Finding Aid to the Jobs with Justice San Francisco Records
Finding aid prepared by Angie Lin Mendoza.
Labor Archives and Research Center
2023
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722
Business Number: (415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu
Title: Jobs with Justice San Francisco records
Date (inclusive): 2005-2018, undated
Date (bulk): 2011-2018
Creator:
Jobs with Justice San Francisco
Extent:
10.27 Cubic Feet
(8 Cartons)
Collection number: larc.ms.0425
Accession number: 2019/002
Repository:
Labor Archives and Research Center
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu
Abstract: The records of Jobs with Justice (JWJ) contain materials that document the organization's mission, campaigns, projects, and
activities. The materials in this collection reflect those issues that were central to the group, including living wages plus
accessible healthcare, quality public education, affordable housing and a liveable climate. JWJ represents hotel, restaurant,
retail and service workers, domestic workers, nurses, teachers, city workers, seniors, people with disabilities, tenants and
students. A few documents in the collection are in Spanish and Chinese. They focus on policy and system change to empower
workers and communities of color.
Physical Location: Collection is available on site.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English, Spanish, Chinese.
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some materials are in the public domain; transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed
by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be
restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks.
Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility
for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jobs with Justice San Francisco Records, larc.ms. 0425, Labor Archives and Research Center, San
Francisco State University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Jobs with Justice San Francisco in 2019, Accession number 2019.002.
Processing Information
Collection was processed by Angie Lin Mendoza in 2023.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into three series: Series 1: Administration, 2008-2018; Series 2: Campaigns, 2007-2018; and Series
3: Publications/Reports, 2005-2018.
History of Jobs with Justice San Francisco
Jobs with Justice San Francisco (JWJ), is a membership-based organization of San Francisco residents and workers. JWJ's campaigns
focus on policy and system change to empower workers and communities of color, including workers' rights, secure jobs with
living wages, accessible healthcare, quality public education, affordable housing, and a liveable climate. JWJ represents
hotel, restaurant, retail and service workers, domestic workers, nurses, teachers, city workers, seniors, people with disabilities,
tenants and students.
Scope and Contents
The records of Jobs with Justice (JWJ) contain materials which document and illustrate the mission, campaigns, projects, ideas,
and activities of the organization whose focus is on policy and system change to empower workers and communities of color.
The materials in this collection reflect those issues that are central to the group, including living wages, accessible healthcare,
quality public education, affordable housing, and a liveable climate.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Employee Rights--United States.
Living wage movement
Low-income housing.
Series 1:
Administration
2008-2018
Extent: 3.21 Cubic Feet (2.5 cartons)
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Scope and Contents
Series 1 is comprised of administrative materials, including meeting and retreat minutes; reports; grant proposals; program
flyers; original artwork and graphics for promotional materials; collective bargaining agreement drafts; budgets; and sign-in
sheets.
carton 1, folder 1
Action Plans
2013, undated
Contents
Action plan, draft ordinance, email correspondence, and meeting agendas.
carton 1, folder 3
Assessment Survey
2013
Contents
Survey responses pertaining to JWJ affiliate organizations.
carton 1, folders 4-5
Budgets
2011-2018, undated
Contents
Contains talking points, agenda, expense report, budget sheets, and fundraising plans.
carton 1, folder 6
City College Class
undated
Contents
Course description of a monthly educational institute (March - August 2012) done in collaboration with Job with Justice at
City College.
carton 1, folders 7-9
Collective Bargaining Agreements
2008-2021
Contents
Contains MOU and agreement pertaining to UNITE HERE Local 2 and SFO Airport Restaurant Employer Council (AREC). Contains negotiated
CBAs between Jobs with Justice and Office and Professional Employees International and Union (OPEIU), Local No. 3 and OPEIU,
Local No. 29. Folder also contains JWJ financial documents, including tax return, JWJ budget sheets, and reimbursements.
carton 1, folder 10
Correspondence
2018
Contents
Correspondence addressed to Gordon Mar about research publication and gala invitation.
carton 1, folder 11
Dues
2014
Contents
Membership dues form and correspondence from Gorden Mar to SEIU 1021 and CNA.
carton 1, folder 12
Event Sign-in Sheets
2013-2015
Contents
Sign-in sheets from various events hosted by JWJ.
carton 1, folders 13-29
Executive Board
2011-2018
Contents
Agenda, notes, flyers, budget summary, campaign priorities and activities, action plan, retreat planning, and draft collective
bargaining agreements.
carton 1, folder 30
Executive Board Evaluations
2017
Contents
Executive Board evaluation responses.
carton 1, folders 31-32
Executive Board Retreat
2015-2018
Contents
Agenda, meeting notes, handouts, and planning notes for future campaigns.
carton 1, folder 33
Executive Director Transition
2015, 2018, undated
Contents
Executive Director/Personnel Committee meeting agendas, handouts, personnel policy, MOU for consultant to support transition,
and performance survey.
carton 1, folder 34
Family Leave Policy
2009, 2015
Contents
Email from Kung Feng to Conny Ford, Gordon Mar, and Sacha Wright describing CPA family leave policy. Asian Pacific Environmental
Network Employee Handbook.
carton 1, folder 35
Artifacts
undated
Scope and Contents
Contains pin-back button, "Jobs with Just Hours" sticker and one metal water bottle.
carton 2, folders 1-3
Financials
2011-2013, 2017, undated
Contents
Cashflow statements, check copies, invoices to United Food and Commercial Workers and Unite Here/Local 2, fundraising goals/target
notes, and deposit slips.
carton 2, folders 4-5
Fundraising Events
2012-2013
Contents
Fundraising goals/target list, planning notes, program format, payments, sign-in sheets, and correspondence.
carton 2, folders 6-8
Fundraising
Contents
Cash flow statements, fundraising plan, funders and foundation lists, and East Bay Alliance For A Sustainable Economy (EBASE)
sponsor form and letter.
carton 2, folders 9-10
General
2010, 2015-2018, undated
Contents
Mission statement, correspondence with topics related to finances, campaigns, post-meeting action items, San Francisco voter
survey, and miscellaneous documents.
carton 2, folders 11-16
Grants
2013, 2017-2018, undated
Contents
Grant document, including submissions, agreements, workplan outlines. Also includes correspondence for the following grants:
Bay Area Regional Prosperity Plan Equity Initiative, Cal Well, Care Council, Irvine Foundation, JWJ Education Fund, and San
Francisco Foundation.
carton 2, folder 17
Interns
2013, undated
Contents
Orientation agenda and training documents.
carton 2, folder 18
JOBS NOW! Program
2010
Contents
Application and documents pertaining to JOBS NOW! Program to hire a Coalition Director.
carton 2, folder 19
Leadership and Organizing Training
undated
Contents
JWJ Leadership and Organizing Training Manual.
carton 2, folder 20
Leadership Team
2011, undated
Contents
Leadership team agenda, budget sheet, and other handouts pertaining to campaigns and fundraising.
carton 2, folder 21
Local Coalition Starter Kit
undated
Contents
Guide on how to start a local coalition.
carton 2, folder 22
Membership
2010-2011, undated
Contents
Correspondence regarding dues of member unions and completed membership forms.
carton 2, folder 23
MOU between Center for Community Change and JWJ Education Fund
2014
Contents
MOU between JWJ SF Bay Area, UFCW Local 5, UFCW Local 648 and UFCW Western States Council. MOU between The Center for Community
Change and JWJ Education Fund, for Jobs with Justice-San Francisco.
carton 2, folder 24
Non-Profit Incorporation
2013-2015, undated
Contents
501c tax filing, meeting agenda, notes, and bylaws.
carton 2, folder 25
Planning Retreat
2013
Contents
Steering Committee mini-retreat agenda, notes, and assessment survey responses.
carton 2, folder 26
Political Education
undated
Contents
Event program outline and flyers.
carton 2, folder 27
Public Education Work Group
2012
Contents
Project agenda and notes.
carton 2, folder 28
Regional Expansion
undated
Contents
Document providing background/history of regional expansion, county and regional locations, workshop flyer, and local union
contacts.
carton 2, folder 29
Staff Meetings
2014
Contents
JWJ Staff meeting agendas, notes, and work plans.
carton 2, folders 30-51
Steering Committee
2011-2018, undated
Contents
Steering Committee agendas, notes, campaign matrix, income and expense reports, work plans, and sign-in sheets.
carton 2, folders 52-54
Steering Committee Retreat
2014, 2016-2017, undated
Contents
Retreat agenda, notes, sign-in sheets, and campaign planning documents.
carton 2, folder 55
Steering Committee Survey
2017
Contents
Steering commmittee survey questions and responses.
carton 3, folders 1-5
Strategic Planning
2012
Contents
Meeting agenda, campaign matrix, slide presentation print out, and email correspondence.
carton 3, folder 6
Tunisian and Moroccan Trade
2013, undated
Contents
Itinerary of visit with unions and city leadership, event flyer, and email correspondence.
carton 3, folders 7-8
Work Plan
2013-2014, 2017, undated
Contents
Planning documents pertaining to campaign priorities and timelines.
carton 3, folder 9
Work Plans Internal
undated
Contents
JWJ Director of Oganizing job advertisement, board responsibilities statement, and work plan goals.
carton 3, folder 10
Young Workers United
2016-2017, undated
Contents
Executive director position advertisment, meeting agenda, and budget sheet.
Series 2:
Campaigns and Projects
2007-2018
Extent: 6.42 Cubic Feet (5 cartons, 114 folders)
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Scope and Contents
The Campaigns and Projects series contains materials produced from 2007 through 2018 for or about various campaigns and projects
central to JWJ's mission for education, health, fair wages, work hours, and housing. Materials within the campaigns and projects
folders consist of action plans, press releases, notes, flyers, agendas, campaign training scripts, questionnaires, presentation
typescripts and supporting materials.
carton 3, folder 11
Alliance To Reclaim Our Schools
2017, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda, planning documents, Six Pillars of Community Schools Toolkit, and flyer.
carton 3, folder 12
Bank Worker
2014, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda and documents pertaining to working conditions in the banking industry.
carton 3, folder 13
Bad Business
2014-2016, undated
Contents
Email correspondence and briefings pertaining to Bad Business Fee, Business Tax reform report, and MOU between SF and Twitter.
carton 3, folder 14
Budget Justice
2015, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda, budget report, rally sign-in sheet, flyers, and planning documents.
carton 3, folder 15
Business Tax Reform
2012, undated
Contents
Correspondence, planning, and research documents.
carton 3, folders 16-20
Care Council (Caring Across Generations)
2011-2017, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda, project timelines, notes, correspondence, flyers, and event sign-up sheets.
carton 3, folders 21-22
Care Congress
2011, undated
Contents
Planning documents, correspondence, flyers, and budget.
carton 3, folder 23
Collective Bargaining Agreements
2007-2014, undated
Contents
Collective bargaining agreements, drafts, and notes relating to United Food and Commercial Workers Union and other companies
and unions.
carton 3, folders 24-25
City College SF
2012, 2014, undated
Contents
Meeting agendas, notes, flyers, campaign planning documents, reading materials, media articles, draft proposal, and conference
planning document.
carton 3, folder 26
Chicago
2013, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda, notes, flyers, phone script for moratorium on closing schools in Chicago, petition draft, and planning documents.
carton 4, folders 1-5
Close the Gap
2014-2018, undated
Contents
Meeting agendas, notes, flyers, reading materials, events sign-in sheets, sub-campaign planning and outreach goals, presentation
slides, and email correspondence.
carton 4, folders 6-14
California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC)
2011, 2018, undated
Contents
Communications and media plan, correspondence, news articles, planning for CBA between hospital and employees, presentation
slide deck, development agreement drafts between CMPC and CCSF, CPMC 2015 compliance report, and post acute care planning.
carton 4, folder 15
DevOpps
2017, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda, notes, and handouts pertaining to focus group planning to collect participant employment history and thoughts
about job security.
carton 4, folder 16
Debt Free Future
2013, undated
Contents
Material on the student debt crisis, Debt Free Future round table proposal and drafts, campaign plan, rally flyer, and outreach
plan.
carton 4, folder 17
Displacement
2016-2017, undated
Contents
Correspondence to Senator Scott Wiener, Assembly members Phil Ting and David Chiu, regarding the State's affordable housing
crisis. JWJ Unity Building Discussion notes.
carton 4, folder 18
Fair Economy
2013-2014, undated
Contents
San Francisco low-wage worker policy proposals, planning documents, agenda and meeting notes, sign-in sheets, and voter survey
results.
carton 4, folders 19-20
Fresh and Easy
2011-2012, undated
Contents
Fresh and Easy permit application, planning commission draft motion, flyers, news clippings, brochures, planning documents,
and survey results.
carton 4, folders 21-25, carton 5, folders 1-6
Formula Retail Living Wage
2011-2015, undated
Contents
Correspondence and ordinances pertaining to operation of Formula Retail establishments, economic impact report, steering committee
meeting agenda and work plan, political strategy agenda, correspondence pertaining to closing the loophole in Article 33G,
planning commission update, slide deck presentation, accountability act summary, campaign budget, and stable schedules study.
carton 5, folder 7
Free City
2016, undated
Contents
Planning meeting agenda, flyers, event sign-in sheets, and documents pertaining to Free City campaign focused on free community
college education.
carton 5, folder 8
Gap Company
2012, undated
Contents
Documents, flyers, media articles, and sign-in sheet pertaining to Gap Inc. refusal to provide fire safety program in Bangladesh
factories.
carton 5, folders 9-11
General
2010, 2015-2018, undated
Scope and Contents
Signed registration sheets pertaining to increase of minimum wage to $15. Various documents regarding several campaign activities,
and draft ordinances.
carton 5, folders 12-17
Good Jobs and Healthy Communities
2011-2013, undated
Contents
Meeting agendas and notes, work plan to keep Walmart out of SF and broader goal of regulating big/small box stores in SF,
city hall press conference plan, documents regarding Occupy SF, and legislative platform to review policies. Draft Legislative
Analyst report regarding possible impact of Formula Retail on Fresh Food Businesses. News articles.
carton 5, folders 18-19
Good Jobs 4 All
2017-2018, undated
Contents
Materials from Good Jobs 4 All Collaborative, a coalition of community and labor groups working together to increase access
to stable, family-sustaining employment for disadvantaged SF residents. Meeting agenda and notes, report, and workforce agreement
draft.
carton 5, folder 20
Healthy CA
2013-2018, undated
Contents
Meeting agendas and notes, correspondence to State Controller, media articles, and event flyers.
carton 5, folder 21
Healthy Retail
2012, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda and notes, planning documents, flyers, and an ordinance on Chapter 59 pertaining to Healthy Food retailers.
carton 5, folder 22
Immigrant Workers
2013, 2015, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda and notes, email correspondence, document pertaining to immigration reform, immigrant worker rights when management
changes, e-verify process, survey document, agreement between UNITE HERE Local 2 and San Francisco hotels regarding immigrant
rights.
carton 5, folder 23
Irvine Foundation
2017, undated
Contents
Grant agreement between JWJ Education Fund and JWJ SF from the James Irvine Foundation, meeting agenda and notes, and flyers.
carton 5, folder 24
Local Control Funding
2013-2014, undated
Scope and Contents
Meeting agenda, notes, documents, presentations slides pertaining to student success in SFUSD.
carton 5, folder 25
Local Elections
2012-2013, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda and documents pertaining to local elections.
carton 5, folder 26
Minimum Wage
2013-2014, undated
Contents
Documents, correspondence, survey questions, and flyers on increasing minimum wage to $15. San Francisco Wage Theft Task Force
Final Report 2013.
carton 5, folder 27
Millionaires Tax
2012, undated
Scope and Contents
Documents and flyers pertaining to The Millionaires Tax Act to fund education and essential services by taxing individuals
that earn in excess of a million.
carton 5, folder 28
Occupy SF
2011-2012, undated
Scope and Contents
Email correspondence, flyers, committee planning notes, and other documents pertaining to Occupy SF.
carton 5, folder 29
Organizing
undated
Contents
National Jobs with Justice Leadership and Organizing training guides, handouts, and participant feedback documents.
carton 5, folder 30
Lennar
2012, undated
Contents
Flyers, program script, and task list pertaining to a rally to stop cuts and layoffs by Lennar, and gala for the 99%.
carton 5, folder 31
Power
2014, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda, notes, and flyers pertaining to protecting workers from exploitation and retaliation.
carton 6, folders 1-7
Progressive Review
2010-2012, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda and notes, flyers, email correspondence, union volunteer calendar, Chinese media news clippings, business tax
reform survey, office of the controller presentation, and budget related documents. Progessive revenue coalition structure
proposal to develop coordinated strategy and plans for revenue campaigns and resources.
carton 6, folder 8
Progressive Tax
2009-2010, undated
Contents
Progressive Taxation Strategy Conference program outline, labor conference strategy, talking points for California Federation
of Teachers, and related correspondence. Contains CD from the California Federation of Teachers titled, "Talking Taxes: Fixing
our Future."
carton 6, folder 9
Public Education
2011-2013, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda, notes, flyers, presentation slides pertaining to school finance reform, and community conversation notes.
carton 6, folder 10
Retail Organizing
2014-2015, 2018, undated
Contents
Campaign timeline, planning documents, email correspondence, retail action project summary, Asia Floor Wage Alliance publication,
and Retail Workers Bill of Rights publication.
carton 6, folder 11
Retail Focus Group
2015-2016, undated
Scope and Contents
Focus group project updates, planning documents, partcipant experiences, and photo and story release.
carton 6, folders 12-24, carton 7, folder 1
Retail Workers Bill of Rights
2014-2015, 2017, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda and notes, flyers, ordinance draft, email correspondence, 2014 Independent Business Survey Report and draft,
matrix of predictable scheduling, and petitions. Also, policy proposal on minimum wage ordinance, increase living wage, strengthening
enforcement of labor laws, and large retail accountability. Policy brief and reports pertaining to minimum work hours and
reporting pay policies. Resolution pertaining to Commuter Shuttle Pilot Program and other permanent Commuter Programs.
carton 7, folder 2
Robinhood Tax
2013, undated
Contents
Meeting agenda and notes, Robinhood Tax Campaign Fact Sheet, H.R. 6411 document, U.S. economy budget sheet, flyer, and printed
image of Chicago Tribune Newpaper front page.
carton 7, folder 3
SF Hip
2013, undated
Contents
Presentation slide deck, flyer, and handouts.
carton 7, folder 4
Training, Bargaining
2017, undated
Contents
External training session on how to bargain, meeting agenda, notes, handouts, and draft of training guide.
carton 7, folder 5
Verizon
2011, undated
Contents
Draft Verizon Mobilization Action Plan to negotiate a fair contract. Flyers, sign-in sheet, news article, email correspondence.
carton 7, folders 6-16
Walmart
2011-2013, undated
Scope and Contents
Report on hourly careers at Walmart by American Rights at Work, research brief pertaining to Big-Box retail wages, and presentation
slides. Event agenda and notes to keep Walmart out of SF. Planning documents on expansion work with other organizations.
A Guide to Retail Impact Studies prepared by Civic Economics 2008. Ordinance Draft for Health Food Retailer Incentive Program.
Draft Legislative Analyst Report regarding impact on local businesses of the opening of a large formula retail store selling
fresh food. Email correspondence and news articles.
carton 7, folder 17
Worker's Rights Board Hearing
2015, undated
Contents
Planning documents and templates to hold a hearing, meeting agenda, flyers, email correspondence, North Bay Workers' Rights
Board publication, Building a Workers' Rights Board starter kit.
Series 3:
Publications/Reports
2005-2018
Extent: .64 Cubic Feet (.5 carton, 12 folders)
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Scope and Contents
Contains materials published by JWJ and other organizations; newspaper clippings; flyers pertaining to anti-retaliation laws
and complaint process, fair economy, and predictable scheduling.
carton 7, folders 18-22
General (flyers)
2011-2018, undated
Contents
Documents, presentations, newsetters, media articles pertaining to filing a retaliaton/discrimination complaint process, Survey
of Federal Whistleblower and Anti-Retaliation Laws, newsletters, fair economy, predictable scheduling, policy analysis suppport,
Budget and Legislative Analysts's Office titled Socioeconomic Equity in the City of San Francisco.
carton 7, folders 23-27
News Clippings
2005-2017, undated
Contents
Media articles pertaining to organizing communities. News clippings pertaining to fair work week and scheduling.
carton 7, folder 28
Publications by others
2013-2018, undated
Contents
Publications published by different organizations on subjects pertaining to education, Chinese Progressive Association resource
booklet, and UFCW5 magazine.
carton 7, folder 29
Publications
2015-2018, undated
Contents
Publications and reports by JWJ on subjects pertaining to Retail Worker Bill of Rights, union memberships, wages, North Bay
Worker's Rights Board.
