Silicon Valley Security Officers: Workers at U.S. Security Associates Should Be Free to Form a Union

Silicon Valley security officers and their supporters rallied at the corporate headquarters of U.S. Security Associates this morning to call on the company to respect the right of its workers to form a union without management interference.

“I’m here because I want to improve security and keep our officers and communities safe,” said Alex Villanueva, a U.S. Security Associates security officer. “We want a voice in what we do and how we do it. We’re forming a union because we need someone to back us up.”

Despite promises to the contrary, U.S. Security Associates is responding to the officers’ efforts to form a union by intimidating and harassing officers who want to stick together.

All we’re asking for is the freedom to form a union–a fundamental right of all workers under U.S. and international law. The freedom to form a union is also a key pillar of U.S. Security Associates’ Guiding Principles document, which states:

We respect our employees’ rights to freely associate and bargain collectively and we comply with all laws governing these activities.

It’s time for U.S. Security Associates to live up to its own principles.