HUMAN SERVICES professionals were among the essential workers as the COVID-19 pandemic bore down on our region and nation a little over a year ago. These employees, who care for some of our Commonwealth’s most vulnerable residents, were unable to work remotely or transition to Zoom meetings. Those working in residential programs crafted new programming […]
Michael Weekes
Posted inOpinion
Human service workers woefully underpaid
PUBLIC SERVICE PAY has been in the news. From reports that the former UMass basketball coach was paid over $1 million to an audit that discovered some State Police troopers were paid for overtime and detail shifts not actually worked, the public has a right to question these expenditures. While taxpayers contemplate the fiscal burden […]