Finding Aid to the Civil Service Association of San Francisco Records,
1907-1975
Finding aid prepared by Labor Archives and Research Center staff.
Labor Archives and Research Center
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA, 94132-1722
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu
© 1999, revised 2013
Title: Civil Service Association of San Francisco records
Date (inclusive): 1907-1975
Creator:
Civil Service Association of San Francisco.
Collection number: larc.ms.0134
Accession number: 1991/056
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
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English.
Extent:
5.0 cubic feet
(4 cartons)
Abstract: Consists of bound volumes of minutes, 1906-1929, 1935-1938; minutes of the executive committee, 1914-1918; resolutions; and
scrapbooks of clippings from the
San Francisco Municipal Review.
Location: Collection is available onsite.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives & Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the
Labor Archives & Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of
the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Civil Service Association of San Francisco Records, 1991/056, Labor Archives & Research Center,
San Francisco State University.
Related Archival Materials
Service Employees International Union, Local 250 (San Francisco, Calif.) Records, larc.ms.0133
Acquisition Information
The records of the Civil Service Association of San Francisco were donated by SEIU Local 250 to the Labor Archives and Research
Center in June of 1991, in the course of the records survey of Bay Area labor unions carried out by Susan Goldstein; accession
number 1991/056. SEIU Local 250, located at 240 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, also donated records of their own and records
apparently kept formerly by George Hardy. These records are described in a separate guide.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Thomas Carey in July 1994.
History
The following is a short history of the Association and how it helped form the present SEIU Local 790.
The Municipal Civil Service Employees Association formed in San Francisco on July 26, 1902. The records of this organization
burned in the Fire of April 18, 1906. In March 1914 the association was reorganized as the San Francisco Municipal Civil Service
Association. This group would later affiliate with the Federation of Municipal Employees and the California Federation of
Civil Service Associations. In 1945 the organization was again renamed: the Civil Service Association of San Francisco. It
was incorporated April 16, 1948. The Association consistently fought for improved health care for city workers, and pushed
the City into accepting salary standardization surveys to bring municipal employee wages to competitive levels.
In early December 1945 the San Francisco Labor Council, the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council, and the
Bay Cities Metal Trades Council adopted a resolution approving the formation of an AFL Departmental Council of San Francisco
city employees. Fred Lorenzetti and Joseph Moreno were named president and vice president, respectively, and Dan Scannell
became secretary-treasurer as well as business agent. Meetings were to be held on the second and fourth Monday of the month.
On March 29, 1946 the San Francisco
Labor Clarion reported the Minutes of the first meeting of the new "AFL Council of San Francisco City Employees," affiliated with the American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). San Francisco City and County Employees, AFSCME Local 747 was
the precursor to this AFL Council.
A year later, there were references to a San Francisco City and County Employees Union Local 503, of the United Public Workers
of America, CIO (otherwise known as State, County and Municipal Workers of America, CIO). Local 503 was referred to as Local
503/400 in 1950, probably reflecting a change in affiliation from CIO to AFL. At this time, John Jeffrey was their business
representative. He seems to have been involved with this union for quite some time. In 1950 Local 503/400 also affiliated
with the California Council of the BSEIU.
Local 400 merged with the Civil Service Association of San Francisco in 1972. In February 1982, United Public Employees Local
400 voted to merge with UPE Local 390 (East Bay). Joint by-laws were approved for the new SEIU United Public Employees Local
790 in February of 1985.
Scope and Contents
Consists of bound volumes of minutes, 1906-1929, 1935-1938; minutes of the executive committee, 1914-1918; resolutions; and
scrapbooks of clippings from the
San Francisco Municipal Review.
Indexing Terms
San Francisco Municipal Civil Service Association.
Collective bargaining--Municipal employees--California--San Francisco.
Box 1
1914 January 1-1915 May 31
Box 1
1914 April 14-1916 May 16
Scrapbooks of Clippings from
San Francisco Municipal Review
1947-1975
Box 3
1947 June 20-1948 April 30
Box 3
1948 May 7-1949 December 30
Box 3
1950 January 6-1951 May 25
Box 3
1952 September 5-1953 September 18
Box 3
1953 September 25-1954 September 3
Box 3
1954 September 10-1955 May 13
Box 3
1955 May 20-1956 March 23
Box 3
1956 March 30-1956 November 16
Box 3
1956 November 23-1957 June 21
Box 3
1957 June 28-1958 February 28
Box 3
1958 March 7-1959 February 27
Box 3
1959 March 6-1959 December 25
Box 3
1960 January 1-1961 January 20
Box 3
1961 January 27-1962 March 2
Box 3
1962 March 9-1962 December 28
Box 4
1963 January 4-1963 October 11
Box 4
1963 October 18-1964 April 3
Box 4
1964 April 10-1964 June 12
Box 4
1964 September 18-1965 January 15
Box 4
1965 January 22-1965 May 14
Box 4
1965 May 21-1965 September 3
Box 4
1965 September 10-1965 December 3
Box 4
1965 December 10-1966 March 4
Box 4
1966 March 11-1966 May 20
Box 4
1966 May 27-1966 August 12
Box 4
1966 August 26-1966 December 2
Box 4
1966 December 9-1967 February 24
Box 4
1967 May 26-1967 September 29
Box 4
1967 October 6-1968 February
Box 4
1968 August 2-1969 January 17
Box 4
1969 February 7-1969 July 18
Box 4
1969 July 25-1969 December 19
Box 4
1970 January 9-1970 June 19
Box 4
1970 November 12-1971 April 22
Box 4
1971 April 29-[1971 August 12]
Box 4
1975 January 1-1975 December 10
