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UNI Property Service Solidarity Message

Solidarity Support for UNI Affiliates Seeking to Enforce the Provisions of the Securitas-UNI/Swedish Transport Workers’ Union Global Agreement

UNI Affiliates in the US, Canada, Poland, India and Portugal have faced unfair anti-union treatment by Securitas, in violation of the provisions of the Securitas-UNI/Swedish Transport Workers’ Union Global Agreement. These include the failure to recognise a union even when chosen by a majority of workers in numerous cities throughout the US and Canada.



According to reports from workers in several countries, Securitas management has intimidated, harassed, threatened and disciplined unionists for attempting to form a union. Nearly 100 anti-union incidents have been documented in the US and Canada alone during 2010.



These unfair practices violate the letter and spirit of the 2006 Securitas-UNI/Swedish Transport Workers’ Union Global Agreement and the company’s Code of Conduct and are contrary to the ILO Conventions, the United Nation’s Global Compact principles the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Corporations.



The 2,000 participants at the 3^rd UNI Global Union Congress in Nagasaki call on Securitas management to:

• Comply with all terms of the Securitas-UNI/Swedish Transport Workers’ Union Global Agreement;
• Cease all anti-union activity and respect the right of workers to join a union freely and without coercion and to bargain collectively wherever Securitas operates in the world;
• Immediately recognise and negotiate in good faith with the unions in the US and Canada, comply with the terms of current collective agreements in Poland, adhere to wage and hour laws and the right to organise in all countries listed.

Securitas is the second largest security firm in the world, employing over 260,000 workers in over 50 countries. UNI affiliates in countries with more than 100,000 Securitas workers are engaged in organising campaigns.