IFPTE Local 21

What IFPTE Local 21 does

IFPTE Local 21 is a labor union founded in 1977 and headquartered in San Francisco, representing more than 11,000 public sector professional, technical, supervisory, and managerial government employees across the Bay Area. The union is a local affiliate of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) and the AFL-CIO, and is owned and governed democratically by its members through delegate assemblies, an executive committee, and elected chapter officers. It operates through a chapter-based structure aligned with employer jurisdictions, with offices in San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, and Martinez covering city and county governments, school districts, and special districts.

Core services center on collective bargaining, contract negotiation, grievance and disciplinary representation, and political advocacy. The union negotiates MOUs/contracts covering wages, health benefits, pensions, and working conditions for engineers, analysts, nurses, dispatchers, librarians, administrative staff, and other public sector professionals. Additional offerings include a Member Benefits Program (discounts, insurance), "Know Your Rights" and Weingarten Rights education, and a Political Action Fund supporting endorsements and ballot measure campaigns. The organization does not build or sell technology products; its operating platform is its organizer network, legal representation capacity, and coalition relationships with peer unions.

The business model is straightforward subscription/dues revenue: members pay 0.96% of wages on a recurring basis, plus optional contributions to the Political Action Fund. Growth is driven by workplace organizing and affiliation of new employee associations. IFPTE Local 21 actively participates in multi-union coalitions (e.g., SEIU Local 1021, IUOE Local 39, UAPD, Alameda Labor Council) for bargaining leverage and political campaigns, and conducts strike actions, rallies, and ballot measure efforts as core organizing tactics.

Name

IFPTE Local 21

Legal name

IFPTE Local 21

Website

https://ifpte21.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IFPTE Local 21 is a labor union representing over 11,000 public sector professional, technical, and supervisory government employees across the San Francisco Bay Area, providing collective bargaining, contract negotiation, grievance representation, and political advocacy services funded by member dues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: IFPTE Local 21 generates revenue through membership dues paid by public sector workers. Dues are calculated as a percentage of wages. The union also collects Political Action Fund contributions from members for political advocacy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

IFPTE Local 21 is a member-based labor union that provides collective bargaining, contract negotiation, grievance representation, and political advocacy services to over 11,000 public sector professional, technical, administrative, and supervisory government employees across the Bay Area. The union collects membership dues (0.96% of wages) and delivers representation through chapter-based organizing, coalition bargaining with allied unions, and political action campaigns supporting public sector funding and staffing.

Product overview

IFPTE Local 21 is a democratic, member-based labor union serving over 11,000 public sector professional, supervisory, and managerial government employees across Bay Area jurisdictions. The organization provides a unified platform of union representation services centered on collective bargaining for wages, benefits, and working conditions, complemented by member benefits programs, political action and advocacy initiatives, and democratic governance structures. The core offering consists of representation, negotiation support, and advocacy services delivered through a network of chapters organized by employer and region, with resources for member participation in union governance and workplace rights education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership and Representation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% membership density achieved in some jurisdictions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oakland Firefighters Local 55 (IAFF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2026Joint coalition partner in Oakland Yes on Measure E campaign to keep fire stations open. Oakland Firefighters Local 55 and IFPTE Local 21 joined SEIU 1021 and Alameda Labor Council in supporting Measure E.
• Alameda Labor CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2026Alameda Labor Council, led by Executive Secretary-Treasurer Keith Brown, is a key coalition partner in Oakland campaigns including the Yes on Measure E effort. The labor council coordinates AFL-CIO union activities across Alameda County.
• UAPD (Union of American Physicians and Dentists)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 January 2026UAPD joined the joint labor coalition with IFPTE Local 21, SEIU Local 1021, and IUOE Local 39 for Solano County negotiations. UAPD bargaining team member Jeanah Braden, MD advocated for pediatric care continuity.
• United Teachers of Richmond (UTR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2025IFPTE Local 21 SSA members conducted sympathy strike in support of United Teachers of Richmond and Teamsters Local 856 in West Contra Costa Unified School District. Local 21 members joined 3,000 workers across three unions on picket lines.
• Teamsters Local 856coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2025Joint strike action with United Teachers of Richmond against WCCUSD. Local 21 conducted sympathy strike in solidarity with Teamsters members.
• School Supervisors Association (SSA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2025School Supervisors Association is an IFPTE Local 21 chapter representing supervisors in West Contra Costa Unified School District. SSA members called for sympathy strike in support of UTR and Teamsters.
• SEIU Local 1021coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 November 2025Joint coalition partner in Solano County contract negotiations. SEIU Local 1021 represents county workers alongside IFPTE Local 21 and IUOE Local 39 in collective bargaining and strike actions. The three unions jointly filed unfair labor practice charges and coordinated strike notices.
• IUOE Local 39coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 November 2025Operating Engineers Local 39 partners with IFPTE Local 21 and SEIU Local 1021 in Solano County labor coalition. Joint bargaining team member Jeffrey Eichenberger represented stationary engineers in contract negotiations.
• San Francisco Labor CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2025San Francisco Labor Council coordinates AFL-CIO union activities in San Francisco. The council organized the Hands Off the Bay response and calls for federal resistance actions.
• Bay Resistance CoalitionminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 October 2025Bay Area coalition for federal resistance organizing. IFPTE Local 21 members directed to bayresistance.org for alerts and Know Your Rights resources.
• Contra Costa County 9-Union Healthcare CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2018Led by IFPTE Local 21, nine Contra Costa County unions formed a coalition to fight for healthcare equity. Coalition included unions across different sectors unified around premium reduction demands.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• San Francisco Labor Council: AFL-CIO central labor body for San Francisco that coordinates union political action in the city and is a strategic partner of IFPTE Local 21 on local campaigns and federal response organizing.
• Alameda Labor Council (AFL-CIO): AFL-CIO labor council coordinating union activity across Alameda County; comparable as a regional labor body that Local 21 partners with on ballot measure campaigns and coalition organizing.

Direct peers

• AFSCME: The largest US union of public sector employees, directly comparable as a labor organization representing state, county, and municipal government workers with collective bargaining as its core service.
• California State Employees Association (CSEA): California-focused public sector union representing state employees; directly comparable as a dues-funded membership organization providing collective bargaining and representation to government workers.
• California Federation of Teachers (CFT): AFT-affiliated union representing public sector educators and classified school employees across California, structurally analogous to Local 21 in serving public sector professionals through collective bargaining.
• Teamsters Local 856: Bay Area Teamsters local that has engaged in joint strike activity with Local 21 at West Contra Costa USD, reflecting directly comparable public sector collective bargaining work.
• SEIU Local 1021: Bay Area public sector union that is Local 21's most frequent coalition partner, jointly representing workers in Solano County, Oakland, and other jurisdictions through coordinated bargaining and strike actions.
• IUOE Local 39: Operating Engineers local that partners with IFPTE Local 21 in joint bargaining coalitions across Bay Area counties, including Solano County stationary engineer representation.
• UAPD (Union of American Physicians and Dentists): Public sector healthcare professionals union that has joined IFPTE Local 21 in multi-union coalitions for county-level bargaining in Solano County.

Broad incumbents

• California Teachers Association (CTA): Statewide teachers association representing a much larger membership base, providing a broad-incumbent reference point for dues-funded public sector collective bargaining and political advocacy in California.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ifpte21
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCwjdBBGXir1LiqxUiU-uEyw
• Facebookfacebook.com/IFPTELocal21
• Instagraminstagram.com/ifpte_local21
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ifpte-local-21

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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