ABSTRACT
There are many instances where corporations procure the services of a private security or investigative agency when they are subjected to a strike or picket situation. One of the more difficult situations that proprietary (company) security officers will face will occur when their fellow coworkers decide to conduct a strike against their employer, and more so if the security officers are members of the striking union or members of a union that sympathizes with the goals of the striking members. In order to be effective and ethical, security officers, whether proprietary or contractual, must remain neutral. They may sympathize with the strikers, but outwardly their attitude and emotions must be kept to themselves. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. For this reason, company management may wish to use outside professionals for the purpose of photographing, videotaping, and identifying the antagonists and malcontents for any subsequent criminal or civil action.
