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New, AFSCME-supported public safety laws focus on TBI, PTSD and mental health
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New, AFSCME-supported public safety laws focus on TBI, PTSD and mental health

Two new AFSCME-backed laws will benefit public safety personnel and focus on helping those suffering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental ailments.

New, AFSCME-supported public safety laws focus on TBI, PTSD and mental health

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AFSCME New Mexico members win on wages, staffing, public safety in legislative session
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AFSCME New Mexico members win on wages, staffing, public safety in legislative session

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – AFSCME members in New Mexico achieved significant victories for public service workers in the legislative session that ended on March 18.

AFSCME New Mexico members win on wages, staffing, public safety in legislative session

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Extreme heat creates hazardous work conditions for Texas corrections staff
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Extreme heat creates hazardous work conditions for Texas corrections staff

As temperatures across Texas surpassed 100 degrees, the deputy director of AFSCME Texas Correction Employees Council 907, Clifton Buchanan, warned state lawmakers in July that corrections officers face dangerous working conditio

Extreme heat creates hazardous work conditions for Texas corrections staff

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Report: Dangerous understaffing in Maryland corrections facilities; 3,400 COs needed
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Report: Dangerous understaffing in Maryland corrections facilities; 3,400 COs needed

A report by AFSCME Maryland Council 3 shows the state needs to hire 3,400 more officers to achieve safe staffing levels at correctional facilities.

Report: Dangerous understaffing in Maryland corrections facilities; 3,400 COs needed