UGSOA is Humiliated as FCGOA WINS Again This Time at The DOJ. UGSOA Received only 23 Votes out of 240

BREAKING NEWS: UGSOA Loses Once Again to FCGOA at The Department Of Justice in Washington DC. MORE TO COME

UGSOA Loses To FCGOA at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters Washington DC

FCGOA Defeats UGSOA at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters in Washington DC

With over 100 officers eligible to vote in this election UGSOA's Troubles are just beginning as FCGOA Defeats UGSOA at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters in Washington D.C. Today.


"Today's VICTORY by FCGOA against UGSOA and it's UGSOA Local 44 sends a clear message to UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan that all is NOT Well at UGSOA". Stated FCGOA President Guy James.

Press Below For The Full Story

http://fcgoa.blogspot.com/2010/08/fcgoa-defeats-ugsoa-at-immigration-and.html

Tags: UGSOA, UGSOA Local 44, United Government Security Officers of America International Union, UGSOA Desiree Sullivan, UGSOA Tammy Bowie, UGSOA Local Unions,FCGOA, Federal Contract Guards of America

A Open Letter to UGSOA Locals From Michael Hough on Why He Resigned From UGSOA to Join the SPFPA Team.

A Open Letter to UGSOA Locals From Michael Hough on Why He Resigned From UGSOA to Join the SPFPA Team.

Press Here to Read The UGSOA Local Union Letter

Michael Hough's Thoughts about UGSOA. "For The Record, under Sullivan's lack of experience and leadership, the UGSOA is in total chaos and losing major revenue. Sullivan's record of backroom deals, lack of service to members, firing of loyal office employees and recent nepotism made it clear to me as a member of their Board that the UGSOA would not survive and that it was time to leave".

" I feel that the organization (UGSOA) has Lost Focus on its Purpose".


Tags: UGSOA, UGSOA Locals, SPFPA, FCGOA, Michael Hough, Desiree Sullivan, Tammy Bowie, United Government Security Officers of America UGSOA Local 52, Ugsoa Local 80

SPFPA, UGSOA, FCGOA, UUOSG, STRONGER TOGETHER

Former UGSOA Vice President and FED Division Director Michael Hough who has joined the SPFPA Family as the newly appointed SPFPA West Coast Regional Director takes the Oath Of Office.



Stronger Together Was The Theme of the 2010 Annual SPFPA National Advanced Training Summit.

From left to right. SPFPA Secretary Treasurer Dwight Duley, SPFPA President David Hickey, Former UGSOA Vice President and FED Division Director Michael Hough who has joined the SPFPA Family as the newly appointed SPFPA West Coast Regional Director, Guy James International President of the Federal Contract Guards of America FCGOA, Steve Maritas SPFPA Executive Director.



Michael Hough Attends his first SPFPA Executive Board Meeting along with Former UUGSOA International Representative Duke Woolley. The topic of discussion was how to Educate SPFPA Members and Staff on Ways to Improve Better Service to the 30,000 plus SPFPA Membership.

A Informal Meeting in SPFPA President David Hickeys Office.






Over 150 SPFPA Leaders from around the Country took part in the 2010 SPFPA Annual National Advanced Training Summit.

Its Time UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan Thinks about the Bigger Picture by Joining Forces Together with the SPFPA, and the Coalition of 9(b)(3) Security Police Unions from around the Country in Improving Better Benefits and Service to the Membership of these organizations, instead of Trying To Raid these Unions. You can help by contacting Desiree Sullivan at 303-842-9866 and asking her to Stop the Raiding of these 9(b)(3) Unions. You may also suggest she contact Michael Hough at 858-401-9479 Email: mhough@spfpa.org so he can form a bridge between UGSOA and these other Security Police Unions.

Tags: SPFPA, UGSOA, FCGOA, David Hickey, Dwight Duley, Steve Maritas, Michael Hough, Guy James, Duke Woolley, Security Police Union, SPFPA Training Summit, Desiree Sullivan, 9(b)(3), UUOSG

UGSOA Members Show Their Support For FCGOA and its President Guy James

Mr. Harsley’s 12-13 years of serving our membership under UGSOA local # 44 as president has been pure hell. He has abused his power and authority, misused his position, and undercut our benefits with his manipulations by telling un-truths in order to accomplish his goals by deceiving the officers into accept his untruths.

It’s time to replace Mr. Harsley, UGSOA Local # 44 and UGSOA international with a new and more progressive, honest, user friendly, officer oriented organization that serves the union membership needs, not their own needs, wants and desires.

Officer J. W. Gogniat MVM Ice/FPS contract

FCGOA President Guy James Signs off on Official NLRB Documents in Washington D.C. to Conduct an Election to Represent 330 Security Police Professionals working at the Department of Justice and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters. Both these units are presently under contract with ugsoa local 44 who wish to Disaffiliate from them.

Letters of Support

To: Officers, MVM Ice/FPS contract

From: Officer Gogniat

Subject: Response to UGSOA Letter dated July 27, 2010

Date: July 30, 2010

Ms Desiree Sullivan’s, President UGSOA perspectives of Mr. Harsleys achievements are in error!

Ms. Sullivan believes that UGSOA local # 44 President Mr. Harsley has collected and/or accumulated, through bargaining, some enormous amount of money for us over the past 12-13 years. Actually he has negotiated our salaries downward more than 20 % below the market of other security contracts in the Washington, DC Metro area that covered the same period of time. Mr. Harsley accomplished this by informing us at each and every Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiation time that this is the best he could do for us and that we needed to accept his conclusion so that we would at least have a new CBA Contract in hand before the new federal contract was awarded to a perspective vendor.

By voting in the new perspective Federal Contract Guards of America (FCGOA) Union, our dues will be less than the amount charged by UGSOA for the past 12-13 years for having accomplished nothing. They have given us only headaches and misery when trying to deal with incompetence and inequities in our expectations to have them support us in an honest and professional manner. All international unions train their perspective union heads, local executive boards, and shop stewards. Training is not only unique to UGSOA as Ms. Sullivan implies.

Mr. Harsley’s 12-13 years of serving our membership under UGSOA local # 44 as president has been pure hell. He has abused his power and authority, misused his position, and undercut our benefits with his manipulations by telling un-truths in order to accomplish his goals by deceiving the officers into accept his untruths. It’s time to replace Mr. Harsley, UGSOA Local # 44 and UGSOA international with a new and more progressive, honest, user friendly, officer oriented organization that serves the union membership needs, not their own needs, wants and desires.

The grievance process, proceedings and methods that Mr. Harsley has used to fulfill, and accomplish our needs and objectives have been misused and distorted to support the corporation more than the offices. When grievances are filed and the findings support the officers positions, and a request is made to forward a grievance to the next level, the local executive board votes and declares the grievance unworthy of their time, and spending of additional funds to process it further, in favor of the company and against the officers. Mr. Harsley has hurt officers benefits causing officers to lose money for 4 hours additional holiday pay, and overtime pay for all hours worked over 8 hours in 1 day by cancelling the arbitration meeting that was to take place this past June, 2010 with MVM Inc in order to settle this disagreement and grievance with them. Mr. Harsley said that he wasn’t prepared or ready to go to arbitration at that time. This was another favor for the company against the membership security officers by Mr. Harsley.

Mr. Harsley still continues to inform security officers who fail the firearms training course that they do not qualify for unemployment compensation after failing the range, as MVM Inc has advised him. Mr. Harsley reinforces the company policy onto the offices so that they do not file for unemployment benefits after being laid off. There are many other issues, however, we need to help and support the security officers on the FPS/MVM Inc. Ice Contract.

We need a new environment and union to accomplish this, and I believe and support The Federal Contract Guards of America (FCGOA), Mr. Guy James and company, to be the best selection for us to accomplish our goals and objectives.

Thanks

J. W. Gogniat

LETTER OF SUPPORT

--Forwarded Message Attachment--

From: PSO James A Bethel MVM, Inc

Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:08:19 -0400

Subject: To: Local 44 Membership and Non-membership

TO: UGSOA Local 44 Membership

08/03/10

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

As an outsider looking in, I was new to most of what’s happening or happened with local #44. I constantly heard complaints about Local 44 but so what! Everybody complains about everything I said. There’s no perfect world. Then I started really paying attention to what was being complained about. A union that wasn't stepping up to the plate for the members. I saw decent men and women dismissed from their jobs with MVM, Inc. as building guards because they couldn't pass pistol qualification on a course that is designed for soldiers going to Iraq or Afghanistan.

Then there came a point when MVM Management attempted to soften things to the betterment of the Guards/PSO’s who failed the range and were fired. They were willing to let them maintain their seniority and the union said NO. What makes a union so despised, want to press on after making one capricious decision after another. WE DON'T WANT YOU, PERIOD! One job saved means everything. Many of the problems we've encountered could've been circumvented through common sense negotiations.

A good union must know how to negotiate when things are not necessarily in our favor and this local lacks those skills. Name calling and fits of rage have no place as it applies to us putting forth meaningful efforts to get changes for the better.

Sometimes you just don't know and that’s not a crime as long as you don't know that you don't know, but when you don't know and know that you don't know, THAT’S FRAUD! Don't be fooled by International Stats that have been publicized. Ask local 44 what cases right here within our local, all these great lawyers have represented our guards on. The general attitude of our union leaders are one of “They don't come to the meetings so to hell with them!” Meeting are important, but so is ones dedication to the office he’s been appointed to up-hold. It’s time for change. God Bless America.
PSO James A Bethel

MVM, Inc

LETTER OF SUPPORT

----- Forwarded Message -----

From: J.Gonzalez

To: Guy James

Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 1:02:18 AM

Subject: RESPECT

Dear Guy F. James,

Today I noticed instant respect, compliments of Lt. L. Cardoza, in reference to allowing me to take a sick day. He only asked, upon revealing to him it might be due to food poisoning, what food I might have ingested to cause the incident. He then agreed I take the time off. No hassle what so ever. Not to worry I have safe guarded my issues via email.

This is the kind of respect I feel that not only I, but all members of FCGOA should receive on a continuous basis, unless member abuse is more than evident, therefore we manage the situation ourselves prior to being in favor of management. Finally, the day has come.

I received a complaint from a fellow co-worker Amanda Salinas, that after advising Lt. L. Cardoza, she contracted Strep throat and feared spreading the air-borne disease at work, he still forced her to work the post without regards to the gov. employees, federal contract employees, or the general public. This is unjust, unprofessional, and needs to be corrected.

If you decide, that I, Jason Gonzalez, has what it takes to run shop steward position. I give you my honest to god word that no grievance will be presented without merit, nor direct proof of unprofesionalism shown towards members and non-members alike. None the less will be adamant in enforcing rules and regulations as come to be expected of any members, by the Company, FPS, or Client to avoid such problems. In any case, the issue will be immediately brought to your attention, and actions taken will be not without your knowledge or consent.

Again this new found sudden respect is flattering at best, but I will not rest till every member of FCGOA receives the same. Unlike my adversaries in the UGSOA Local 218, I wish to spread respect to all members evenly, for they are the sole reason we exist. I strongly believe once neighboring unions catch wind of our attributive actions in the name of our members they will surely follow and wish to recruit FCGOA as their representative, thus making us, sooner or later the core union to deal with, once congress or senate decides to federalize us. I strongly believe that day will come and when it does we should, by then, have the majority of federal contract security officers in our favor, putting FCGOA as the newly FCGOA (Federal Guards of America). Dream Big.

I recently commended you on your actions in the recent hearings involving NLRB resulting in our favor. I wish to retract my commendations for the re-assertion of another, not only did you manage to gain favor of NLRB hearing agent, but forced recognition of Michael P. Hough upon himself, as incompetent and unable to resist following the foot steps of his predecessor, James Carney.

F***ING OUTSTANDING JOB, SIR!

I look forward to making history in your legacy, sir. Again on behalf of everyone, thank you.

Respectfully, J.Gonzalez

Tags: Federal Contract Guards of America, FCGOA, UGSOA, Desiree Sullivan, UGSOA Local 44, Guy James, UGSOA Member J. W. Gogniat, UGSOA Member J.Gonzalez, UGSOA Member PSO James A Bethel, MVM Inc, United Government Security Officers of America International Union UGSOA, UGSOA Local 218, Harsley UGSOA Local 44 President, Department of Justice, DOJ, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, NLRB

Source: Miami Indy Media

UGSOA Vice President Michael Hough Resigns To Join SPFPA

-----Original Message-----
Subject: Resignation
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:19 -0600
From: "Michael Hough"
To: "Desiree Sullivan"
Cc:

Desi,

Effective immediately I am resigning my position as UGSOA International Vice President and Director. I feel that the organization has lost focus on its purpose.

As required I will be forwarding all International property to Denver.

I have taken a position with SPFPA which is also effective immediately. I feel that this move is the best for me, my family and ultimately those that I represent.

Michael P. Hough

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Tags: UGSOA, Michael Hough, Desiree Sullivan, Tammy Bowie, United Government Security Officers of America International Union, UGSOA Local 80, UGSOA Local 52, UGSOA Local 20, UGSOA Local 44, UGSOA Local 21, SPFPA

Was UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan Paid-Off To Disclaim Interest From a Unit Consisting of Over 300 Dues Paying Members In Washington D.C.???

Something is Very Very Fishy Here.

Why Would UGSOA and Desiree Sullivan Disclaim Interest in a Unit of Over 300 Dues Paying When They are On The Verge of Bankruptcy???

UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan's Disclaimer Letter of UGSOA Local 21

UGSOA Local 21 Decerts Filed By SEIU 32 BJ

Watkins Security UGSOA Local 21 NLRB Hearing Documents

NLRB UGSOA Local 21 / Allied Barton Hearing on This Unit

UGSOA Flyers Against SEIU 32BJ

http://ugsoa.org/lm2ugsoa.pdf

School Security Firm Under Fire

Former UGSOA President James Carney Affidavit about SEIU

Former UGSOA President James Carney Declaration


Was UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan Paid-Off To Disclaim Interest From a Unit Consisting of Over 300 Dues Paying Members In Washington D.C.???



In The Words of UGSOA Local 52 President Robert Nowosielski "Something Smells..If You Check Very Deep"



That is WHY We The UGSOA Members, Former Members and those who Just Want To Know about What's Really Going on at UGSOA Are Calling For A Full Investigation By The Department of Labor To Find Out The REAL TRUTH on What Took Place Here.

Contact The Department Of Labor at 202-693-0123 and Ask Them To Investigate Whether or Not The UGSOA International and/or UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan or any UGSOA Representative Received ANY TYPE OF MONEY TO Disclaim Interest in this UGSOA Washington D.C. Group Consisting of 300 Dues Paying Members.

Send e-mail to OLMS at: olms-public@dol.gov

OLMS Public Disclosure Room

U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Labor-Management Standards
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-1519
Washington, DC 20210
Telephone: (202) 693-0125
Fax: (202) 693-1344

You May Also Want to Call UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan Direct at 303- 842-9866 and/or UGSOA's General Counsel John Tucker at 330-935-2530. WE WANT ANSWERS NOW!

Disclaimer: We are not accusing UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan or the International Union United Government of Security Officers of America UGSOA or any UGSOA Representative of any Wrongdoing. We are only Calling For An Investigation By The Department of Labor as to WHY UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan would Disclaim Interest in a Group of this size Paying Dues when they are on the Verge of Bankruptcy.

Tags: UGSOA, UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan, United Government of Security Officers of America, UGSOA Local 52, Robert Nowosielski, Department of Labor, DOL, John Tucker UGSOA, Labor Racketeering

Over 300 UGSOA Officers Working at The DOJ and ICE Facilites in Washington D.C. Wish to Be Represented by FCGOA

UGSOA Washington D.C. News

The members of the United Government Security Officers of America UGSOA are revolting by the hundreds in Washington D.C. to join an alternative union who has committed itself to provide better onsite representation, quality affordable healthcare plans and access to 401k programs. This new alternative union is the Federal Contract Guards of America FCGOA which has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to represent over 300 security police professionals working for Wackenhut Services Inc.(WSI) at the Department of Justice and MVM at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters both located in Washington D.C. Both units are presently members of UGSOA Local 44.

The revolt by these UGSOA members to join FCGOA is just the tip of the iceberg. In Texas UGSOA members working for FJC Services are awaiting the results of a highly contested election whereby 8 challenged ballots still remain to be open. "The UGSOA International continues to take the position not to count these 8 challenged ballots knowing they are FCGOA votes which would give FCGOA the clear victory in this election". Stated a UGSOA member who's ballot was challanged and voted for the FCGOA

At UGSOA Local 21 in Washington D.C. over 300 officers working for Watkins security and U.S Associates had filed 4 separate petitions to decertify UGSOA. After a long drawn out battle which has lasted for months, UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan sent a letter disclaiming interest in this group leaving them without union representation.
Check out the Documents Here http://ugsoa.org/UGSOADecerts.pdf

http://ugsoa.org/ugsoaletter.pdf

At UGSOA Local 80 in Washington D.C. there are also many problems as UGSOA International President Desiree Sullivan has placed UGSOA Local 80 under trusteeship.
See Documents Here: http://ugsoa.org/ugsoalu80trusteeship.pdf
http://ugsoa.org/ugsoawackenhutlu80.pdf




Under This HOSTILE Saddam Like Takeover All UGSOA Local 80 Officers & Shop Stewards From Washington D.C. Have Been Removed & Striped of Their Power. These UGSOA Local 80 members are now in the process of signing up with the Federal Contract Guards of America FCGOA.

Presently it has been reported that the members of UGSOA Local 80 have filed complaints with the Department of Labor DOL in regards to this hostile takeover of their union. UGSOA Local 44 have also taken action by filing complaints with the DOL for its failure to file the required LM-2 reports required by all labor organizations.

The present problems the United Government Security Officers of America UGSOA is facing is not limited just to the Washington D.C. Area. At UGSOA Local 20 newly elected UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan has removed the president of this UGSOA local Bill Taylor. See the documents here: http://ugsoa.org/ugsoadesireesullivancharges.pdf



In Arizona UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan was forced to pay a settlement of $4904.58 to a security officer who UGSOA failed to represent. See the documents here: http://ugsoa.org/ugsoanlrbsettlement.pdf

Another major problem the UGSOA International is facing is the fact they are on the verge of bankruptcy with net assets totaling just $97,564. Part of the problem why this is happening is the fact UGSOA's attorney John Tucker is bleeding them dry. Last year alone the UGSOA International spent close to $300,000 just in legal fees paid to John Tucker.
See documents here: http://ugsoa.org/lm2ugsoa.pdf

On June 27th 2010, UGSOA Local 201 Members voted unanimously to dissolve Local 201 effective July 31st, 2010. Whats Going Here?



With so many problems and challanges facing UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan and the UGSOA International Union, its no wonder why these UGSOA members continue to revolt to join FCGOA.

Tags: International Union Government Security Officers of America, UGSOA, UGSOA Local 44, UGSOA Local 20, UGSOA Local 21, UGSOA Local 80, Desiree Sullivan, Federal Contract Guards of America, FCGOA, Wackenhut Services Inc. WSI, MVM, Department of Justice, DOJ, INS, John Tucker

UGSOA Special Guest Speaker Caleb Gray-Burriss Charged with 4 Counts of Mail Fraud

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Founder and Treasurer of (NASPSO) Labor Union Charged with Mail Fraud The founder and treasurer of the National Association of Special Police and Security Officers (NASPSO) was charged with four counts of mail fraud in connection with his operation of a pension plan for members of NASPSO, a labor union representing private security guards assigned to protect federal buildings in the metro Washington area.

The charges were announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; Mabel Capolongo, Director of the Philadelphia Regional Office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the Department of Labor; and Robert L. Panella, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General, Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations of the Washington, D.C. , Regional Office.

Caleb Gray-Burriss, 59, of Washington, was arrested Tuesday in Washington, and charged in an indictment returned by a grand jury on June 25, 2010, and unsealed today.

Gray-Burriss will make his initial appearance tomorrow in U.S. District Court in Washington. The indictment charges that, from approximately June 2004 through August 2006, Gray-Burriss wrote numerous checks to himself or to other third parties from the checking account where he had placed funds intended for the NASPSO pension plan to cash.

The indictment alleges that Gray-Burriss spent more than $100,000 of the pension plan funds in this way, while at the same time falsely maintaining that it was an operational fund that he was properly administering and that was providing benefits to the beneficiaries.

The investigation leading to the indictment and arrest of Gray-Burriss was conducted by investigators from two agencies of the U.S. Department of Labor – the Employee Benefits Security Administration and the Office of Inspector General, Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations. The case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Vincent Falvo of the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Racketeering Section.

Back in 2005 Caleb Gray-Burriss was a Special Guest Speaker at the 2005 Constitutional Convention for the United Government Security Officers of America International Union UGSOA as reported on Eye on UGSOA.

U.S. Department of Labor Obtains Order Removing Washington, DC Union Executive as Trustee of Pension and Health Plans

For More Information and Documents on Caleb Gray-Burriss visit this website

Tags: Caleb Gray-Burriss, National Association of Special Police and Security Officers, NASPSO,United Government Security Officers of America, UGSOA, Organized Crime,Labor Racketeering, Mail Fraud, Pension Plan

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