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• SSA, AFGE reach deal to lock in current telework levels until 2029 - December 6, 2024

• By Erich Wagner, Government Executive

  The Social Security Administration and its largest union last week finalized a deal to instill the agency’s current telework policy in the parties union contract until at least 2029, roiling Republicans intent on ending the practice.
  
  SSA and the American Federation of Government Employees first reached the deal after Election Day, and agency head review was complete as of last week. Under the agreement, which was first reported by Bloomberg News, most agency employees will continue to allowed to telework between two and five days per week, depending on their occupation.
  
  Field office workers are allowed two days of telework per week, while most Office of Hearings Operations employees work between three and four days per week from home. Remote workers make up 1.3% of the agency's workforce.

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