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AFSCME Maryland Announces Endorsement of Mark Parker for Baltimore City District 1 Council Seat

Open seat is critical for Southeast Baltimore; endorsement adds to existing list of endorsements by AFSCME Maryland

AFSCME Maryland Celebrates Passage of Pro-Worker Legislation During 2024 Legislative Session

Legislation that contains largest expansion of collective bargaining rights in past decade now heads to Governor’s desk

Town of Elkton Employees Demand Revised Labor Code at Mayor and Commissioners Meeting

Employees deliver letter and public comments urging mayor and town commissioners to consider amendments to anti-worker labor code

Group urges governor to fill vacancies in hospitals, correctional facilities

Council President Patrick Moran says Deer's Head Hospital in Salisbury has had to turn away hundreds of mental health clients that need aid and assistance due to insufficient staff and beds.

Assaults climb at Baltimore Central Booking since city jail closing

Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center, the first institution people are brought to after being arrested in the city, has seen a spike in assaults since Gov. Larry Hogan closed the City Jail, state statistics show.

Maryland Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services targets prison staffing problem with hiring bonus

The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has announced an incentive program that it hopes will attract correctional officers.

Maryland boosting incentives to recruit correctional officers

Maryland will offer a $5,000 recruitment bonus to new correctional officers to alleviate a persistent problem with vacancies in the state prison system.

AFSCME Workers Call For More Staffing At State Hospitals

Unionized nurses and other health care professionals at state hospitals called  for more staffing on Tuesday.

Union calls mental health beds shortage public health crisis

There is new pressure on Gov. Larry Hogan to open up more mental health beds in state facilities.

Union alleges crisis at state institutions

Union members say staffing shortages at Maryland’s correctional institutions are so severe that those who need help are not getting help.

Union criticizes Hogan over lack of mental health beds

The state’s largest public employees union criticized Gov. Larry Hogan Tuesday over a shortage of beds in mental health facilities that has kept some mentally ill prisoners in jail long after the courts ruled they need treatment.