Security officers across the country took action on July 30 to demand higher standards in the security industry. During the COVID-19 pandemic, security officers were deemed essential, yet their wages, benefits, training, and workplace protections didn’t and still do not reflect that.
On July 22, UC Berkeley’s Labor Center released a national study on the state of private security workers. The study explained that between a lack of benefits and livable wages, exceedingly high turnover, and no federal training standards, the field of private security is leaving workers unprotected. Improving job quality in this sector is a matter both of economic justice and public safety. Show your solidarity – #StandforSecurity!