"Over the past few weeks leading up to the teachers strike, Superintendent Maria Su repeatedly told the press and labor negotiators that dipping into the district's over $400 million reserves was, simply, "not an option." But projected spending shows that the district will significantly spend its reserves to pay for its labor agreements, potentially depleting its "restricted funding" by 2028."
"The San Francisco Unified School District signed an agreement with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1021 to increase salaries by 10.5 percent, signing its third labor agreement in a whirlwind two months. Days prior, the district signed a tentative agreement with Common Crafts, a tradesman's union, to increase salaries by six percent over three years."
"The SEIU, which represents 1,060 district employees, including school secretaries, cooks and custodians, has been in ongoing negotiations with the district for five months, while the teachers union has been in negotiations with the district for over 10 months. Repeatedly, district officials have pointed to a wide budget deficit and severe financial hardship, resulting in the district entering state oversight in 2024."
The San Francisco Unified School District rapidly signed three labor agreements in two months, including a 10.5 percent salary increase for SEIU members, six percent increases for Common Crafts workers over three years, and a settlement following the city's first teachers strike in nearly 50 years. Despite repeatedly citing a severe budget deficit and state oversight as reasons for not meeting union demands, the district reversed course and approved substantial raises. The district's interim fiscal report reveals that funding these agreements will significantly deplete the district's over $400 million reserves, potentially exhausting restricted funding by 2028, contradicting the superintendent's earlier assertion that accessing reserves was not an option.
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