technical workers ( 617 staff ); Local 261 , Laborers ( 394 staff ); Local 1021 , SEIU ( 161 staff ); Local 853 , Teamsters ( 89 staff ); and Municipal Executives Association ( 52 staff ).
The implementation of this Racial Equity Action Plan must acknowledge and address the unique needs and issues of our diverse staff , their unions , four divisions , 18 bureaus and the Director ’ s Office .
Plasterers and Cement Masons - 2.3 % Plumbers Local 38- 1.4 %
Municipal Executive Asst- 3.6 % Teamsters Local 853 - 6.1 %
SEIU Local 21 - 11 %
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC WORKS AND ITS ROLE IN CITY GOVERNMENT
San Francisco Public Works is an internal service organization . By law , other City departments are our clients and they come to us to execute their building and infrastructure projects . Our services include architecture , landscape architecture , surveying , engineering , construction management and project management . We also serve the public by cleaning and maintaining sidewalks
Staff Union Representation
IFPTE Local 21 - 42.2 % and streets , infrastructure , public right of way and buildings . Historically , Public Works has been less a policy-making department and more in charge of implementing mandates of the public , the mayor , the Board of Supervisors , other City departments , and the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning .
OVERVIEW OF SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC WORKS ’ WORKFORCE
Our 2019 Employee Experience Survey reflected that the vast majority of our workforce felt proud to be part of our department . This was across race and departmental division . At the same time , only 58 % of all staff believed that Public Works draws on its diversity to achieve its goals . Clearly , this points to a untapped potential for departmental improvement and a greater culture of inclusion .
Laborers Local 21 - 27 %
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