AFSCME Maryland members are standing together with community allies to protect and fully fund the vital public services state employees provide. AFSCME Maryland members are the dedicated front-line workers in our state hospitals, state highways, correctional facilities and other state offices that keep Maryland moving.
During his time in office, Governor Hogan has acted to systematically de-fund and under resource state services and state employees. Maryland’s most vulnerable residents aren’t getting the services they need. Thousands of jobs are unfilled. This only exacerbates serious problems with crime, safety and health in the State. State workers are committed to their jobs and their clients, but dangerously low staffing makes it unsafe for staff, clients and surrounding communities
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Maryland’s prisons are facing what union officials and state lawmakers are calling a “staffing crisis," and relying on OT to cover the gaps.