Homeless attacks on state workers in Sacramento prompt pepper spray request
The union representing California state groundskeepers wants to give workers pepper spray to defend themselves from homeless people after a series of attacks.
The International Union of Operating Engineers made the request in a grievance filed Wednesday morning with the Department of General Services, the groundskeepers’ employer.
Homeless people have attacked five workers represented by the union in the last couple months, said Brandy Johnson, a union representative.
Shortly before Sept. 11, a homeless person attacked two workers who were clearing the person’s belongings from the space around a war memorial in Capitol Park for an event, Johnson said. The homeless person punched and scratched one of the workers’ faces, she said.
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