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Guards unionize.


Guards Unionize: As many as 10,000 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  County security guards will be allowed to organize organize /or·ga·nize/ (or´gan-iz)
1. to provide with an organic structure.

2. to form into organs.


or·gan·ize
v.
1.
 after talks between building owners, a number of security guard companies and the powerful Service Employees International Union. The union, Building Owners and Managers Association This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article.  of Greater Los Angeles and five security guard contracting firms reached an agreement to allow unionizing efforts to start at all commercial office structures larger than 75,000 square feet. The SEIU SEIU Service Employees International Union
SEIU Special Education Intake Unit
SEIU Secondary Education Interdisciplinary Unit
SEIU Software Engineering Institute Union
 has been battling the two sides since 2000 to allow security guards to organize.
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Title Annotation:SFVBJ ONLINE
Author:Herman, Vanessa
Publication:San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Date:Jan 22, 2007
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