Monday, October 29, 2007

Rodney Noel is a young Haitian-American security officer who is currently living in the Dorchester area. He has been working as an officer for the past four years. Rodney has been active in the campaign to unionize the security industry because he feels that officers are not being treated fairly. Rodney is the father of a 3 year-old girl and has to work overtime to support his family while also attending school at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Rodney does not have health insurance for himself or his family. He relies on MassHealth for his medical needs. According to Rodney, his involvement with the security campaign is about more than his personal needs. He believes that the success of this struggle will improve his community not only from an economic standpoint, but that it will also help decrease crime in the neighborhoods since parents will be able to spend more time with their children and jobs will be created that give young people more opportunities and hope for their future.