SPFPA Commercial Arts and Securities Teams (CAST)

Protecting the Places Where America Comes to Be Entertained

Security professionals working at amusement parks, theme parks, movie studios, entertainment venues, and other commercial attractions perform a highly specialized job. These officers must do more than protect people and property—they work every day in environments where security, safety, customer service, communication, and professionalism must work together.

It Takes Special Skills to Work With the Public

CAST Security Professionals may interact with thousands of guests, employees, performers, vendors, and visitors during a single shift. The job requires officers who can remain professional and alert while dealing with everything from routine guest assistance to serious security incidents.

These responsibilities can require:

Excellent communication and people skills
Crowd management and crowd control
Conflict resolution and de-escalation
Emergency response and evacuation procedures
Access control and restricted-area security
Protection of employees, guests, performers, and property
Incident response and report writing
Situational awareness in large public environments
The ability to remain calm and professional under pressure
Balancing strong security with positive guest relations

These aren’t ordinary security assignments. CAST Officers are trained professionals performing an important public-safety role.

You Protect the Public. Who Protects You?

That’s where the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) comes in.

SPFPA understands the responsibilities and challenges facing security professionals in the commercial arts and entertainment industry. Through the SPFPA CAST Division, officers can stand together and gain a real voice in the workplace through the power of collective bargaining.

Collective bargaining gives employees the opportunity to negotiate with their employer over important workplace issues such as:

Better wages and benefits
Job security and workplace protections
Fair schedules and overtime procedures
Seniority rights
Fair and consistent disciplinary procedures
Grievance and arbitration rights
Improved working conditions
Training, equipment, and safety concerns
A legally recognized voice in decisions affecting your job

Instead of facing workplace issues individually, SPFPA-represented officers have the strength of their coworkers and an experienced International union standing behind them.

Experience in Your Industry Matters

No other security police union in the country represents more security professionals working in the commercial arts and entertainment industry than SPFPA.

That experience matters.

SPFPA knows security. We understand the unique demands placed on officers who protect high-traffic public attractions and entertainment facilities, and we understand how to negotiate agreements designed around the needs of security professionals.

YOUR JOB MATTERS. YOUR VOICE MATTERS. YOUR FUTURE MATTERS.

If you work security at an amusement park, theme park, movie studio, entertainment venue, or commercial attraction, you deserve professional representation from a union that understands your profession.

Don’t just have a job. Have a voice on the job.

STAND TOGETHER. GET ORGANIZED. GET SPFPA.

SPFPA CAST — Protecting the Professionals Who Protect America’s Entertainment Industry.