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Lawmakers hear push to make DOC industrial instructors permanent staff
Summary
Union and advocates urged the Joint Committee on Public Service to report House Bill 28‑59 favorably, saying thousands of industrial instructors at Massachusetts correctional facilities remain in provisional status because civil‑service tests have not been administered.
Supporters urged the Joint Committee on Public Service on Wednesday to back House Bill 28‑59, which would establish a path to permanent employment for industrial instructors who maintain Massachusetts Department of Correction facilities. Kevin Flanagan, legislative representative for the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union, told the committee the issue stems from civil‑service testing that the union says has not been…
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