SF supervisors arrested at SFO May Day protest

Key Points:

• A May Day protest by airport service workers at San Francisco International Airport briefly shut down the departure-level roadway at the international terminal, with traffic diverted as demonstrators rallied over wage disputes and labor issues.
• Several San Francisco elected officials, including Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman, Supervisor Connie Chan, former Supervisor Jane Kim, and State Senator Josh Becker, were arrested after blocking the roadway during the protest.
• The demonstration, led by SEIU, was part of broader May Day actions across the Bay Area focusing on labor and immigrant rights, with hundreds of airport workers and supporters marching through San Francisco and other cities.
• SFO officials had issued a free speech permit for the protest and temporarily closed the upper-level roadway at the international terminal as a safety precaution, rerouting vehicles to the lower arrivals level; all lanes reopened later that day.
• Protesters carried signs addressing issues such as opposition to President Trump, immigrant rights, and economic inequality, emphasizing solidarity among workers from various sectors, including tech employees affected by mass layoffs.