Detroit Pistons secure NBA's largest practice facility with Motorola Solutions technology. 19th May 2026 The Henry Ford Health Detroit Pistons Performance Center (PPC), the largest practice facility in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and primary business headquarters for the Detroit Pistons, has unveiled a technology system that seamlessly blends rigorous security with the open civic spirit of uptown Detroit. PPC's security staff worked with Motorola Solutions and technology integrator Knight Watch to deploy a system combining video security, access control and voice communications solutions, purposefully designed to identify and resolve potential issues across the facility. "We are just a few miles from downtown in the heart of Detroit's New Center neighborhood, and on any given day, we have elite athletes training just floorboards away from people going to the health center or grabbing a bite to eat," said Matt Grimm, senior director, Corporate Security, Detroit Pistons. "Our unified video and access helps my team maintain the highest levels of protection for players and staff without creating an atmosphere of a high-security fortress. We have the real-time clarity needed to keep security behind the scenes while keeping our doors open to the community." Motorola Solutions' integration of video, access control and voice communications transforms security from passive monitoring to proactive safety. By linking these once-siloed tools into a single, operational view, the Pistons' security team can identify and resolve potential issues the moment they arise, rather than simply recording them for later review. This unified approach enables the Pistons to maintain a robust security presence across public and private zones that doesn't disrupt the facility's open and high-performance culture. "Instead of relying solely on physical barriers, metal detectors and guards, the Detroit Pistons have demonstrated that the best security is the kind people don't notice," said Jehan Wickramasuriya, senior vice president, Security & Resilience Software, Motorola Solutions. "Their state-of-the-art security operations center acts as a hub for discretely managing events so that community members, staff and players can stay focused on training and work. It protects without intimidating and responds without overreacting." "Securing a heavily-trafficked, 185,000-square-foot space brings unique challenges," said Ryan Bailey, CEO of Knight Watch. "Together with the Pistons, we built an invisible safety net spanning practice facilities, an official NBA merchandise store, dining establishments and the Henry Ford Health Center for Athletic Medicine. This is the future of securing multi-purpose developments."

NLRB dismisses a Teamsters charge against Henry Ford Genesys Hospital. * Lisa Giles * Apr 7, 2026 Updated 9 hrs ago GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - The National Labor Relations Board dismissed one of several unfair labor practice charges filed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters against Henry Ford Genesys Hospital on Tuesday. The decision addressed allegations that the hospital unreasonably delayed providing health insurance information to the union. The ruling stated the hospital provided the requested information in a timely manner, despite the complexity of the request. "With respect to the allegation that the Employer unreasonably delayed in providing the Union information upon its request, the Board considers a variety of factors in determining whether a party has failed to furnish information in a timely manner," the ruling reads. * Ryan Jeltema The National Labor Relations Board ruling says Teamsters Local 332 requested information about what health insurance plans its members enrolled in as of March 2025 while the union was preparing for contract negotiations. A media representative from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters provided ABC12 with the following statement on the ruling: "While we are disappointed in the Region's ruling, this is just one of a dozen unfair labor practice charges we have filed against Henry Ford Genesys Hospital over their numerous illegal practices, and we will appeal the Region's decision to the National office. We remain confident that the strike is a ULP strike and that the NLRB will agree. To be clear: as much as Henry Ford tries to say otherwise, the Region did not rule that this isn't an unfair labor practice strike. The Teamsters Union will not back down until this hospital honors the seniority of the 750 striking Teamsters nurses and case workers and agrees on a fair and reasonable return-to-work agreement." A statement from International Brotherhood of Teamsters reads: "While we are disappointed in the Region's ruling, this is just one of a dozen unfair labor practice charges we have filed against Henry Ford Genesys Hospital over their numerous illegal practices, and we will appeal the Region's decision to the National office. We remain confident that the strike is a ULP strike and that the NLRB will agree. To be clear: as much as Henry Ford tries to say otherwise, the Region did not rule that this isn't an unfair labor practice strike. The Teamsters Union will not back down until this hospital honors the seniority of the 750 striking Teamsters nurses and case workers and agrees on a fair and reasonable return-to-work agreement." Henry Ford Health responded in June 2025 with information about health insurance elections of Teamsters Local 332 nurses enrolled in each plan, but later determined that data was incorrect, according to the labor relations board decision document. The hospital provided updated figures showing the number of nurses in each health insurance plan in August 2025, but it did not include names of employees enrolled in various levels of coverage. The union still wanted to know the level of coverage each member selected and their number of dependents, according to the labor relations board decision document. The hospital claimed it could not provide that information without written permission from each employee due to federal health care privacy laws, the labor relations board noted. The issue of employee health insurance elections was a point of negotiation during more than two dozen bargaining meetings between Teamsters and Henry Ford Health. The strike started on Sept. 1 and Henry Ford Health declared an impasse on Nov. 4. The labor relations board determined that Henry Ford Health's June 25 information was a good faith effort to answer the Teamsters' question and the hospital raised legitimate concerns in not providing more detailed information. "It cannot be established that the Employer unlawfully failed or refused to provide the Union the information at issue," the decision document said. The labor relations board ruling also stated the dismissal means the hospital's declaration of impasse was lawful and the union's Sept. 1 strike is not classified as an unfair labor practice strike. The decision released Tuesday dismisses one of many unfair labor practices charges that Teamsters Local 332 filed in November against Henry Ford Health. Negotiations continue between Teamsters Local 332 and Henry Ford Health Genesys Hospital. Both sides have met more than 80 times over the past year to reach a new contract. A key sticking point in negotiations recently has been a return to work agreement, which would govern what job assignments Teamsters nurses receive if they ratify a contract. Nurses want the same shift and position assignments they had before the strike started. Henry Ford Health has promised a job with the same seniority level for all striking nurses, but won't agree to the same positions and shifts. It says some positions have been filled since the strike started and other jobs don't exist after operational changes. * Ta'Niyah Jordan * Ryan Jeltema * Morgan Kirsch