Thousands of Federal Employees Land Work-From-Home Deal Ahead of Trump
Social Security employee union secures hybrid work deal until 2029
Unions have been pushing the outgoing Biden administration to extend existing collective bargaining agreements with federal workers in advance of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next month.
Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/BloombergA 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.