May Day Protests at San Francisco and Oakland Airports Block Terminal Roadways

May Day arrests at SFO protest could signal more political risks ahead

May Day arrests at SFO protest could signal more political risks ahead The May Day protest at San Francisco International Airport certainly grabbed a lot of headlines following the arrests of several politicians who were picketing with airport workers for better wages and benefits. They were all cited and released, but new insight shows us we could see more politicians taking similar risks. Kevin Ko explains. The post May Day arrests at SFO prot…

Elected officials arrested as May Day protest shuts down Departure level roadway at SFO International Terminal

(KRON) -- The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced Friday it had temporarily closed the International Terminal Departures roadway due to a May Day protest. However, as of 1 p.m., all lanes on the upper and lower roadway levels had reopened, SFO said. During the protest, several San Francisco and Bay Area elected officials were arrested. San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan was among those arrested. According to a representative, s…

May Day protests at San Francisco and Oakland airports block terminal roadways

May Day protesters disrupted access to the terminals at San Francisco and Oakland airports on Friday, authorities said.

May Day Protest Shuts Down Departure-Level Roadway at SFO International Terminal, SF Supervisors Arrested

A planned May Day protest at SFO was causing a bit of a disruption for air travelers Friday, with cars being redirected at the International Terminal and several city officials were among the arrestees after SFPD intervened.A protest led to a temporary closure of the departure-level roadway at SFO's International Terminal, though this was not a surprise demonstration. As KRON4 reports, SFO officials issued a permit for the protest, and the roadw…

May Day protests at SFO end with arrests of SF Supervisors and State Senator

Hundreds of SFO airport workers blocked the International Terminal on May Day, leading to 25 arrests, including a state senator and two San Francisco supervisors.

Elected officials arrested as May Day protests disrupt Bay Area airports, streets

"There's power in numbers, and if we come together and organize, we can put people and workers over billionaires," said one organizer who planned to join a protest Friday.