US EditionBroad Coalition of San Francisco Community Groups and Unions Call for Boycott of Airbnb
Local unions and community groups demand Airbnb drop its $120 million tax refund lawsuit that threatens funding for essential public services amid a $800 million city budget shortfall.
- On Oct. 8, a broad coalition of community groups and labor unions, led by SEIU Local 1021 and including IFPTE Local 21, gathered at Airbnb's Brannan Street headquarters to launch a boycott.
- Airbnb is suing the City and County of San Francisco to reclaim $120 million in business taxes, which organizers say nears 15 percent of the city's nearly $800 million budget shortfall in 2025.
- SEIU Local 1021's Joy Zhan said, `Airbnb is contributing to our worsening homelessness and housing crisis by taking thousands of units of housing off the rental market from everyday San Franciscans and driving up rents,` highlighting housing impacts and lost revenue for city staffing.
- Organizers urged San Francisco residents to delete their Airbnb accounts and stop using the platform, launching a social media campaign and boycott-airbnb.org to pledge to `book elsewhere`.
- Organizers framed the boycott as a response to Airbnb's ties to the Trump administration and broader public service cuts, citing Joe Gebbia, Airbnb co-founder and board member’s DOGE role as conflicting with the refund bid.
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Broad Coalition of San Francisco Community Groups and Unions Call for Boycott of Airbnb
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, October 8, at 12pm, a broad coalition of community groups and labor unions — including IFPTE Local 21 — gathered in front of the Airbnb headquarters to announce their launch of…
Coalition of San Francisco Community Groups and Unions Urge Boycott of Airbnb
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Labor-led coalition calls for Airbnb boycott
A coalition of local labor unions and elected officials is calling for a boycott of Airbnb, saying the company is suing to force a refund of $120 million in business tax money that San Francisco desperately needs. In a rally at the company’s Brannan St. headquarters, led by SEIU Local 1021 and IFTPE Local 21, the coalition asked San Franciscans to delete their Airbnb accounts and refrain from using the company’s services and rentals at home and …
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