Local 24/7 Security Officers News Coverage

Heavy labor on a large march. Los Angeles Wave, April 10, 2008, By Leiloni De Gruy
 Contract Won!

N. Calif. workers win new contracts, People's Weekly World Newspaper, December 22, 2007, By Marilyn Bechtel

SEIU Members Ratify Five-Year Contract with San Francisco Area Security Firms, Bureau of National Affairs, Daily Labor Report, December 14 2007, By Susan Hobbs
Union security guards OK contract by a large margin, San Francisco Chronicle, December 13, 2007, By George Raine
Security Guards Reach Tentative Labor Agreement, San Francisco Chronicle, December 1, 2007, By George Raine

SF Security Guards Reach Tentative Labor Agreement, CBS 5, November 30, 2007

SEIU union preparing for second Bay Area strike of security guards, San Francisco Chronicle, November 9, 2007

 October 2007

Twenty one arrested in labor dispute involving guards, The Associated Press, October 5, 2007

Guards arrested in lunch-hour sit-in, San Francisco Chronicle, October 5, 2007, By Steve Rubenstein

Talks continue after first-ever security workers' strike, October 4, 2007, By Marilyn Bechtel


Guards hit streets, San Francisco Bay Guardian, October 3, 2007, By Iris Tablas-Mejia



Mayor throws support to security workers union, Oakland Tribune, October 3, 2007, By Barbara Grady

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Friday, September 28

Workers return from strike to discover missing jobs, The Examiner, September 28, 2007, By Adam Martin.

SEIU: Historic strike action by security workers in San Francisco, Union Network


SEIU Security Worker Protest, The San Francisco Indepndent Media Center, September 28, 2007


Thursday, September 27

Health Care at Stake for Bay Area Private Security Officers, The Epoch Times, September 27, 2007, By Roy McDowell


Security officers return to work, San Francisco Chronicle, September 27, 2007, By George Raine


SF Security Officers Return To Work KNTV TV (NBC), September 27, 2007


Strike Day 3 - Wednesday, September 26

Security Strike Expands to Transamerica Pyramid, KPIX-TV (CBS), September 26, 2007


Security Strike Expands to Transamerica Pyramid, KPIX-TV (CBS), September 26, 2007


Security Guards Back on the Job, Talks Continue, The Examiner, September 27, 2007, By Adam Martin.


Strike Day 2 - Tuesday, September 25


Security guard contract talks to begin today, The Examiner, September 25, 2007, By Adam Martin.


Supes to consider support vote for security guard strike, The Examiner, September 25, 2007, By Adam Martin.

Security officers walk out to protest lack of contract, San Francisco Chronicle, September 25, 2007, By George Raine

Bay Area security officers begin weeklong strike, Fog City Journal, September 25, 2007, by John Han

Mayor Wants Settlement To SF Security Guard Strike, KPIX-TV (CBS), September 25, 2007

Security Guards Strike in San Francisco, KNTV TV (NBC), September 25, 2007

Huelga de guardias de seguridad, Univision, September 25, 2007

Strike Day 1 - Monday, September 24

SF Security Guards Go On Strike, KTVU-TV (FOX), September 24, 2007

Some Security Guards Start Strike in San Francisco, KRON, September 24, 2007   

Newsom Urges Settlement In SF Security Guard Strike,  KCBS AM 740, September 24, 2007

Historic Strike of Security Workers in San Francisco, Associated Content, September 24, 2007, By Brian McLaughin

Security Guards Go On Strike in S.F.,KGO TV (ABC), September 24, 2007, By Terry McSweeney

Security officers on strike in S.F., San Francisco Chronicle, September 24, 2007, By George Raine

Security Guards Represented By SEIU Go On Strike In San Francisco, KOLO TV (ABC-NV), September 24, 2007

On Strike: S.F. security guards walk out, The Examiner, September 24, 2007, By Adam Martin.

SF: Security Officers Picketing in Financial District, KPIX-TV (CBS), September 24, 2007

Monday Midday News Roundup, KPIX-TV (CBS), September 24, 2007

Strike Authorization


SF Security Guards Go aOn Strike, KCBS AM 740, September 23, 2007


Security Guards Threaten Strike Over Contracts, San Francisco Business Times, September 21, 2007


Security guard union ready to go on strike, Inside Bay Area, September 19, 2007, By Matthias Gafni


Security Guards Threaten Strike, Contra Costa Times, September 19, 2007 By Matthias Gafni


 Local Security Guards Vote To Authorize Strike, KTVU-TV (FOX), September 15, 2007


 Local Security Guards Vote To Authorize Strike, KRXI-TV Reno (FOX), September 16, 2007

Sunday News Roundup, KPIX-TV (CBS), September 16, 2007


Partners in Public Safety

 Police, Firefighters Call For Better Wages For Private Security Guards, KVTU-TV (FOX), September 10, 2007


SF Officers, Firefighters Say City Isn't Emergency Response Prepared, KPIX-TV (CBS), September 10, 2007


San Francisco Public Safety Workers urge better training and wages, The San Francisco Sentinel, September 10, 2007, By Ananda Shorey


San Francisco High Rises at Risk, Union Says, KCBS AM 740, September 10,2007


 General 247 News

 Security officers March for a Living Wage, People's Weekly World, September 13, 2007, By Marilyn Bechtel


Union Seeks to Consolidate Bargaining Power Across Real Estate Property Types, California Real Estate Journal, September 10, 2007, By Keeley Webster


Bay Area Security Officers Get Ready to Strike, City Journal, September 8, 2007, By John Han


Black Caucus urges better wages, benefits for private security officers, Globe Newspapers, August 29-Sept 4, 2007


Contract talks start for guards, San Francisco Chronicle, June 29, 2007, By George Raine


Union patrol, San Francisco Bay Guardian, May 29, 2007, By G.W. Schulz


 Private security guards: a weak link in homeland security, AP, May 29, 2007, By Larry Margasak