Long Island NY February 8th, 2024 Paid time off, fair pay and respect at work can’t be taken for granted without a union. That’s why a group of security guards at the Patchogue Medford Union Free School District in Suffolk County on Long Island worked with NYSUT’s experienced team of organizers and labor relations staff […]
Washington DC June 2, 2023 The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a concrete company in Washington state seeking to revive a lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters alleging that a strike damaged its product. The 8-1 decision written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett means the company, Glacier Northwest Inc., can pursue a […]
DENVER CO October 30 2021 Security officers contracted to work at Denver International Airport plan to go on strike Tuesday, Nov. 2. The security officers work for High-risk Security Services, or HSS, and have been fighting for higher pay and better working conditions. The union representing the workers, Law Enforcement Officers Security Unions, announced the strike […]
Bensalem PA July 18 2021 Federal armed officers, tired of deteriorating equipment and other quality-of-work conditions, have delivered hundreds of signed petitions to the Bensalem headquarters of Department of Homeland Security contractor Triple Canopy. Triple Canopy is a division of Constellis, which bills itself as the largest and most diverse non-financial risk management company in […]
Haverhill MA Dec 3 2020 Haverhill Public Schools’ security guards have joined the Haverhill Education Association—the union that already represents teachers, education support professionals and clerical staff. The 13 new members were admitted to the union following a November ruling from the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations. Haverhill Education Association President Anthony J. Parolisi said the […]
Detroit MI Nov 22 2019 Some security guards at Bedrock LLC-owned buildings in downtown Detroit walked off the job this week because they say their employer, SecurAmerica LLC, is preventing them from unionizing. The workers voted to strike Monday night, said Aundreana Jones-Poole, representative for Service Employees International Union Local 1, which aims to organize […]
DETROIT MI December 15 2018 Contract security officers for buildings in downtown Detroit went caroling for higher wages and better treatment on the job Friday. “You treat your workers so disgusting,” some employees sang to the tune of Deck the Halls. The march is part of the group’s Stand For Security campaign. Emergency medical technicians and […]
Springfield MA November 22 2018 Members of the security team at MGM Springfield will vote this month on union representation, claiming the casino has not honored some of its commitments to them. The 200-some group is a mix of former members of area police departments, correctional officers and military veterans who transitioned into the private […]
Pittsburgh PA October 10 2018 Security guards in Pittsburgh will be paid up to $15 per hour by the end of a four-year contract announced on Tuesday. Sam Williamson, the Western Pennsylvania district director for the Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ, was joined by Mayor Bill Peduto and unionized guards in the mayor’s conference […]
Columbus OH Sept 16 2018 Some Ohio State University security officers will vote this month on whether to be represented by the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council Inc. A three-page letter sent from Ohio State Public Safety Director Monica Moll, obtained by The Dispatch, informed Central Campus Security Services staff members of the union […]