Dear Member,
Yesterday we met with the State’s negotiators to try to make progress on the issue of wages.
We told the State that we are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet, that we are all members of the team that provides the essential services the citizens of Maryland deserve. We let the State know that we contribute to our communities, that we have been taking the hits because we are dedicated! We also emphasized that we are always the first ones that must give up something and as a result, we’re being left far behind, financially.
We provided the State with a package that proposed a 2%