Dozens of Maryland government employees rallied Wednesday in downtown Baltimore, protesting what they say is the Hogan administration’s refusal to fill thousands of vacant positions in state government.
“There’s a crisis in staffing and a crisis in services,” said Patrick Moran, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Maryland Council 3 union, which represents correctional officials and other state employees. “But Governor Hogan has ignored this much in the same way he has ignored Baltimore City and the rest of the state, because it doesn’t give him any donations. It doesn’t bring him any opportunities for his business in real estate.”
Union members said they were frustrated by Gov. Larry Hogan’s decision to not release $245 million in funding approved by the Maryland legislature that included money for retaining corrections officers and providing raises.
They said the funding is needed in light of a study by the state’s Department of Legislative Services that concluded last year that more than 2,600 state job vacancies have not been filled.
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