Mayoral candidate writes that The City can be a shining example to the nation of a place that truly works for everyone
I first heard these words in 2008 when members of the janitors union were marching through the streets of San Francisco to advocate for a fair contract to clean large downtown buildings.
I’m talking about the workers fighting for fair wages, fighting for health care, and even fighting to make sure their jobs won’t get shipped off to the lowest bidder, often to under-the-table, abusive employers paying far below the minimum wage, with no benefits. This Labor Day, I’m thinking about San Francisco’s storied past as a labor town where movements for workers’ rights and economic fairness were born, won, and strengthened for working families. We created the mold for the middle class. The labor movement gave us the 40-hour work week, minimum wage, sick leave, and much, much more. These things are too often taken for granted, but they began on our waterfront, right here in San Francisco.
Ex // Top Stories SF Dems endorse charter-reform measure dividing mayor's race It came just days after Mayor London Breed, who earned the sole endorsement of the party, pulled her support for Prop. D San Francisco, like our nation, faces a stark choice. On Nov. 5, San Francisco will vote for Kamala Harris versus Donald Trump and choose an America for everyone. That same night, we can choose a San Francisco where all people have a fair shot.
This November, let’s choose the middle class and let’s put working families first. Let’s build more affordable housing across San Francisco. Let’s deliver stronger renter protections and down-payment assistance programs. Let’s ensure that workers earn fair wages.
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