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NEW ENGLAND: Mass. social workers rally
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June 24, 2008
Mass. social workers rally


(NECN: Josh McElveen, Newton, MA) - During their lunch breaks Massachusetts state social workers rallied to make a collective request -- not more money, but more help.

These social workers juggle as many as 24 cases at a time, making lack of attention a reality all too true.

The group is asking the state to find money in the 2009 budget for 100 new social workers.

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