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Security workers want a voice
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Securitas workers in Halifax have been dissuaded from forming a union by their employer, despite an agreement made by the company in 2006 that respected workers’ rights to unionize.

At a press conference on August 26th, Securitas security workers went public with their demands to have a voice in the workplace. Earlier this year, the company sent a letter advising workers not to unionize with the Services Employees International Union, SEIU.

This news feature originally aired on GroundWire, a national community radio news show.

Security worker press conference, August 26
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Community members and press attended a conference on August 26th, 2010, at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD). Securitas workes Simon Vigneault and Michael Anthony spoke of their work conditions and attempts to organize. David Bush, SEIU employee also addressed the crowd, as did Elise Graham, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students in Nova Scotia. Securitas employees work at NSCAD campuses in Halifax.

The press conference audio aired on CKDU’s Operation Wake Up on September 2nd, 2010.