SEIU, Monopolist

In 2022, Lyft used environmentalism to mask a tax grab for its own benefit. Today, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) employs a “tax-the-rich” facade to bankroll its own members. While both schemes are rooted in greed, SEIU wields a power Lyft never could: a government-mandated monopoly.

Unlike Lyft, which must compete with Uber, Waymo and others, SEIU faces zero competition. Thanks to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act signed into law by Governor Ronald Reagan in 1968, San Francisco is legally barred from negotiating with anyone other than SEIU Local 1021. This law grants SEIU an exclusive grip over thousands of public employees.

Govern For California helped defeat Lyft’s self-serving measure and now stands with those opposing SEIU’s greedy grab. San Franciscans cannot undo the legal irony that has held their city hostage since the Reagan era, but they can—and must—reject this latest attempt to exploit the tax code. Vote NO on the SEIU tax.