BALTIMORE – Gov. Wes Moore, Mayor Brandon Scott, AFSCME President Lee Saunders and AFSCME Maryland Council 3 President Patrick Moran joined AFSCME members in Baltimore to urge job seekers to apply for open public service positions throughout the state.
The Saturday press conference coincided with a hiring event at the Council 3 Union Hall, where job seekers met with representatives from the City of Baltimore and essential state agencies including the departments of Budget and Management, Public Safety and Correctional Services, Health, and Transportation.
From nurses to sanitation workers to corrections officers, chronic short staffing is undermining the effective delivery of public services that Marylanders rely on. That’s why AFSCME launched the Staff the Front Lines initiative this year, to partner with elected officials on recruiting and retaining the essential workers who keep our communities running. The Staff the Front Lines bus stopped in more than 20 major cities across the country this summer and held recruitment events in many of them.
“This is about creating pathways to work, wages and wealth – for all families, and not just some of them. No matter where you come from, no matter what your background is, no matter what your family lineage is, no matter what neighborhood you live in, no matter what zip code you call home, no matter what your prospects have been or what you thought they were, this is the place to make your dreams come true,” Moore said.
