San Francisco City Workers United
A Public Worker Union
We are a public worker union comprised of San Francisco City & County employees who have freely contributed personal time and resources in a grassroots movement for something we all believe is long overdue in San Francisco: a truly democratic member-controlled local labor union.
SFCWU was formed as an independent member ran and controlled public local labor union free from political, economic, or self-enriching interests and motives. The primary purpose of SFCWU is to improve the working and economic conditions of our members and the communities in which they live.
About Us
Our Mission to Serve
SFCWU was incorporated in January of 2012, held its founding meeting on February 10th, 2012, and was granted nonprofit status in May, 2012. Our leaders are rank & file public workers dedicated to furthering the interests of working people in their quest to be free from the forces that seek to dissuade them from individual free will and dignity.
The specific purpose of this organization is to:
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- Provide exclusive representation for members concerning all matters within the scope of employment
- Advance and improve the employment conditions of the members
- Negotiate and enforce the terms of collective bargaining agreements and memorandums of understandings for members in represented bargaining units
- Strengthen and improve the general welfare of the members
- Promote friendships, harmony, and cooperation among employees and employers
Dedicated to the Memory of Dow Wilson
Our present members consist of public sector construction trade journey level Painters. Many among our current ranks were once proud members of District Council 8 and San Francisco Painters Local Union No. 4, led by Dow Wilson until his untimely murder, which was ordered by the leader of District Council 16 (Ben Rasnick) in 1966.
The murder was carried out on April 5th, 1966, by convicted co-conspirators Norman Call, Carl Black, and Max Ward. (See Simmonds v. Superior Court 245 Cal. App. 2d 704 [Civ. No. 23780. First dist, Div. 1, Oct. 19, 1966] and People v. Ward 266 Cal. App. 2d 241 [Crim. No. 6424. First Dist., Div. Two, Sept. 30, 1968]). The ensuing “bad blood” prevailed until 2002, when Painters Local Union No. 4 was taken into trusteeship stemming from unproven allegations of financial misconduct.