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Jagdeep K. Singh, Hayward security officer

Jagdeep K. Singh

Jagdeep K. Singh

Jagdeep Singh is 47-year old mother of 3 who works as a security officer at Kaiser Permanente’s Hayward, California Medical Center.  Jagdeep and her husband immigrated from India to America hoping to provide a better life for their children, but have been struggling to get by on the meager pay and benefits that Kaiser’s security contractor Securitas, provides.

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Eddie Dorsey, Security Officer at Kaiser Permanente Warehouse in Oakland

Eddie Dorsey

Eddie Dorsey

Eddie Dorsey is a single father who works full-time as a security officer at a Kaiser Permanente pharmaceutical warehouse in Oakland. Despite guarding a valuable cache of pharmaceuticals in a dangerous, industrial area of East Oakland, Eddie is struggling to provide basic necessities for Edjrienna, his 5-year-old daughter, on the salary and benefits that Kaiser’s contractor Securitas offers.

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Julia Benavente, Security Officer stationed at Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Center

Julia Benaventes

Julia Benaventes

Julia Benavente, 60, works as a Control Officer at the Kaiser Medical Center in Manteca, California, where she monitors activity in the hospital and alerts roving security officers to emergency situations. “I run the heart of the security operation and feel important knowing I help keep the hospital running smoothly.”

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Razak Khan, Security officer at Kaiser Permanente’s Hayward Medical Center

Razak Khan

Razak Khan

Razak Khan is a 58 year-old security officer at Kaiser Permanente’s Hayward Medical Center facility.   Razak has worked for Kaiser’s security contractors for more than 4 years, and did another security job for 2 years before that.  Despite his lengthy experience in the security field, Kaiser’s contractor Securitas pays Razak just $10.40 per hour. With his family’s rent and expenses costing well over $1000 per month, Razak’s family has not been able to save any money for the future.  When asked about retirement, Razak laughs, saying, “retirement is just a dream.”

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