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Take the MDU's Workload/Caseload survey today!

There's one thing all OPD employees can agree on – our workloads are far too high. Attorneys are swamped with cases, social workers are spread too thin across the whole agency, and core staffers are doing the work of two or three employees.

Take the MDU's Workload/Caseload survey today!

This Wednesday, August 4: MDU's Collective Bargaining Campaign Kickoff

Join us on this Wednesday, August 4th at 7pm! We are relaunching our organizing campaign to win collective bargaining rights for all employees.

This Wednesday, August 4: MDU's Collective Bargaining Campaign Kickoff

WHAT'S NEW WITH MDU #5

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WHAT'S NEW WITH MDU #5

WHAT'S NEW WITH MDU #4

In this edition of the newsletter:

WHAT'S NEW WITH MDU #4

MDU wants YOU!

MDU wants YOU!

Today's testimony regarding merit status for OPD attorneys

Today, Paul DeWolfe is testifying before the Maryland General Assembly in a last-minute effort to discourage lawmakers from providing merit status to assistant public defenders. He is trying to mislead lawmakers into believing that merit status is bad for us and our clients.

Today's testimony regarding merit status for OPD attorneys