"I have been arrested before. I've been arrested with the hotel workers, for marriage equality, and I've been arrested for the airport workers. These folks have been trying to get a fair contract for a year, and I wanted to be supportive on this May Day."
"The protestors demanded that these workers receive, in part, higher wages, fully funded affordable healthcare, better working conditions, and a $30/hour minimum wage. The management involved in this case is not the airport itself but private contractors like Unifi Aviation Services (baggage and cabin cleaning) and Alstrom (AirTrain)."
On May 1, 2026, San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman, Supervisor Connie Chan, former Supervisor Jane Kim, and State Senator Josh Becker were arrested during a May Day protest at San Francisco International Airport. The protest, supported by hundreds of unionized airport service workers organized by SEIU-USWW, aimed to resolve a longstanding contract dispute. Demonstrators briefly shut down the departure-level roadway at the international terminal while demanding higher wages, fully funded healthcare, better working conditions, and a $30/hour minimum wage for airport service workers employed by private contractors like Unifi Aviation Services and Alstrom. All arrested individuals were released shortly after.
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