Security Officers' Dead-End Jobs Hurt Our Communities
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Good jobs mean more money for schools, more savings for home ownership, more opportunity for advancement, and more stability and respect for families and communities.
But the jobs that security companies churn out don't provide enough to live on. And who gets these jobs—mostly young black men and women.
In urban centers across the country, security guards are predominantly African American (see pie chart).
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for the rights of workers to freely come together and demand economic justice.
But despite the officers' multi-city efforts to form a union in order to improve their communities and economic futures, some security companies are violating that legal organizing right through harassment and other intimidation tactics.
Inadequate Health Benefits
| “Of all the forms of inequality, inequality in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. |
It’s not right for wealthy buildings owners to have access to state-of-the-art health care while officers who guard their buildings can’t afford a doctor's visit.
Diseases that commonly afflict African Americans like diabetes and heart disease need monitoring and regular care. Without access to secure, affordable health insurance, officers may be forced to live shorter lives or live with pain and illness.
We shouldn’t ask young women and men to protect multi-million dollar buildings without providing basic health protections for them and their families.
Property Services Issues
Affordable Health Care
Wealthy building owners have access to state-of-the-art health care while officers who guard their buildings can’t afford doctors' visits.
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