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AFSCME members in Maryland fight for public employee safety bill in honor of fallen probation and parole agent
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AFSCME members in Maryland fight for public employee safety bill in honor of fallen probation and parole agent

The tragic killing of Maryland Probation and Parole Agent Davis Martinez last May has intensified efforts to improve workplace safety for Maryland public service workers.

AFSCME members in Maryland fight for public employee safety bill in honor of fallen probation and parole agent

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Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act, GPO-WEP ‘gone for good’
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Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act, GPO-WEP ‘gone for good’

On Sunday, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, which eliminated the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) rules, which had for 40 years unfairly harmed public se

Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act, GPO-WEP ‘gone for good’

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Maryland state workers demand more staffing, upgrades in state agencies
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Maryland state workers demand more staffing, upgrades in state agencies

BALTIMORE – Maryland state workers are struggling to serve their communities due to short staffing, crushing workloads and outdated facilities. And they are going around the state calling the public’s attention to these problems.

Maryland state workers demand more staffing, upgrades in state agencies

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Collective action, tenacity net big pension win for Rhode Island’s public safety professionals
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Collective action, tenacity net big pension win for Rhode Island’s public safety professionals

It had been nearly 15 years since the public safety professionals of Rhode Island Council 94 had their pensions and retirements upended. But thanks to years of dogged activism, their futures will look a lot brighter come Jan.

Collective action, tenacity net big pension win for Rhode Island’s public safety professionals