hour, full-time schedules, and stronger benefits for passenger service staff.
  • The push covers roughly 2,000 contractor jobs across five firms at SFO, where the airport wage floor stands at $22.04.
  • Demonstrators also called for ICE out of SFO, pointing to a March 22 detention of a mother and child that stoked fears among immigrant workers.