New Haven CT February 21, 2023 After months of negotiations, the University and the Yale Security officers’ union reached a five-year agreement including wage raises and expanded due process rights. Following eight months of negotiating, the labor union representing Yale Security officers voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new five-year contract with the University on Friday. […]
San Francisco CA Nov 16 2022 A security guard in San Francisco who faces losing his job because he refuses to pay union dues based on his religious beliefs says his employer and union are violating his constitutional rights, a position that appears to be supported by past court rulings. Thomas Ross, represented by the […]
Warwick RI July 27 2022 Security officers with Warwick firm USENTRA rallied on Tuesday for the creation of a union despite alleged intimidation on the part of management. About two dozen employees gathered outside the Providence Community Health Centers complex on Prairie Avenue, one of the main locations security staff are sent. However, they […]
Boston MA July 24 2022 Nearly two dozen people gathered outside the high-rise at One International Place last Wednesday afternoon to rally on behalf of security officers demanding better wages and better benefits in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rally, which followed the passage of a resolution in support of security workers filed by […]
OMAHA, Neb. June 30 2022 The union that represents security guards at Omaha Public Schools is appealing to a state labor court, claiming that OPS has failed to bargain in good faith over wages, job duties and “more dangerous working conditions.” The filing comes as OPS is seeing an exodus of teachers, an increase in behavioral […]
Oakland CA June 15 2022 On Tuesday, more than 100 security officers from downtown Oakland and San Francisco rallied on Broadway in Oakland, demanding increased protection from their employers. The security guards work in office buildings and public facilities and they are asking their employers for recognition and to take responsibility through hazard pay and providing […]
SEATTLE WA May 22 2022 — As Seattle businesses rely more on private security officers, many officers said they are overworked and underpaid. On Friday, private security officers filled the streets of Seattle to demand better contracts. SEIU6, which represents more than 4,000 security officers, marched and rallied in front of several downtown businesses they’re hired […]
Philadelphia PA May 15th, 2022 Hundreds of vacancies among city crossing guards, police, and 911 operators imperil children daily, and more must be done to address the public safety emergency, parents, school staff, and students said Thursday. Across the city, more than 400 corners deemed dangerous enough to have a crossing guard currently have no one […]
Seattle WA May 7 2022 As a security guard at the Seattle Art Museum, Jil Anderson often stands face to face with captivating, groundbreaking pieces of art from around the world. On recent rounds, Anderson has caught glimpses of a video artwork by Brazilian artist Carolina Caycedo titled “A Gente Rio (We River),” which is currently […]
Boston MA April 19 2022 A Harvard security worker filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board this month seeking to decertify the union that represents around 300 contracted security workers at the University, 32BJ Service Employees International Union. Walter J. Terzano, who has served as a security officer at Harvard for 13 years, […]