And who said that SEIU and CAS are NOT in a cozy relationship?

CAS gets a contract in New York and then "voluntarily" recognizes SEIU. CAS gets the boot (employees disliked both CAS and SEIU), new contractor comes in, some employees had petitioned for an election to replace SEIU. A NLRB director approves election/ SEIU appeals to full board in Washington / Washington kicks it back saying, "please consider our most recent handiwork if there should be an election, as we killed an election in a corporate takeover situation. Does the same rationale apply?

No updated decision from regional director so far. If regional director approves the election again, it will go back to Washington on the grounds questioning whether SEIU can be on the ballot since, although the employees are guards, the airport claims the employees only job responsibility is to protect the property of the airport. And since the airport is a public entity, SEIU's legal rationale, is that the NLRA definition of "guard" does not apply because guards need to protect the property on an "employer", and the airport is not an NLRA "employer".

It seems that CAS has done all that it can to keep the local chapter of SEIU in New York collecting dues from the employees.

Just how are they doing this? For some strange reason, they "voluntarily" decided to recognize SEIU as the union to represent the workforce. Now, what's in it for CAS? Lower wages and benefits negotiated by SEIU for the employees? No shift differential?

Just another shining example of a for profit company trying, once again, to stick it to their employees.

When will SEIU start to keep their fiduciary responsibilities and put the employees best interest first?

"The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of "each" individual."

A Dark Day for CAS

On December 7th, 2010 the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey awarded contracts and agreements for several facilities. One contract was to supply unarmed uniformed guard services for JFK and LaGuardia Airports.

The winning bidder was FJC Security Services, Inc. The previous contract holder was Covenant Aviation and, as a parting gift, there is a pending breach of contract lawsuit from the local chapter of SEIU.

How much did the 1 million dollar settlement CAS paid, without admitting any wrong doing of course, influence the outcome of this awarded contract? One can only speculate.


http://www.panynj.gov/corporate-information/pdf/Contracts_Report_dec_7_2010.pdf