AFSCME, COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEMAND ACTION ON WESTERN MD STAFFING VACANCIES
Hogan Slow to Act as Public Service Job Vacancies Spike During His Term in Office
October 6, 2017
Contact:
Maureen O'Connor
410-913-4061
[email protected]
BALTIMORE – Community members, elected officials, patient families, AFSCME Maryland members and correctional officers from other states will gather for a press conference TOMORROW, October 7 at 11:30 AM. Attendees will demand action from Governor Hogan to address the conditions in many of the dangerously understaffed facilities in Washington County.
“Over the past two and a half years, Gov. Hogan has shown disrespect and negligence in his actions toward state employees and the Marylanders they serve,” said Jazzmen Knoderer, a spokeswoman for AFSCME Maryland. “In Western Maryland, where there is a high concentration of state employees, the Hogan administration has short staffed state-run offices and institutions, putting employees and the public at risk.”
As assaults on staff, patients and inmates in correctional facilities and state hospitals continue to increase, AFSCME Maryland and community members will keep the pressure on Governor Hogan’s administration to fill vacancies impacting public services and safety across Maryland.
Who: Correctional Officers, Public Health Employees, Community Groups, Union Leadership and Elected Officials
When: October 7, 2017 at 11:30 AM
Where: Cumberland City Hall, North Center Street
Cumberland, MD 21502 (Between Frederick and Bedford Streets)
RSVP: [email protected] or 410-913-4061
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