Teamsters organizers and several San Francisco supervisors are converging on City Hall today, turning up the heat on Amazon over contract talks at the company’s DCK6 warehouse in the Bayview. As the Board of Supervisors prepares to vote on a supportive resolution, union leaders say the political show of force could ratchet up pressure on the company to bargain. Workers at DCK6 say they are pushing for better pay, safer working conditions and access to full-time benefits.
The Board is scheduled to take up a resolution at its 2 p.m. meeting titled “Supporting the International Brotherhood of Teamsters at Amazon DCK6,” which urges Amazon to negotiate with the union, according to Legistar. The measure was introduced by Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and has multiple co-sponsors on the board.
Organizers also lined up an 11:30 AM press conference on the steps of San Francisco City Hall ahead of the vote, with Teamsters leaders, DCK6 workers and local supervisors on the speakers list. The timing and roster were laid out in a press release distributed via PR Newswire.
DCK6 workers first announced a Teamsters affiliation last year, and the union says more than 100 warehouse employees have joined the drive. Organizers say many DCK6 workers are scheduled as part-time and lack basic benefits. Teamsters Joint Council 7 has cast the Board’s resolution as an important show of community and political backing for frontline workers.
NLRB Action and Amazon's Response
Federal labor prosecutors have filed a complaint alleging that Amazon unlawfully refused to bargain with Teamsters representatives at the San Francisco facility, a step that could eventually result in an order requiring the company to negotiate. Bloomberg reported that labor board prosecutors are seeking to force talks, while Amazon has called the allegations baseless.
Why Supervisors Are Weighing In
The resolution, sponsored by Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and co-sponsored by several of his colleagues, asks the city to publicly support workers pushing for bargaining, citing economic equity concerns and impacts on the surrounding neighborhood. The agenda packet lists Mandelman as the lead sponsor and several other supervisors as co-sponsors, signaling broad interest on the Board, according to Legistar.
Local Context: Bayview's Toland Street Facility
The DCK6 delivery station sits on Toland Street in the Bayview and has already become a flashpoint for organizing, pickets and holiday strikes that spotlighted warehouse working conditions in San Francisco. Local reporting has detailed the Toland Street site’s role in recent union drives and community protests, according to SFist.
What Comes Next
Organizers plan to hold the morning press conference, then watch as the Board takes up the resolution during its 2 p.m. meeting. If supervisors approve the measure, it would be largely symbolic but could add political pressure on top of the ongoing federal case. Reporting indicates that the National Labor Relations Board complaint and any eventual administrative hearing remain the clearest legal route to forcing bargaining, and advocates say local political backing is meant to amplify that process, according to the SF Chronicle.
