Daily Private Security News Clips - January 25, 2008

Good for security guards, and us - Los Angeles Times

Labor agreements are usually private affairs, resulting from give-and-take bargaining between management and workers. Yet such accords often benefit the public at large, and rarely is that more clearly the case than in the recently concluded tentative agreement between commercial property managers and a union representing thousands of security officers.

Missing security guard found dead - KOIN News 6, Portland

A missing security guard from Eugene has been found dead in his submerged vehicle.  Anthony (Tony) Grayson was last seen Friday leaving his Falls Creek home for work. He never arrived for his afternoon shift at Hynix in Eugene and was reported missing Sunday.

Vigil focuses on justice for security officers - Workday Minnesota

A faith vigil in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Holiday Inn Metrodome brought attention to the plight of security officers at Hannon Security Services, who face racial discrimination and a lack of access to affordable health care.

Security guard faces sex charges - The Express Times, New Jersey

An Easton Hospital security guard faces charges after he sexually assaulted another employee about a year ago, police said.  Ralph Robles, 37, of Glendale Avenue in Bethlehem was working during the early morning hours of Jan. 7, 2007, when he put another employee into a headlock and sexually assaulted her, Wilson Borough police Detective William Crouse said.