 The security company that employed Stephen Tyrone Johns, the victim of white supremacist lone gunman James Von Brunn, was asked by the union representing its highly trained security officers to provide company-issued bullet proof vests. They're still waiting. [At left: shooting victim Stephen Tyrone Johns]
From ThinkProgress:
The security police professionals working at the Holocaust Museum are all members of the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA). Yesterday, president David Hickey said that it was a tragic day for his members, who are “the first line of defense against a terrorist attack and put their lives on the line each day protecting our country.” [At right: gunman James Von Brunn]
 ... However, according to SPFPA Washington DC representative Assane Faye, the union had been pressing Wackenhut for “company-issued protective vests,” as a result of a rise in anti-Semitic remarks directed at the museum’s officers. “I hammered this in our negotiations two years ago because of how sensitive that museum is,” Faye told the Washington Post. Wackenhut has not yet issued the vests. Thanks for nothing, Wackenhut. The company, by the way, describes itself this way:
Wackenhut describes itself as the U.S. government's "largest contractor for professional security services." An official with the union that represents Wackenhut employees at the museum said Johns was paid about $20 an hour. ...and he wasn't wearing a vest. So what other key buildings and landmarks in D.C. does Wackenhut service? Just asking...Labels: crime and punishment, James Von Brunn, murder, Stephen Tyrone Johns, unions, white supremacists |
