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| Union seeks raise for correctional officers |
| By itemonline.com |
| Published: 02/22/2013 |
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TEXAS - HUNTSVILLE — The union which represents the thousands of correctional officers working in short-staffed units throughout the state announced Wednesday that it is recommending Texas lawmakers consider at least a 14 percent pay raise for Texas Department of Criminal Justice employees. TDCJ continues to remain dangerously understaffed, despite the agency offering a $3,000 bonus for newly hired officers willing to work at some of the most short-staffed prisons in the state. The problem will only get worse because of increased oil fracking and drilling in areas where TDCJ has many of its units, explained Lance Lowry, President of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Correctional Employees Council 7, Local 3807, headquartered in Huntsville. “New geological data indicates the Eagleford Shale and Woodbind Shale run through the heart of the Texas prison system, between Huntsville and Palestine,” Lowry said. “There are 18 prison units in that area alone, and that area is expected to see a substantial increase in oil fracking and drilling. Read More. |
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