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Call trace: A way to track the origin of threatening or harassing calls, which should be also reported to police.
Clean hands: The practice of ensuring that nothing is said by company officials that could be used against them in a court of law.
Command center: A central location used by security firms and company officials to report and obtain updates, instructions, and information about daily activities during a labor dispute.
Convey information: The legal right of a trade union to peacefully demonstrate and express facts or opinions during a strike or lockout often using signs, pamphlets, media, or speech.
Evidence coordinator: A licensed strike security officer who specializes in gathering evidence, maintaining its continuity, and documenting and submitting the evidence in an organized, court-ready format to assist legal counsel.
Harassment: Any kind of stalking, watching, or besetting of employees who are on strike, or threatening telephone calls used to intimidate persons involved in a strike.
Injunction: A legal order by the court prohibiting a person or group of persons from carrying out a specified action. An strike injunction is mostly used to limit union pickets from blocking access or restricting their numbers to maintain peace and order since law enforcement officials will typically not intervene.
Lockout: The legal right of an employer to refuse bargaining unit employees access to continue services once a no-board report has been issued and a legal deadline date has been set by a labor board conciliator.
Protocol: A general agreement between the company and the union in which limitations are set on one or both parties in lieu of an injunction.
Response team: A licensed security team that patrols assigned or static positions that require specific protection and access restrictions.
Scab: A slang term used to refer to union members who choose to cross the picket line and report to work during a strike, or replacement workers who cross the picket line to perform union member job functions during a strike.
Secondary picketing: A gathering of pickets at a company location other than the main workplace.
Site commander: A licensed security manager who oversees the daily functions of site protection and law enforcement liaison, and reports activities and assessments to company management via the communications centre.
Strike: The legal right of a trade union to withhold employment services once a no-board report has been issued and a legal labor strike date has been set by a labor board conciliator.
Tactical security officer: A licensed person in uniform who is assigned to protect both personnel and property during a labor dispute while making notes and writing reports about daily observations and activities.
Trespass to property: Picket activity on non-company property. However, courts often permit limited picketing in public places such as shopping malls.
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