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AFSCME ‘Staff the Front Lines’ bus tour seeks to solve staffing crisis in public service
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AFSCME ‘Staff the Front Lines’ bus tour seeks to solve staffing crisis in public service


States, cities, towns and schools face a staffing crisis. Hiring for public service jobs has failed to keep pace with the private sector. In April, for instance, there were 833,000 job openings in state and local governments, according to data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

AFSCME ‘Staff the Front Lines’ bus tour seeks to solve staffing crisis in public service

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Thousands of Current and Former DPSCS Employees Win Settlement Over Agency Stealing Time from Workers
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Thousands of Current and Former DPSCS Employees Win Settlement Over Agency Stealing Time from Workers

Thousands of employees who have worked or currently work for Maryland’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) will receive a combined total of $13 million as a result of a federal Department of Labor investigation surrounding the illegal changing of timecards by the State, violating the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

Thousands of Current and Former DPSCS Employees Win Settlement Over Agency Stealing Time from Workers

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AFSCME: Supreme Court student loan ruling shows ‘contempt’ for working people
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AFSCME: Supreme Court student loan ruling shows ‘contempt’ for working people

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Biden administration’s landmark plan to forgive up to $20,000 for millions of student loan borrowers.

AFSCME: Supreme Court student loan ruling shows ‘contempt’ for working people