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Workplace Safety Plan

Executive Order 14003: Protecting the Federal Workforce is a presidential executive order issued by President Joe Biden (D) on January 22, 2021, that revoked executive orders issued by former President Donald Trump (R) that the Biden administration claims undermined the merit system protections of the federal civil service and hindered collective bargaining activities. The order also directed the head of Read more

Good morning labor partners, In accordance with the agency’s recently updated Workforce Safety Plan and Reentry plan, and now that negotiations with all three unions have concluded, we plan to end evacuation orders and reopen SSA facilities to allow for a safe return of most employees to their official duty stations (ODS) on March Read more

AFGE Local 2206 Jory Heckman@jheckmanWFED The Social Security Administration has reached an agreement with its three unions on office reentry plans, after receiving pushback on its earlier plans to return employees to the office. Acting SSA Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi, in a statement Wednesday evening, said the agreements with its unions will Read more

Annotated with Chief Negotiators Explanations

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

Social Security Administration Nicole Ogrysko@nogryskoWFEDDecember 20, 2021 4:56 pm The Social Security Administration announced in early November that it would plan to bring employees back to the office starting Jan. 3, at which point it would end its work-from-home-by-quarantine policy. The majority of employees would still be able to telework, with some positions Read more

MICHAEL VI / ISTOCK.COMWorkforce Social Security Administration, Union Spar over Reentry Plans Union officials say they suspect the agency is withholding details of its reentry plan to avoid having to negotiate over it, an accusation management denies. The Social Security Administration is again embroiled in a spat with one of Read more

Fauci: Omicron will likely become the dominant Covid-19 variant in the US From CNN’s Adrienne Vogt Early data about the Omicron coronavirus variant presents “a very strong argument for people getting their boosters,” according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “Omicron is going Read more

SORENP / ISTOCKGet the latest on need-to-know topics for federal employees delivered to your inbox.emailView Privacy Policy FEATURED EBOOKSOversight Social Security ‘Overwhelmed’ by Mail, Infuriating Customers Seeking Documents With most employees teleworking during the pandemic, the watchdog faulted the agency for not having a system to track and return customers’ identification documents. The Read more