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Link: http://business.bostonherald.com/bus...ticleid=126412
The SEIU makes several interesting statements in this article.
1) Nearly half of all security guards are African-American.
2) Guards should be making double, $21.00 per hour.
I have to wonder what the average Boston Police Officer makes, base pay. If the security guards make $21.00, the Boston Police union will most likely demand double since a guard makes so much "for doing so little."
As far as the national race profile, I have seen no indicators about this. Perhaps a study in Security Management was done, for you ASIS members who have access to SM, that I haven't found. Anyone know where SEIU is getting this data from?
The only union that I know that is AFL-CIO affiliated and specifically working with security companies is the "U. S. Department of Homeland Security Police Officer's Assocation," which I can't seem to figure out if its a police union, a security union, or both. There are many pictures of sworn officers on the pages, no idea if they're authorized or not, and several sign offs from companies like Akal Security, etc. I bring this up because from the "securitypolice.org" site, they note:
"As a matter of law only legitimate security union recognized by the National Labor Relations Board ( NLRB) can file a petition with the NLRB to have a security union certified as a collective bargaining agent.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Officers Association is prepared to help you every step of the way in forming a legitimate security officers union giving you the protection under section 159, Title 29 of U.S. Labor Code. This provision, known more commonly as the "Guard Law," gives management the right to refuse workers' petitions to join a mix guard union if these unions represent members other than guards. "
Is the SEIU considered a legitimate security union and therefore a collective barganing agent?
Their site design makes their message hard to read, unfortunately. As I've said before, I'd rather deal with a union composed OF security officers, not a catch all union like SEIU who most likely has no idea what the hell their members are talking about. "Safety? You don't need that, you need more money."
Of course, I come from a state where such protections for unions are met with "right to work," and summary termination without cause, as allowed by Florida Law.
The SEIU makes several interesting statements in this article.
1) Nearly half of all security guards are African-American.
2) Guards should be making double, $21.00 per hour.
I have to wonder what the average Boston Police Officer makes, base pay. If the security guards make $21.00, the Boston Police union will most likely demand double since a guard makes so much "for doing so little."
As far as the national race profile, I have seen no indicators about this. Perhaps a study in Security Management was done, for you ASIS members who have access to SM, that I haven't found. Anyone know where SEIU is getting this data from?
The only union that I know that is AFL-CIO affiliated and specifically working with security companies is the "U. S. Department of Homeland Security Police Officer's Assocation," which I can't seem to figure out if its a police union, a security union, or both. There are many pictures of sworn officers on the pages, no idea if they're authorized or not, and several sign offs from companies like Akal Security, etc. I bring this up because from the "securitypolice.org" site, they note:
"As a matter of law only legitimate security union recognized by the National Labor Relations Board ( NLRB) can file a petition with the NLRB to have a security union certified as a collective bargaining agent.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Officers Association is prepared to help you every step of the way in forming a legitimate security officers union giving you the protection under section 159, Title 29 of U.S. Labor Code. This provision, known more commonly as the "Guard Law," gives management the right to refuse workers' petitions to join a mix guard union if these unions represent members other than guards. "
Is the SEIU considered a legitimate security union and therefore a collective barganing agent?
Their site design makes their message hard to read, unfortunately. As I've said before, I'd rather deal with a union composed OF security officers, not a catch all union like SEIU who most likely has no idea what the hell their members are talking about. "Safety? You don't need that, you need more money."
Of course, I come from a state where such protections for unions are met with "right to work," and summary termination without cause, as allowed by Florida Law.
But I knew that their playing the race card so early in this seemed strange to me.
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