Solidarity With Baltimore’s Security Guards
Travis Henson-Rollins, a security officer in Baltimore, told dozens gathered for a May 22 rally that those in her profession are expected to be on the front lines everyday but are not given respect or fair wages.Members of 1199SEIU joined Baltimore City Councilman Nick Mosby, local clergy and community groups for a rally May 22 at the Inner Harbor to launch a new campaign for improved wages for the city’s 1,000 private security officers.
The property service workers union 32BJ SEIU estimates that security companies such as Brantley & Crown Security could save taxpayers more than $33 million over the next decade by simply raising standards for Baltimore security officers to a level where officers no longer relied on public assistance. Currently, the guards earn as little as $9 an hour, drastically below Baltimore’s living wage of $10.59
Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 02:29PM 








