Overview
- A group of non‑union city security officers staged a walkout and rallied outside Baltimore City Hall on Thursday to protest working conditions and unpaid wages.
- Organizers say officers were denied legally required heat breaks, access to water and proper heat training during recent extreme‑heat days, including reports involving a pregnant worker.
- The union filed a wage and overtime complaint on Aug. 3 that cites more than 250 hours of unpaid or improperly paid overtime and nearly $9,000 missing across six employees.
- Metropolitan Protective Services denies the allegations, says supervisors deliver water to posts, reports it employs roughly 175 officers in Baltimore, and says a meeting with a city council member was productive.
- 32BJ SEIU has filed state and federal unfair labor practice complaints and a MOSH heat‑safety complaint is pending, raising the prospect of formal investigations into pay, retaliation and compliance at a contractor that receives city funding.