Laborers International Union Local 261 v. City and County of San Francisco

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION Case No. 22-cv-02215-LB LOCAL 261, et al., 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART THE v. DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS 14 CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN Re: ECF No. 13 FRANCISCO, Defendant.

17 INTRODUCTION The plaintiffs, a union (Local 261) and two of its members, sued the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) for discrimination and retaliation under state and federal law.1 Local 261 claims that the CCSF retaliated against Local 261 for complaining about unsafe and unsanitary working conditions for female union members (and CCSF employees) (count one) and for complaining about public corruption and unsanitary working conditions (count two), in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs collectively claim retaliation based on complaints about workplace safety, also in violation of §…