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San Francisco’s police department may get a reality TV show
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District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey is sponsoring laws to permit the San Francisco Police Division to be on actuality TV.
Particulars: The present, tentatively known as “Actual streets of San Francisco,” would showcase the “day-to-day challenges and alternatives of twenty first century policing,” per the decision Dorsey launched to the Board of Supervisors final month.
What they’re saying: A actuality present concerning the SFPD would advance “the identical agenda the cops are, which is to color regulation enforcement in a light-weight that everyone knows to be inaccurate and unfaithful,” James Burch, deputy director of the Anti Police-Terror Challenge, instructed the San Francisco Commonplace.
- Burch says he is nervous the present would downplay situations of police violence in addition to use “the plight of the oldsters of the town” as leisure.
The opposite aspect: Dorsey says such a present, if picked up by a community, could be a possibility for elevated police transparency, “warts and all,” he instructed the Commonplace.
Actuality examine: The present may additionally support in SFPD’s recruitment efforts, per the decision.
What to observe: The fact TV present decision is at the moment within the Funds and Finance Committee, the place Supervisors Hillary Ronen, Ahsha Safai and Connie Chan will decide whether or not to advocate it to the total board for approval.
- The committee, nevertheless, has but to contemplate the decision.
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San Francisco hotel workers agree pay rise after 3-month strike
What’s New
Hilton hotel workers in San Francisco voted on Christmas Eve to approve a new union contract after a 93-day strike, according to the Unite Here Local 2 union.
The union, which represents about 15,000 workers in the region, announced that the deal settles the last of the city’s 2024 hotel strikes, covering approximately 900 Hilton workers.
Newsweek has contacted Unite Here Local 2 and Hilton via email for comment.
Why It Matters
The new contracts after this year’s strikes establish significant improvements in wages, health care and workload protections for workers at Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott-operated hotels.
The agreements conclude months of labor unrest that involved thousands of workers and disrupted San Francisco’s hotel industry.
What To Know
Hilton workers voted 99.4 percent in favor of the agreement on Christmas Eve, which includes a $3 per hour immediate wage increase, additional raises, and protections against understaffing and increased workloads.
The four-year contract preserves affordable union health insurance and provides pension increases. The deal covers workers at Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55, with 650 workers having actively participated in the strike.
This agreement follows similar contracts reached with Hyatt workers on Friday and Marriott workers last Thursday, covering a total of 2,500 workers who had been on strike since late September.
What People Are Saying
Bill Fung, a housekeeping attendant at Hilton San Francisco Union Square for 29 years, said: “These 93 days have not been easy, and I’m so proud that my coworkers and I never gave up. We stood together through the rain and cold, and even though there were some hard days, it was all worth it. We will go back to work with our health care, good raises, and the confidence of knowing that when we fight, we win.”
Lizzy Tapia, President of Unite Here Local 2, said: “Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott workers refused to give up their health care or go backwards – and we proved on the picket line that we’re not afraid of a tough fight. As contract talks begin with the city’s other full-service hotels in the new year, they should know that this is the new standard they must accept for their own employees.”
San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie said on X: “All those that have been out on strike will be back to work, and just in time for Christmas. So, things are looking bright as we head into 2025.
What Happens Next
Unite Here Local 2 said it would push for other full-service hotels in San Francisco to adopt the same standards established by the Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott agreements when contract negotiations resume in 2025.
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