SPFPA Fifteenth Constitutional Convention
Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2nd - 6th, 2010

David L. Hickey, International President, proudly announces the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) will host it’s Fifteenth Constitutional Convention at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 2-6, 2010.

Special Force Training

President David L. Hickey announced the creation and development of the SPFPA Special Force Team for the purpose of assisting with service to Locals and members through contract administration, grievance preparation and processing, preparation for arbitration, processing government reports and organizing. The training was lead by General Counsel, Gordon A. Gregory, President Emeritus, Gene McConville, Sr. Advisor, International Vice President, Dwight Duley, Dennis T. Eck, International Secretary Treasurer and International President, David L. Hickey.

President Hickey Keynotes Florida
Labor Management Conference

The International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) was founded as the International Union, United Plant Guard Workers of America (UPGWA) in 1948 as a consequence of Section 9(b)(3) of the Taft-Hartley Act. You will recall that “guards” had to be in separate bargaining units, and that a union that represented non-guards or was affiliated directly or indirectly with a non-guard union could not be certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to represent guards.

SPFPA International Telephone System Updated

The International Union now has a “new” automated telephone system. This change was made due to our previous carrier no longer providing service. The new system, although it takes some getting used to, has many updated features that will assist us in improving the level of service to our membership.