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The Workers Who Make SFO Go 'Round Want Higher Wages

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The International Terminal at San Francisco International Airport on Dec. 10, 2025. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)

Workers at San Francisco International Airport who clean planes, handle baggage, and push wheelchairs told city supervisors at a recent hearing that they’re sleeping in their cars and surviving on rice and oatmeal. Now city supervisors say their labor fight for higher wages is on notice. 

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