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Social Security field offices report widespread staffing losses
Social Security Administration field offices across the country may have lost 20 percent of their staff since March 2024, according to estimates by Axios and the Strategic Organizing Center, a coalition of labor unions. Read full article at AOL
Nearly Every US State Has Lost Social Security Field-Office Staff This Year
More than 30% of Social Security field offices have lost more than 10% of their staff in just one year. These staffing shortages have led to people having to wait longer to apply for benefits, replace identification cards, or get questions answered, according to a new analysis by the Strategic Organizing Center (SOC), a nonprofit ... Read more
Map Shows States Hit Hardest by Trump’s Major Social Security Change
The Social Security Administration’s more than 1,200 local field offices have been affected by the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts to federal agencies this year, which experts say will likely cause delays for Americans applying for benefits and beneficiaries looking to replace identification cards or get answers to more complex questions. Read full article at ... Read more
Social Security offices lost an estimated 20% of staff this year
Workers inside the agency that oversees Social Security warn that they’re buckling under the strain of understaffing — accelerated by recent Trump administration initiatives. Read the full article at Axios
Social Security stops reporting call wait times and other metrics
The changes are the latest sign of the agency’s struggle with website crashes, overloaded servers and long lines at field offices amid Trump cutbacks. Read the full article at Washington Post.
Amazon claims warehouses are getting safer. Critics say progress is too slow
Injury rates in Amazon warehouses fell in 2024 for the third year in a row, but a coalition of labor unions that tracks the data said Amazon isn’t making improvements fast enough. Read full article at Seattle Times
Exclusive survey: In response to Amazon’s RTO policy, nearly half its office workers are looking for new jobs
Amazon’s new in-office mandate takes effect in January. But the Strategic Organizing Center’s survey of more than 1,000 corporate employees indicates that many may already be out the door. Read at Fast Company
Amazon manipulates worker injury data, Senate panel’s probe alleges
A new report out from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), accuses Amazon of manipulating data on worker injuries and ignoring safety concerns. Read at Axios
Activision Blizzard’s ‘World of Warcraft’ game developers vote to unionize
Over 500 video game developers who work on Blizzard’s “World of Warcraft” elected to form a wall-to-wall union representing the entire WoW development team. Read the full article at Los Angeles Times.
A New Activist Playbook Is Shaping Up
The Strategic Organizing Center had a historic campaign at Starbucks in November 2023, challenging the coffee company’s longtime resistance to employees’ attempts to unionize. It marked the first time a labor union deployed the activist investor playbook to pressure a company to address its human capital issues. Read the full article at Agenda.