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Omaha Steve

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Mon Jun 15, 2026, 08:53 PM 13 hrs ago

SSA Union Leader Says 'Interconnected Crises" Are Undermining Critical Agency

Source: AFGE

AFGE Council 220 President Jessica LaPointe traveled from Wisconsin last week and delivered a stark message on Capitol Hill about the future of the Social Security Administration.

“The SSA workforce is collapsing, morale is at an all-time low, and management is silencing the union,” LaPointe said during a June 10 press conference outside the U.S. Capitol that was coordinated by Democrats on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee.

AFGE Council 220 is the exclusive representative of about 25,000 bargaining unit employees at SSA who work in field offices, teleservice centers, workload support unis, and other components in every state and U.S. territory.

The press conference occurred following Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano’s testimony before the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittees on Social Security and Work & Welfare.


Read more: https://www.afge.org/article/ssa-union-leader-says-interconnected-crises-are-undermining-critical-agency/

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SSA Union Leader Says 'Interconnected Crises" Are Undermining Critical Agency (Original Post) Omaha Steve 13 hrs ago OP
Danger, danger. cachukis 13 hrs ago #1
They need to leave our SS the fuck alone vapor2 13 hrs ago #2
Kick SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #3
SSA may be ordered to cross check their accounts against voter registration enrollment. Marcuse 12 hrs ago #4
Every bit of this is true... Puppyjive 10 hrs ago #5
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