News & Updates
Why We’re Standing for Security in Indianapolis
Security officers are the first responders during catastrophes, standing on the front lines every day to keep Indianapolis safe. Yet while they…
Torrey Nelson: “I wish I could do more. I need a second job so I can keep up and save for our future.”
Torrey Nelson has worked as a security officer for almost three years without a raise. He supports his three children and his…
Sabra Mahrling: “I work hard and I’m always early. What I’d like to see is decent insurance.”
Sabra Mahrling works the second shift as a security officer at a computer company in Indianapolis. Although she has eight years of…
Hugh Abel: “Whether it’s low wages or the big corporate bailouts, workers these days are getting shafted.”
I’m 58-years old and I remember a time when one person could support a family by working one job. That time is…
Francine Beal: “If we all come together, they’ll have to listen. And then we can make this profession into a career.”
“For me, getting a union at work is a question of survival,” says Francine. “I get paid just $8 an hour and…
Healthcare Industry
From theft of prescription drugs and patient records to violence by unstable patients to infant kidnapping, healthcare facilities face many security threats…
An Ounce of Prevention
The “Great Recession” and its aftermath continue to impact our nation’s economy. For many U.S. businesses, demand has shrunk while costs have…
Technology Companies
For today’s tech companies, protecting intellectual property, sensitive information and electronics have become increasingly difficult as threats from hackers, identity thieves, corporate…
Luckendy Benjamin: “Our community needs better jobs.”
Luckendy Benjamin is a youth minister in Dorchester. He also works as a security officer in a gleaming office tower in Boston….
Commercial Real Estate
Real estate owners and managers face unprecedented challenges today. Grubb & Ellis forecasts the 2010 year-end office vacancy rate at between 18.5…
Robenson Thegenus: “I have not been able to see my family and friends in Haiti for years.”
I have been working for two and a half year without any vacation. Because I have no vacation time, I have not…
Naomie Remy Dieudonne: “We deserve it, we need it, and together we will make it.”
Security officers, we need to speak up for affordable Health Insurance. In a country with a history of people dying every day…
Jamall Williams: “We can change these circumstances with a union.”
I moved to Boston to help my mother out because she was about to lose her home to foreclosure. I had intended…
Gerard Gurrier: “This is our moment. Let’s make the best of it.”
My name is Gerard Guerrier. I am a native of Haiti. I have been working as security officer for the past 7…
Betty McGuire, Massachusetts Security Officer
Betty McGuire works at a high-rise office building in downtown Boston. Like many security officers working in the city, Betty protects a…
Columbia University Security Officers Win New Contract
With a new contract that will take effect this week, 160 security officers who are employed by Summit Security to work at…
John Graham, Securitas Officer: “We won 50 cent raises each year.”
Minnesota security officer John Graham believes in mutual responsibility. Workers help the economy. The economy should help workers too. That’s not the…
Denise Dawson, Securitas Officer: “You’re missing out on a lot if you don’t have a union.”
To 57-year-old Chicago security officer Denise Dawson, being in SEIU means job security. “If you don’t have a union, you are what…
Cheryl Nelson, Sound Transit Officer: “I consider myself a second pair of eyes for the police.”
As a security officer working at Seattle’s regional transit authority–Sound Transit–Cheryl Nelson protects people and property every day. “I check 10 to…
Cecelia Johnson, Securitas Officer: “When I do security I treat it like it’s my house.”
For some people, a labor union means conflict. Boston security officer Cecelia Johnson has seen otherwise. Since forming a union with her…
LA Security Officers Win Their Union
After several months of organizing to demand livable wages, health insurance, training and better working conditions, 850 Securitas workers at Los Angeles…
SEIU Security Officers Who Protect Kaiser Permanente Hospitals Nationwide Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify First-ever Union Contract
Historic national agreement includes wage increases and improved healthcare, paid sick days and holidays LOS ANGELES, CA–Security officers with SEIU who protect…
New Report: Nation’s Buildings at Risk
20090709email-security.jpgA new government report released yesterday has dropped a bombshell on the state of private security and its ability to protect our…
Officer Johns: A True Hero
No doubt, you’ve likely heard about yesterday’s tragic shooting incident at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, where security officer Stephen T. Johns…
Mayor Bloomberg walks a day in the shoes of SEIU 32BJ security officer
Bloomberg Walk a Day 047.jpg.jpg”For me and for so many of my co-workers, the main issue is our healthcare,” said Annie Davis,…
Private security officers make historic gains in new union contract
In a groundbreaking victory that will pave the way for similar gains by other workers in Minnesota, private security officers in Minneapolis…