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Contract deadline looms for Md. state workers asking for higher wages

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Maryland state employees are urging Gov. Wes Moore to raise wages and address understaffing, which they say has made state facilities, including state hospitals and prisons, less safe. Union president Patrick Moran claims wages have fallen 10 percent behind inflation over the last decade. The union filed Unfair Labor Practice complaints, alleging violations related to military leave and overtime pay.

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