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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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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As lawmakers are trying to find ways to slash Social Security and Medicare benefits, voters have once again rejected these cuts.
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Local activists focus on healthy living and preventative health care
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Meet the Social Security employees who are collecting food and cooking up a big batch of hope.
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April Lott is an advocate for public servants. She also understands why it's important for AFGE to get involved with the local labor movement.
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If some lawmakers succeed, the 21 million Americans kept out of poverty because of Social Security may find themselves with nowhere to turn.
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This organizer and her team have helped set records at her Local – and they’re getting very close to having every employee as an AFGE member.
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She was supposed to become a minister, but life circumstances changed her choice of vocation.
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While health care costs and food prices are soaring, retirees won’t get a cost of living adjustment.
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If you work hard and invest into something, you should reap the benefits. But next year, 11 million Americans who have worked hard and paid into Social Security for 22 years on average stand to lose a big chunk of their hard earned money – nearly 20% to be exact.
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If you work hard and invest into something, you should reap the benefits. But next year, 11 million Americans who have worked hard and paid into Social Security for 22 years on average stand to lose a big chunk of their hard earned money – nearly 20% to be exact.
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With the help of AFGE members, Rep. Cheri Bustos (IL) and 66 total cosigners of a letter to Social Security Administration Acting Administrator Carolyn Colvin demanding transparency regarding plans for the future of community-based services.
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Thanks to the help and expertise of AFGE’s Field Services and Education Department (FSED), Social Security Administration (SSA) employees are no longer left in the cold, literally.
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“When you are young, gifted, and black, your soul’s intact. Young, gifted, and black, oh how long I tell the truth. There are times when I look back, and I am haunted by my youth."
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