Office building security officers reach tentative union contract
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More than 300 private security guards protecting office buildings in Hartford have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with four security companies.
The negotiations on behalf of the security guards began Sept. 4, and were led by their union, District 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The previous contract expired at the end of September.
The union negotiated with four companies that are subcontracted to protect buildings for some of the city’s largest corporations, including Aetna, Cigna, Eversource, Otis, The Hartford and Travelers, as well as for the Wadsworth Atheneum.
The security firms involved in the negotiations were Allied Universal, GardaWorld, Securitas and SSC Security Services.
According to the union, a bargaining committee composed of 32BJ SEIU commercial security officers and union officials reached a tentative agreement with the security contractors on Oct. 9.
The tentative four-year deal, which is pending ratification votes by union members on Oct. 17 and 18, includes an average wage increase of nearly 20% over the life of the contract, expanded job protections, “affordable” health care that includes “significant” reductions in premiums and copays and recognition of Juneteenth as a paid holiday, the union said.
Union officials said the wage increases would take effect on Jan. 1, 2025.
If approved, the new contract would be the second ever won by the union for private security guards.
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