CONFIRMED:  See’s Candies is closing it’s Union Square location in San Francisco because they are not in compliance with SF’s requirement to offer equal benefits to domestic partners & legal spouses. They state that they won’t renegotiate union contracts for a single city, which highlights the fact that they have no plans to offer employees equal benefits universally.

Although increasingly less common in CA, it is standard practice to not offer any more benefits than State and Federal law requires for domestic partners and other protected groups. This I understand from a purely economical standpoint, but to point out that their tactic would be to renegotiate for a single city rather than ensure that ALL their employees get equal treatment is something I do not understand and choose to stand against.

See’s was my favorite. I send See’s as gifts often, and bring 1 pound into the office on almost a weekly occasion. I will no longer spend my money at See’s unless they change their ways. I am writing a letter to them personally expressing my feelings and quantifying their loss in sales due to their decision.

I strongly encourage everyone else to follow suit. Wouldn’t it be nice if they listen?

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