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San Francisco Airport Labor Fight Hits City Hall This Week San Francisco Bay Area May Day SFO
San Francisco International Airport service workers said they are sleeping in their cars, living on oatmeal and working multiple jobs just to get by in the Bay Area. Supervisor Rafael Mandelman is arrested as he stands with other demonstrators blocking the road in front of San Francisco International terminal during ICE Out of San Francisco protest at SFO on May Day at San Francisco International Airport on Friday, May 1, 2026, in San Francisco.

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San Francisco International Airport service workers said they are sleeping in their cars, living on oatmeal and working multiple jobs just to get by in the Bay Area. Supervisor Rafael Mandelman is arrested as he stands with other demonstrators blocking the road in front of San Francisco International terminal during ICE Out of San Francisco protest at SFO on May Day at San Francisco International Airport on Friday, May 1, 2026, in San Francisco.
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According to KQED’s linked item, San Francisco Airport Labor Fight Hits City Hall This Week San Francisco Bay Area May Day SFO, San Francisco International Airport service workers said they are sleeping in their cars, living on oatmeal and working multiple jobs just to get by in the Bay Area. Supervisor Rafael Mandelman is arrested as he stands with other demonstrators blocking the road in front of San Francisco International terminal during ICE Out of San Francisco protest at SFO on May Day at San Francisco International Airport on Friday, May 1, 2026, in San Francisco.
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