Council 3 Updates

Council 3 Updates

AFSCME MARYLAND TO PROTEST STAFF SHORTAGE AT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY IN HAGERSTOWN

Following a judge’s order to hold Maryland Department of Health officials in contempt of court for their failure to provide beds to patients at state psychiatric hospitals, AFSCME Maryland is mobilizing to draw attention to the staff shortage at the Potomac Center in Hagerstown.

AFSCME MARYLAND TO PROTEST STAFF SHORTAGE AT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY IN HAGERSTOWN

Council 3 Updates

AFSCME MARYLAND STATEMENT ON INVESTIGATIONS INTO ASSAULTS ON STATE EMPLOYEES

AFSCME Maryland President Patrick Moran today issued the following statement in response to plans by lawmakers to investigate the spike in assaults on state employees at Spring Grove, the state’s largest psychiatric hospital.

AFSCME MARYLAND STATEMENT ON INVESTIGATIONS INTO ASSAULTS ON STATE EMPLOYEES

Council 3 Updates

AFSCME, COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEMAND ACTION ON WESTERN MD STAFFING VACANCIES

Community members, elected officials, patient families, AFSCME Maryland members and correctional officers from other states will gather for a press conference October 7 at 11:30 a.m. Attendees will demand action from Governor Hogan to address the conditions in many of the dangerously understaffed facilities in Washington County.

AFSCME, COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEMAND ACTION ON WESTERN MD STAFFING VACANCIES

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AFSCME, COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEMAND ACTION ON EASTERN SHORE STAFFING VACANCIES

Community members, elected officials, patient families and AFSCME Maryland members will gather for a press conference Wednesday, September 27 at 4:30 p.m. Attendees and speakers will demand action from Governor Hogan to address the conditions in many of the dangerously understaffed facilities on the Eastern Shore.

AFSCME, COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEMAND ACTION ON EASTERN SHORE STAFFING VACANCIES

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AFSCME MARYLAND MEMBERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS DEMAND CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS IN STATE FACILITIES

AFSCME Maryland members along with community activists, state Sen. Richard Madaleno, Del. Antonio Hayes, and Councilwoman Shannon Sneed will hold a press conference Tuesday, September 19 at noon in Baltimore, calling attention to the public health crisis affecting mental health patients across the state.

AFSCME MARYLAND MEMBERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS DEMAND CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS IN STATE FACILITIES