Securitas, Other NJ Employers Pencil In Deal With Guards’ Union

Roughly 1,700 workers reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with some of New Jersey’s largest security contractors Sept. 21, a union spokeswoman confirmed.

The security officers are represented by the Service Employees International Union and are set to vote on the agreement Sept. 30, the spokeswoman told Bloomberg BNA.

The proposed contract would increase wages and paid time off. Minimum salaries would rise from $11 an hour to $13.75 an hour, and employees would receive paid leave for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

If ratified, the contract would expire at the end of September 2021.

Twelve companies are ...