Census Bureau Workers Protest Cuts in Hours, Benefits

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Census Bureau Workers Protest Cuts in Hours, Benefits

Raidizon Mercedes of Riverdale worked as a custodian for 14 years to help clean the U.S. Census Bureau offices in Suitland. Mercedes, father of three children, said his daily eight-hour shift decreased by half more than a month ago after Alutiiq Logistics and Maintenance Services (ALMS) took over as the contracting cleaning company for the …

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