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A Security Firm Lacks Respect for Those Who Put Themselves in Harm’s Way
When Frank Lacy lost his job in commercial real estate, he turned to what he knew second best after serving 8 years…
Seattle Community Working to Make $15 a Reality
Former SIS security officer Daivon Young is featured in the National Employment Law Project (NELP)’s new report designed to help Seattle’s leadership…
Silicon Valley Shake-up: Google Drops SIS
Google’s decision to drop irresponsible security contractor Security Industry Specialists and instead provide quality, full-time work for its security officers, comes after…
Protestors at Apple Stores Expose “Invisible Workforce” Behind iPhone 6
With debuting the iPhone 6 in retail stores across the country, security officers and their supporters educated customers at Apple Stores in…
Silicon Valley’s REAL diversity problem
Silicon Valley has a diversity problem, alright. But it’s not what you think. After months of watching high-tech companies disclose their employees’…
In Support of Silicon Valley Security Officers, Workers, Community Leaders Arrested at Apple Flagship Store
California janitor Maria Granados took a stand for security officers August 28 when she was arrested during a rally at Apple’s flagship…
Suspended
I was suspended from my job on Monday. As a security officer for Security Industry Specialists (SIS), I protect Amazon headquarters in…
We All Pick up Apple Products. Time for Apple to Pick up its Community.
Apple launched its latest line of consumer products this summer–including those with technologies like GPS and touchscreens that were developed with tax…
Jeff Bezos, protect the SIS security officers who protect Amazon
(CC) 2005 James Duncan Davidson The Seattle Human Rights Commission sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on June 4 asking…
Something we can all agree on!
When was the last time an entire body of elected officials agreed on anything? Seattle City Council may be setting the gold…
Seattle Council Members Tell Amazon CEO to Investigate Accusations, Treat Contract Employees Fairly, and Strengthen Seattle’s Economy
Press Contact: Greg Ramirez (206) 850-0539 gramirez@seiu6.org Seattle Council Members Tell Amazon CEO to Investigate Accusations, Treat Contract Employees Fairly, and Strengthen…
“Sick Daughter” Shouldn’t Be the Reason Anyone Loses a Job
I lost the opportunity to do work I loved, and to support my three-year-old daughter, Ari, when Security Industry Specialists (SIS) fired…
Darth Vader to Google: “Don’t Be Evil. Be a Force for Good.”
Just like Darth Vader had to choose between the dark side and doing good, security officer Charles Wilson says that Google is…
Unlikely Pen Pals: The Seattle Human Rights Commission and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
The members of the City of Seattle’s Human Rights Commission (SHRC) weren’t exactly palling around when they sent their first letter to…
What’s Missing from Apple?
Members of SEIU United Service Workers West joined union workers from Central Labor Councils across California to deliver a message to Apple…
Amazon Security Officers Call on Tech Giant to Deliver on Promises
Security officers who protect the downtown Seattle headquarters of Amazon.com attended the company’s annual shareholder meeting to call on Amazon to hold…
New Jersey Security Officers are the Newest Champions in the Battle for Good Jobs
Historic First-Ever Union Contract Improves over a Thousand Jobs for Underpaid Workers and their Families At a time when the national movement…
Baltimore Security Officers Stand with President Obama – Literally!
Security Officers who work for Brantley Security in Baltimore have been fighting for higher wages, affordable healthcare, and respect on the job….
Silicon Valley Income Inequality–A Serious Question that Requires Serious Answers from Tech Companies
The San Francisco Bay Area’s KCBS radio ran a story last week contrasting Silicon Valley’s “unimaginable riches” with its “heartbreaking poverty.” “Half…
Seattle’s Daivon Young Goes to Hollywood in Search–not of Fame–But of a Union for Security Officers at Amazon
Security officer Daivon Young is heading to Hollywood. But he’s not looking for fame. He’s looking to rebuild Seattle’s middle class by…
Vets Weigh In on Economic Inequality in U.S.
Many consider the New York Stock Exchange’s surpassing of the 16,000 mark an indication that the economic recovery in the United States…
UNDERPAID HEROES: What What Kind of Jobs are Veterans Coming Home To?
Throughout much of the last century–whether from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, or peacetime duty–America’s veterans returned to…
What Kind of Jobs Are Today’s Veterans Coming Home To?
As America thanks those who have worn our country’s uniform this Veterans Day, the Service Employees International Union’s Stand for Security–the nation’s…
Mission Accomplished: Security Officer Veterans Say Goodbye to ASIS 2013
After three days of urging security industry clients to choose responsible contractors who back good jobs for America’s veterans, a small brigade…
U.S. Marine Warren Reed at ASIS 2013 in Chicago: “A good job is the very least we can do for veterans in the security industry.”
Los Angeles security officer Warren Reed takes every chance he can to help other people. That’s why this week the former Marine…
Philadelphia Security Officer Kevin Upshaw at ASIS 2013 in Chicago: “There should be good jobs for vets because of what they’ve gone through for our country.”
Philadelphia security officer Kevin Upshaw–a member of 32BJ-SEIU–is in Chicago this week urging attendees of ASIS 2013 to support good jobs for…
Security Officers Seeking to Reduce Income Inequality Praise Tech Company’s Decision to Choose Socially Responsible Contractor
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–Encouraged by tech company Yelp’s decision to drop security firm Security Industry Specialists (SIS) in favor of a more socially…
Universal Protection Service Dumped From Contract Worth Up To $15 Million
Universal Protection Service recently lost its multi-million dollar security contract with the San Diego County Department of General Services after its first…
5,000 Bay Area Security Officers Win Major Job Improvements, Raise Industry Standards
San Francisco–In a major victory for 5,000 security officers united in SEIU-USWW, workers Thursday night won a tentative agreement on a new…
Nine Arrested in Support of 7,000 Bay Area and LA Security Officers Seeking Strong Middle Class
Negotiations Resume But Targeted Walkout Still Possible San Francisco, CA – Nine people were arrested earlier today while supporting 7,000 Bay Area…
Protest Planned for Google Shareholder Meeting June 6
Dozens of activists will protest outside a shareholder meeting to call on Google to join the fight against income inequality by using…
Seven Arrested in Bay Area Security Officers’ Protest over Income Inequality
San Francisco–In the heart of San Francisco’s wealthy financial district, seven people were arrested yesterday while blocking traffic at the intersection of…
Silicon Valley community speaks out against poverty in the midst of plenty
On Wednesday April 17, local security officers joined together with elected leaders, academics and members of the community to discuss the problem…
Officers make headlines with call to say no to bad apples
As Apple Inc investors met for the company’s February 27 annual meeting, Security officers from Silicon Valley gathered to demand their right…
Twin Cities Security Officers Reach Tentative Agreement to Strengthen Middle Class
With their first union contract, suburban security officers grow Local 26 by 1,000 members Minneapolis, MN – Twin Cities security officers are…
Security Industry Specialists: Another Bad Apple Contractor, But Right Here at Home
Apple Inc. has come under heavy criticism recently for inhumane working conditions suffered by subcontracted employees, especially those at Apple supplier Foxconn…
Minnesota Security Officer Paul Keith: “My Wife Would Be a Great Mom–If We Could Afford It”
Ask Minnesota security officer Paul Keith what’s going on and he’ll tell you. “The rich want to take this country back to…
Minnesota Security Officer and Army Veteran Robert Bertrand: “We’re Fighting for a Way of Life”
Few people have felt the impact of America’s shrinking middle class like Minnesota security officer Robert Bertrand. “I went from making $80,000…
Minnesota arts collective teams up with security officers, janitors
Members of SEIU Local 26 teamed up with the artists collective Rogue Citizen, who are members of SEIU Local 26, to organize…
Airport Security Guards Court Denver City Council
Airport Security Guards at Denver International Airport (DIA) have been meeting with City Council members regarding work place issues. “We wanted to…
Denver Airport Security Guards Reach Agreement with HSS Inc.
Security Guards at Denver International Airport (DIA) have been organizing for a voice on the job since October 2012. Uniting together they…
In Pursuit of a Safer, More Prosperous City, Portland Security Officers Show Us What Courage Looks Like
Security officers in Portland have always shown patience. For instance, “I have not had a raise in six years while watching my…
Tell Securatex – reinstate “Coach” Tony Young
Tony Young was fired as a Securatex security officer at Duvall Residential Facility, Indianapolis after organizing his fellow workers to form a…
Denver Airport Security Officers Keep You Safe Every Day–Now They’re Trying to Keep You Healthy Too
In an age where bugs and bacteria can travel around the world in a matter of hours, passengers and airport workers want…
Paid Sick Days for Airport First Responders
First responders at Denver’s airport have been fighting for better sick day policies from HSS Inc. management as the flu season and…
Minneapolis Security Officer Fred Anthony: Everybody Has a Role to Play to Make Things Better
Fred Anthony is a security officer in Minneapolis. He and thousands of other officers and janitors in the Twin Cities are fighting…
Want to Do Your Job at Securatex? Go Buy Your Own Handcuffs
Indianapolis security officers are speaking out about shoddy management at Securatex, a Chicago-based security company that has a contract to protect the…
On Veterans’ Day, Portland’s Mayor-Elect Joins Vets to Call for Good Security Jobs
Security officers in Portland, Oregon gathered on Veterans’ Day with local leaders including City Mayor-Elect Charlie Hales and Daryl Turner, President of…
Oracle Open World meets real heroes
Oracle Open World is one of the largest tech conferences in the world. But amid the high-dollar celebration, a group of security…
Warm Welcome for Stand for Security as ASIS International Gets Underway in Philly
Stand for Security–including front-line security officers and supporters–received a warm welcome in Philadelphia yesterday as the security industry’s biggest conference–the 58th Annual…