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WHAT HAS AFGE DONE FOR YOU LATELY?

December 3rd, 2024 | Posted by admin in Did you know? | Settlements | TeleWork - (0 Comments)

Thousands of Federal Employees Land Work-From-Home Deal Ahead of Trump Term

(Bloomberg) — A Biden administration appointee has agreed to lock in hybrid work protections for tens of thousands of Social Security staff, part of a slew of organized labor efforts that complicate President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal workforce.

The American Federation of Government Employees, a union representing 42,000 Social Security Administration workers, reached an agreement with the agency last week that will protect telework until 2029 in an updated contract, according to a message to its members viewed by Bloomberg.

Full Article can be found here: Telework Saved

TELEWORK UPDATES!!

December 3rd, 2024 | Posted by admin in Settlements | TeleWork - (0 Comments)

Thanks to the persistent and diligent efforts of the General Committee (GC) in advocating for telework with Agency leadership over the last year, we are happy to announce that we have secured a deal that places current levels of telework into our National Agreement through October 25, 2029.

The deal also locks in the terms of the GC’s episodic telework and split days MOU into the contract, while removing language from Article 41 regarding elimination or termination of the telework program that would contradict the changes to maintain current levels of telework. (See pages 8-10 of the Settlement Agreement.)

We cannot thank Commissioner O’Malley enough, who signed this deal himself, for his commitment to SSA employees and the continued high-quality public service we provide, both at the ODS and the ADS.

This deal will secure not just telework for SSA employees, but will secure staffing levels through prevention of higher attrition, which in turn will secure the ability of the Agency to serve the public. This is a win for employees and for the American public.

In Solidarity, Spokesperson General Committee

NOTE: The Settlement Agreement is available upon request from your local representative or email afge1395@afge1395.org

Shutdown Agreement updated

October 24th, 2023 | Posted by admin in KNOW YOUR CONTRACT | Settlements | Shutdown - (0 Comments)

In just four weeks we are facing another potential government shutdown. AFGE/SSA have updated the Government Shutdown agreement. The full agreement is attached.

Here are a few highlights from the agreement:

7. Unless authorized by law, employees are prohibited from providing
voluntary services to the Agency during a furlough.

  1. The Agency will continue to provide the full Agency contribution to
    health benefits under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program for
    employees affected by a furlough consistent with Statute and
    Government-wide regulations.
  2. The Parties acknowledge that the amount of income taxes withheld from
    employees’ biweekly earnings will be adjusted to reflect the reduction in
    earnings that results from the furlough. Where employees request changes
    to withholdings/deductions, the employer will make reasonable efforts to
    process such changes in an expeditious manner.
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Show Me The Money!

September 15th, 2015 | Posted by admin in Budget | Did you know? | Settlements - (0 Comments)

Show Me the Money!

Show Me the Money!

On April 1, 2014 the AFGE SSA General Committee filed a grievance (GM UMG 14-01). The issue was the disparate impact of the Agency’s  application of the PACS appraisal system against minority and disabled employees, as evidenced by the distribution of ratings in FY 2013 appraisals to AFGE bargaining unit employees.

The Union’s review of the data reveled that minority and disabled employees received a disproportionately lower share of “Outstanding (5)” appraisals than non-minority and non-disabled employees.

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