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Maryland government needs more staff to perform mission, analysts say

The executive branch of Maryland’s state government needs to fill 1,200 vacancies and create another 1,200 new positions to carry out essential functions, legislative analysts have concluded.

State: Safety a priority at Hagerstown's Potomac Center

On Tuesday, employees and union officials held a protest near the center to draw attention to what they said are unsafe conditions at the state residential facility for adults with developmental disabilities.

Union workers protest safety conditions at Potomac Center in Hagerstown

Employees at the Potomac Center in Hagerstown's West End said working conditions at the state-owned facility are so unsafe that they fear for their lives.

UMD workers are fighting to eliminate their campus parking fees

Amid contract negotiations, the union representing University of Maryland employees is fighting to eliminate their campus parking fees.

Assaults on staff spike at Maryland’s largest state psychiatric hospital

Patricia Watson, president of the union local that represents most non-nurse employees at Spring Grove, said security has deteriorated in the three years she’s worked at the hospital.

Md. correctional officers warn of low staffing levels

The union representing Maryland correctional officers is warning that staffing levels in state prisons are at dangerously low levels.

Maryland union calls for more correctional officers

Members of the union representing correctional officers from across the state held a rally Saturday in Cumberland asking for more officers and better working conditions.

Maryland correctional workers union issues dire warning over lack of staffing

The union representing Maryland state correctional officers has a message for Gov. Larry Hogan: "No more excuses," either find the money to increase staffing in the state prisons, or something dangerous will happen.