For as long as some housekeepers at the University of Maryland College Park can remember, they have been eating lunch next to mops, brooms, dust pans, and cleaning sprays in tight janitor closets. That’s among the working conditions at issue as the $11.50-an-hour housekeepers hold a rally as they are about to open contract negotiations.
Day: July 1, 2013
State Roundup, July 1, 2013
Stormwater fees, gas tax and toll hikes take effect today; GOP lawmakers denounce the hikes and one hopes to overturn or downsize the “rain tax;” state changes rules on when an EMT can stop CPR; Del. Dwyer cited for illegal crabbing in same area where his boat collided with another; Gov. O’Malley uses charity music venue to take a jab at Gov. Christie; 8-year-old girl to become governor for a day; and in campaign news: two more file for House of Delegates seats; Rawlings-Blake backs Brown for gov; and retired attorney Tilghman just might be seeking U.S. Rep. Harris’ seat.
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