Private security officers have gained the support of some Newark, NJ, officials – including Mayor Cory Booker – to unionize, according to an article from The Star-Ledger.
Union officials seeking to represent the roughly 21,000 privately employed officers in New Jersey took their aspirations to Newark City Hall on Dec. 6, 2012. Booker says that the thousands of privately hired security officers overseeing sensitive and even vulnerable city sites and businesses receive wages reflecting “second-class” status, the article notes.