Strike Security Contingency Planning: SECURaGLOBE

Effective strike security contingency planning can be the difference between success and failure in protecting the lives of your employees, the success of your organization and your business property.

SECURaGLOBE assists businesses, law firms and government agencies with strike security contingency planning across the United States and Canada each year.

We will work with you to develop and execute a contingency plan that includes the following procedures:

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Company Commitment

Organizations today are being held to account not only for their actions but also the actions of the people and/or companies they hire. A strong commitment must be provided from all suppliers to uphold the laws, protect all personnel and maintain or enhance community expectations. Companies need to demonstrate due diligence! SECURaGLOBE states its commitment in the form of a Pledge to our Clients.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Labor Disputes and the Law

A clear understanding of the legal system and all applicable laws can be a powerful tool in dealing with labor disputes. Examples include: Highway Traffic Act, Trespass to Property Act, Powers of Arrest, Ways and Means Act, and the Criminal Code of Canada. Both the organization preparing for the possible labor disruption and the service provider must be prepared to act within the legal framework available to them. Doing so protects the workers, the organization's reputation and the bottom line while the negotiations continue.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Policing Standards on Labor Disputes

Each police force maintains its own guidelines for managing with Labour issues. An understanding of the criteria police use to develop their guidelines is key to working with the local force during the dispute.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Communication with Police Services

Early and frequent communication as to the situation at the facility is critical to maintaining police support. The industrial liaison office of the local police service is the first step in assuring that clear and concise communications are delivered to the entire police force in order to get a consistent response.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Court-Ordered Labor Injunctions

Preparation for the use of an injunction cannot be stressed enough. There is a significant process that needs to be followed. Understanding this process and advance preparation will not only save time, it will substantially reduce legal fees should an injunction become necessary.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Pre-Strike/Strike Report

The Pre-Strike report contains all of the basic contact information required, an overview of the physical facility, management structure and the type of operations. This concise report will enhance the understanding of all those that will operate in support during a disruption, including the police. This saves many valuable hours.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Sample Strike/End of Strike Notification Letters

This letter keeps your clients and suppliers informed of the situation. Not only does it communicate, it lets these important stakeholders know that they are important to your operations.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Strike Contingency Plan

The decision to operate during a labor disruption requires a well documented plan. All aspects of entry and exit to the facility must be considered to minimize risk and maximize effectiveness. Everything from incoming materials down to the receipt and dispatch of mail must be thought out ahead of time.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Instructions for Non-Striking Employees

Safety for all parties including picketers is of the utmost importance. The best way to provide this is through communications to all non striking personnel. This will ensure consistency as well as reduce the risk of incidents and negative media attention.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Management Guidelines for Picket Line Crossing

Roles for managers change significantly during a disruption. They will require training on how to successfully deal with the picket line for their safety and that of the employees. Each manager must be given specific additional duties during the disruption and be prepared to assume these responsibilities.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Trespass Notice

A simple notice that informs protestors that they are trespassing may be all that is needed to prevent property breaches. Having a notice letter ready in advance will save valuable time and ensure a quicker response.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Bomb Threat and Physical Security Planning

Although extremely rare, it is a possibility and due diligence requires that a plan be in place. Each facility has its own unique set of challenges and should develop its own site specific plan. The plan provided here is a general best practice guide put together by the law enforcement agencies that deal with these types of threats. SECURaGLOBE provides it as a good starting point for any facility and by no means does it represent an all comprehensive plan.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Handling of Suspicious Letters or Packages

The instructions described in this section again represent general best practice guidelines constructed by law enforcement agencies that deal with these types of threats. Periodic updates are recommended. SECURaGLOBE provides these instructions only as a starting point for any facility and by no means do these instructions represent an all comprehensive plan.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Dealing with Disgruntled Employees

In Canada Occupational Health & Safety act (OH&S act) and in the Unites States the Occupational Safety &Health act have both published guidelines on how to best deal with violence in the workplace. Being ready not only prevents issues from escalating, it can also lower overall cost and mitigate future issues.

Strike Security Contingency Planning: Security Considerations and Costs

80 to 90% of all picket line issues are caused directly or indirectly by the security force hired to provide protective services during the strike. In some cases the security forces actually agitate the picketers in order to show their clients that the crowd is unruly and requires additional man power or the most common scenario is that the security forces are poorly trained in effective communications and conflict resolutions so they are unwilling or unable to proactively interact with the picketers and defuse any situation before it erupts into an incident. Security costs are quite often the largest expense a company faces in a strike; are they getting there monies worth?

Strike Security Contingency Planning: IT Security Questionnaire

Information security is the fastest growing segment in security and also the single biggest concern for companies. It is estimated that the cost of a security breach can range between $90 and $305 per record. In 2006 alone an estimated "eighty-one percent of companies lost one or more laptops containing sensitive information" (Ponemon Institute 2006). The ramifications of security breaches are not only harmful to an organizations image, they can compromise corporate strategies and are estimated to cost from $1 million to over $22 million per breach (Ponemon Institute 2006).

Contact SECURaGLOBE for strike security contingency planning and other security services including investigative services, threat risk assessment, security guard services, human resources and legal support and more.