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ABM
Workers Rights
Portland airport contractor ABM fires union activist
ABM is refusing to recognize IAM, and the firing could be part of a deliberate legal strategy
Workers Rights
Airport contractor refuses to bargain with Machinists
ABM would rather pay lawyers to delay the inevitable.
Union Organizing
Baggage handlers at PDX vote to join Machinists Union
Workers at ABM Onsite Services West cite low wages, lack of training, and job safety
Collective bargaining
SEIU 49 secures first contract for 450 private security officers
Contract delivers raises and better benefits at Securitas, ABM, G4S, and AlliedBarton
Union Organizing
Major union win: 500 Portland security officers join SEIU
Securitas, ABM, G4S, and AlliedBarton agreed in July to recognize and bargain with SEIU Local 49.
