The fight to bring fair wages and conditions for workers at proposed electric vehicle (E.V.) fleet charging stations in San Francisco scored another victory when the city’s legislative body “tabled” a proposed fleet charging site, stopping it from moving forward.
Throughout 2026 Teamsters Joint Council 7 (JC7) has led the pushback against attempts to expand E.V. fleet charging in non-union parcel delivery and passenger transportation.
Prior to the action taken by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 21, Teamster officers have made it clear to all community leaders that fairness in this emerging industry is a must.
“The site proposed today was trying to circumvent legislation restricting E.V. fleet charging. Bringing fair wages to E.V. fleet charge stations requires regulation. Otherwise, it’s an economic race-to-the-bottom for workers,” Teamsters JC7 executive board member Tony Delorio said in a statement.
E.V. fleet charging locations, without regulations in place, would have the immediate effect of allowing city-wide parcel deliveries and passenger transportation to expand rapidly without collective bargaining protections.
The action by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors follows land use and zoning victories which have prevented any new E.V. fleet charging station from being approved for operation.
“This year we have pushed back on every attempt to operate an E.V. fleet charge location that does not include a unionized workforce. Sooner or later these companies will wake up and realize that workers at these locations will need to be paid fairly and treated with respect. Until that realization occurs, they’re not going to be open for business,” Delorio said.
