Oakland city union warns of a strike if city council does not approve pay raises, other demands

About this episode

The episode discusses the demands of the Oakland city union IFPTE Local 21 during a city council meeting regarding pay raises and other employment issues.

Oakland Recap provides summaries of public meeting proceedings that catch our attention. In this installment, we review the comments made by members of city union International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 21 at this morning’s city council special budget meeting. ‘I stood in a photo with you before I knocked doors for Measure E.’ City Council special budget meeting, June 1, 2026 . This morning, representatives from Oakland public employee union IFPTE Local 21 demanded that the city deliver promised pay raises, abandon proposed benefit changes, fill vacant positions (around 25 percent of IFPTE-represented positions are vacant), and extend work-from-home policies. The union members also demanded that the city convert sworn police positions to ‘civilianized’ roles that would be filled by IFPTE union members. Over a series of comments, IFPTE union members reminded the city council of their union’s support for Measure E. IFPTE has donated over $120,000 to the Yes on E campaign, and its members have assisted with campaign rallies and door-to-door canvassing efforts. “Mayor Lee, council member Wang, council member Ramachandran, I stood in a photo with…

Topics covered

• city council
• public employee union
• pay raises
• vacant positions
• work-from-home policies
• solidarity

Keywords

• Oakland
• IFPTE Local 21
• city council
• pay raises
• vacant positions
• work-from-home
• Measure E

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 21

Places: Oakland, Measure E

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