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Food Banker Spotlight: Emily Citraro
The staff of the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank are disaster relief workers. They are on the front lines of serving our communities in fires, earthquakes, power outages, and now a pandemic. The leadership of the SF-Marin Food Bank has informed the bargaining team that...
Does The Food Bank Care About Our Health?
The Staff of the SF-Marin Food Bank are disaster relief workers. This means they are on the frontlines of serving our communities in fires, earthquakes, power outages and now a pandemic. The leadership of the SF-Marin Food Bank has informed the bargaining team that...
Food Banker Spotlight: Edith Cadena
Workers at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank have been fighting for a fair contract for months, and they're close to getting a contract that guarantees them the wages, benefits, and working conditions they deserve. Recently, the food bank decided to increase the...
Union Health & Safety Updates
We had another bargaining session yesterday and in addition to progress on our contract, we also spent some time to meet with some of the management team to discuss the health and safety issues our members raised. Once our contract is ratified, we will have a health...
Food Banker Spotlight: Elmer Hidalgo
Elmer and his coworkers are risking their health by continuing to serve the community during the pandemic, while senior leadership still hasn't responded to the union's healthcare proposals. Essential workers at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank deserve better. The...
What Are The Food Bank’s Values?
After canceling our last bargaining session because they weren't ready to respond on wages and healthcare, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank is refusing to pay the full healthcare premium for their workers. These essential workers, who are largely People of Color, are...
Bargaining Update #3
We FINALLY have bargaining on Wednesday, July 15th at 10am. After the Food Bank cancelled our June 23rd session (they informed us they were not prepared to respond), we requested to meet on July 13th and July 15th to expedite the process. Unfortunately, they were only...
Food Banker Spotlight: Lety Sanchez
Leticia and her coworkers are risking their health by continuing to serve the community during the pandemic, while senior leadership still hasn't responded to the union's healthcare proposals. Essential Workers at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank deserve better. *The...
PPP Loan & Million$ in Donations
Since the start of the pandemic, it is no secret that food banks across the country are raking in millions of dollars in new and unrestricted donations. Of course, there are also new costs. Still, food bank leaders across the country must balance the increased need...
Food Banker Spotlight: Edsel Consengco
Edsel and his coworkers are risking their health by continuing to serve the community during the pandemic, while senior leadership still hasn't responded to the union's healthcare proposals. Essential Workers at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank deserve better.