Service worker retention ordinance

SEIU USWW vice president cited a Lucky supermarket union contract loss in Sunnyvale and urged the council to stand with workers.

Chamber CEO and former council member urged Alternative 3 — don't adopt — calling it unenforceable policy that outsources governance to trial lawyers, and said the Santa Clara ordinance has been a 'nothing burger.'

Moffett Park Business Group director opposed the ordinance, citing burdens on employers, legal risk, and interference with responsible business decisions.

SEIU USWW representative, speaking for about 1,000 Sunnyvale members, described underpaid security officers facing homelessness and urged keeping the 50-employee threshold.

A janitor of seven years speaking in Spanish (with translation) urged the council to keep the 50-employee threshold so non-union cleaning workers aren't left behind.

Unite Here Local 19 rep for 1,200 Sunnyvale service workers explained the ordinance's mechanics and argued it's not redundant with the WARN Act and is enforceable through private litigation.

South Bay Labor Council rep noted similar ordinances in Santa Clara, San Francisco, Oakland and elsewhere, plus endorsements from state legislators.

Unite Here Local 19 organizer recounted the 2014 Intel Santa Clara layoffs of 70 workers and said the Santa Clara ordinance has worked without city enforcement.

A Google cafeteria worker of ten years and single mom said losing her job to a contractor change would cost her sons their health insurance.

Front-of-house Google cafeteria worker described supporting her 80-year-old mother and asked the council to pass the ordinance for job stability.

Meta cafeteria worker who kept her job through a July contractor change thanks to her union urged preventative action now.

A single mother and 12-year supervisor at Moffett Place spoke for co-workers near retirement who deserve to retire with dignity.

Legal coordinator at a janitorial workers' trust fund said roughly 200,000 non-union janitorial workers face exploitation and urged the council not to leave them behind.

Small janitorial company owner said the $50,000 threshold is tiny, costs would rise for every business hiring contractors, and government shouldn't tell a business who to hire.

Unite Here Local 19 rep compared the ordinance to car insurance, said workers aren't an 'outside influence,' and noted the Meta contract transition required a fight to keep jobs.