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SSA’s Imposed Hiring Freeze on Auditors Hurts Mission, Public

August 26, 2019

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has imposed a hiring freeze on its already understaffed workforce, including the auditors who identify and correct the agency’s errors and make sure it pays the right people the right amount.

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Categories: SSA, The Insider

Protect SSA Employees and Protect Your Social Security Benefits

August 05, 2019

Eighty-four years ago, on Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act as a safeguard "against the hazards and vicissitudes of life." This historic law created what would become the life line for many Americans and one of the most popular social insurance programs in the country.

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Categories: SSA, The Insider

GSA to Close Federal Complex Plagued by Cancer-Causing Chemicals Following AFGE’s Complaint

July 01, 2019

AFGE members came together to demand a safe workplace, and their efforts paid off. Employees were informed that the General Services Administration (GSA) will cease operating at the contaminated Goodfellow Complex in St. Louis, Mo., and employees will be moved to a new location.

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Categories: SSA, USDA, VA, The Insider

SSA Skirts Court Decision, Uses Trump Political Appointees to Impose Union-busting Contract

June 03, 2019

A panel of Trump’s union-busting appointees has imposed anti-worker provisions in a new labor-management contract, gutting workplace rights for the people who ensure elderly Americans and those with disabilities can live with dignity and financial security.

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Categories: SSA, The Insider

America Before Social Security

August 06, 2018

Eighty-three years ago, on Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act as a safeguard "against the hazards and vicissitudes of life." Today, Social Security single-handedly keeps 22 million Americans out of poverty. We are better off today because generations before us demanded that our government do something to save us from poverty as we enter old age.

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Categories: SSA, Member Benefits, Privatization, Retirement, Social Security, The Insider, Retirees

SSA Management Launches All-Out Attack on Our Union, Employees

July 16, 2018

In yet another example of an irresponsible, undemocratic, unprecedented attempt to wipe out labor unions from the United States, the Trump administration has ordered federal agencies across the country to begin implementing the three controversial executive orders to obstruct our work fighting discrimination, retaliation, and injustices in the federal workplace.

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Categories: SSA, Official Time, Workers' Rights, Social Security, The Insider, Contracts, Organizing , Executive Orders

Union Busting Is a Threat to Our Democracy

July 16, 2018

Our union exists to protect the merit systems, ensure justice, equality, and workers’ voice – all important factors for our government to serve and protect the American people. We make sure researchers, scientists, doctors, nurses, and other public servants have the tools and resources they need to do their jobs. But this administration is showing zero leadership in helping them do their jobs better.

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Categories: SSA, Official Time, Pay, Workers' Rights, Labor, Civil Rights, The Insider, Contracts, Organizing , Executive Orders

Members and Allies Stand Up to Save Social Security Field Offices

June 25, 2018

AFGE members, seniors, and allies joined together in North Baltimore to say: enough is enough.

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Categories: SSA, The Insider

Closing SSA Offices Is Robbing Retirees to Pay the Wealthy

May 07, 2018

The Trump administration and Congress recently gave massive tax cuts for the rich and corporations, benefiting the wealthiest 1%. And now they’re trying to balance the budget on the backs of retirees and people with disabilities.

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Categories: SSA, Budget, Retirement, Job Cuts, The Insider, Retirees

23 Years Later, What Have We Learned from the Oklahoma City Bombing?

April 23, 2018

As we remember the tragedy that happened in Oklahoma City 23 years ago, we need to do more than just honor the memory of those we lost. We must do everything we can to prevent it from happening again.

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Categories: SSA, HUD, Workers' Rights, The Insider

President Signs Long-Term Spending Bill

March 26, 2018

After months of short-term continuing resolutions and two government shutdowns that disrupted the livelihoods of millions of federal workers and the programs they serve, federal employees can breathe a sigh of relief.

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Categories: SSA, DoD, VA, EPA, Senate, Congress, Pay, Budget, Benefits, Outsourcing , Privatization, The Insider, White House

Retired Americans Condemn Republicans’ Plan to Destroy Social Security

January 29, 2018

AFGE joined retirees and allies in delivering a petition signed by 250,000 American taxpayers opposing deep cuts to SSA.

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Categories: SSA, Pay, Budget, Benefits, Retirement, Social Security, The Insider, White House

Federal Agencies’ State of the Union is Understaffed

January 29, 2018

Understanding the state of our union requires understanding the state of federal agencies which serve as the backbone of our government and provide taxpayer services to the American people. Here's a look at our agencies' state of the union.

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Categories: SSA, DHS, DOJ, VA, EPA, Budget, Outsourcing , Privatization, BOP, Veterans, Job Cuts, The Insider

Forced to Retire Early Due to a Medical Condition, This Federal Retiree Didn't Plunge into Poverty, Thanks to Social Security

August 14, 2017

Social Security turns 82 on Aug. 14, 2017. Hear how this important social program helps an AFGE member who was forced to retire early due to an illness.

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Categories: SSA, The Insider, Retirees