9/6 in SF: rally for street cleaners

Subject: [sflclaa] rally for street cleaners on Sept. 6

Contacts: Renee Saucedo (415) 425-6575, Genevie
Gallegos (408) 679-8791

Workers unfairly laid off by the San Francisco
Department of Public Works (DPW) express outrage to
Mayor Newsom and to heads of DPW for not spending
funds allocated by the Board of Supervisors to put
them back to work.

On Tuesday, September 6, 2005, at 9:00 am, on the
front steps of San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton
B. Goodlett, dozens of former DPW workers will hold a
press conference to denounce DPW's failure to
immediately reinstate them back to their former jobs,
as instructed by the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors.

After the press conference, the groups of laborers
will enter Mayor Gavin Newsom's office to demand that
the Mayor instruct Ed Lee, outgoing Director of DPW,
and Phil Ginsberg, Director of Human Resources, to
reinstate them to the positions they held previous to
last year's unfair testing and hiring process.

Last month, as part of the City's budget process, the
Board of Supervisors allocated $1.85 million to
reinstate the DPW workers who were unfairly laid off
last November. In addition, the San Francisco Civil
Service Commission determined that DPW's testing and
hiring process was flawed as applied to this group of
workers.

"The Board of Supervisors, the Mayor and the Civil
Service Commission have all expressed that we should
put back to work," stated Larry Montoya, one of the
unfairly displaced laborers. "We fear that DPW is now
retaliating against those of us who filed a complaint
against the Department by not hiring us back."

In November 2004, approximately 40 DPW laborers were
unfairly laid off after taking an exam that was too
random and discretionary. In addition, DPW turned
their positions, termed "7514" positions, into "7501"
positions, which paid less and targeted workers with
no seniority.

Labor and community supporters will also attend the
press conference.

What: DPW workers tell Mayor to comply with Board of
Supervisors' budget allocation.
When: Tuesday, September 6, 9:00 am.
Where: Front steps of SF City Hall, followed by entry
into Mayor's Office.




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