Union eatery workers end strike at SF airport

Source: SF GATE

Restaurant workers at San Francisco International Airport returned to work Saturday morning, ending a two-day strike.

The strike involved as many as 1,000 workers who’ve been working without a contract for more than a year, according to the union, Unite Here Local 2. The union said the walkout prompted the closure of 80 percent of the airport’s restaurants.

“This limited walk out was intended to send a clear message,” said Jesse Johnson a bartender at the Buena Vista Café and a member of the union’s executive board, in a statement. “Workers at SFO’s restaurants are determined to win the job security protections and health care coverage we deserve. Hopefully, these restaurant companies heard that loud and clear, but we are prepared for any eventuality.”

Airport officials said the opposite of the union’s closure claim was true: 80 percent of the restaurants remained open, although some were not operating at full capacity.

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