AFGE Contract 2009
Contract Update 07/13/2010....Union and SSA negotiators are back at the bargaining table.
Contract Update 06/16/2010....Annual leave dominated today's contract bargaining session.
Contract Update 06/15/2010 ..... After a break of several weeks, negotiations between AFGE and the Social Security Administration resumed today and Union leaders believe there has been a positive change in the agency's tone and attitude.
Contract Update 06/14/2010..... Bargaining between AFGE and Social Security is scheduled to resume this week.
Contract Update 05/18/2010.....Leave your glasses at the door. That’s what management officials with the Social Security Administration argued for today during negotiations with AFGE. “They want a provision in the next contract where employees would have to give their glasses back to the agency when they leave or retire, if SSA paid for them through the Vision Program for VDT users,” said Witold Skwierczynski, the Union’s Chief Negotiator.
Contract Update 05/12/2010.....As contract negotiations continue between AFGE and SSA, the agency has made a proposal that would harm bargaining unit employees just when they need help the most.
Contract Update 05/11/2010..... As ridiculous as it seems, at least one management official at Social Security thinks the bubonic plague is something to laugh about.
Contract Update 05/11/2010.....The Social Security Administration wants to radically change those parts of the National Contract that deal with temporary, probationary, part-time and seasonal workers- but the Union is working very hard to extend employee rights and not reduce them.
Contract Update 05/07/2010..... Contract Bargaining Enters Critical Stage Contract negotiations between AFGE and the Social Security Administration recently ended their initial phase, and now both sides enter a critical juncture where there should be more give-and-take as well as good faith bargaining to narrow our differences.
Breaking News 04/14/2010.....AFGE to Testify before House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security.
Contract Update 04/13/2010.... Social Security Administration wants to take away many of the rights now enjoyed by probationary employees.
Contract Proposals
Chief Negotiator Witold Skwierczynski's analysis of contract proposals
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Negotiations between AFGE and the Social Security Administration over a new National Agreement have begun. Opening
statements were given by each side; labor and management then met daily
in groups to discuss key articles of the contract.
The parties exchanged proposals in late December and are scheduled to proceed through at least July 2010.
This will be a very long process, and input from the bargaining unit is vital. Our Union leaders cannot do this alone. They will need your ideas and suggestions during every step of negotiations.
Please take a few minutes and review this website. If you have any comments when you’re finished, there is an e-mail address to contact us.
Thank you for wanting to make Social Security a much better place to work!