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Unions representing thousands of federal and government workers have signed work-from-home agreements for their members ahead of the incoming Trump administration’s efforts to force workers back to work.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has reached an agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA) to protect telework. bloomberg This was reported on Tuesday in a message seen by the same media outlet.
The updated contract affects 42,000 government employees and allows workers to continue working hybrid jobs until 2029.
The agreement was signed by President Biden’s former SSA Secretary Martin O’Malley.
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The new agreement requires office work to be two to five days a week, depending on the job, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
“This agreement not only ensures that SSA employees can work from home, but also protects staffing levels by preventing increased attrition and, in turn, the Agency’s ability to serve the community.” AFGE Branch CEO Rich Couture told Bloomberg.
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Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) opposed hybrid work, saying government workers need to “show up for the people they serve.”
“Thousands of federal employees just signed work-from-home agreements ahead of @realDonaldTrump’s inauguration.” Comer wrote about X. “This is why I introduced the SHOW UP Act. Our government needs to show up for the people it serves.”
Her strong opposition to remote work opportunities comes in the wake of President-elect Trump’s personnel policy targeting hybrid workers.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who have been appointed to lead the incoming administration’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency, have announced plans for “massive” federal layoffs. announced.
Elon Musk (right) and Vivek Ramaswamy have been named to head the Ministry of Government Efficiency. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC, Getty Images, Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
“If you just asked most federal bureaucrats to come to work five days a week like every average working American, many bureaucrats wouldn’t want to do that,” Ramaswamy said. say. said before on Fox News Sunday. “If we can voluntarily reduce the federal workforce in the process, that would be great. That’s also a positive side effect of these policies.”
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