In a victory for patients and staff at Maryland’s correctional institutions, the Maryland Department of Health is adding 40 beds at mental health facilities to treat patients wrongfully held in jails. The move came after AFSCME Maryland held a news conference Tuesday morning condemning Governor Larry Hogan for a shortage of beds for mentally ill patients. “The fight isn't over yet,” said AFSCME Maryland president Patrick Moran. “We will continue to pressure Governor Hogan and the health department to fill vacancies in these facilities, ensuring there are enough workers on staff to care for mental health patients.”
On today's labor calendar, tune in at 9am this morning here on WPFW for a special Fall Labor Arts Preview edition of Arise! Guests will discuss a new labor history exhibit, a film series about immigration, and more. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1910, eighteen-year-old Annie Shapiro led a spontaneous walkout of 17 women at a Hart Schaffner & Marx garment factory in Chicago. It grew into a months-long mass strike involving 40,000 garment workers across the city, protesting 10-hour days, bullying bosses and cuts in already-low wages. Today’s labor quote is by Edmund Burke, who said: “When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which is committed to improving the quality of life for all working families; find out more at unionplus.org.
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