AFSCME Maryland
on Wednesday, December 6 2017 - 2:31pm
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.
Katie Mostris
on Wednesday, December 6 2017 - 2:30pm
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.
AFSCME Maryland
on Wednesday, December 6 2017 - 2:29pm
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.
Katie Mostris
on Wednesday, December 6 2017 - 2:26pm
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.
AFSCME Maryland
on Wednesday, December 6 2017 - 2:24pm
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.
AFSCME Maryland
on Wednesday, December 6 2017 - 2:23pm
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.