Listen Now! SSA Contract Negotiations, Upcoming Rallies Discussed on "Inside Government"
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" for the latest on the union's contract negotiations with the Social Security Administration (SSA). The show, which originally aired on Friday, Oct. 21, is now available on demand.
AFGE National Council of SSA Field Operations Locals President Witold Skwierczynski addressed the ongoing negotiations and points of dispute with SSA management. Skwierczynski also previewed a series of upcoming rallies to protest proposed cuts to Social Security and other government programs.
But first, Dr. Nelson Lichtenstein, labor historian and author of "State of the Union: A Century of American Labor," discussed the labor movement's contributions to improve society and the importance of unions fighting back against attacks on public sector workers. Lichtenstein, who also serves as director of the University of California, Santa Barbara's Center for the Study of Work, Labor and Democracy, then shared his thoughts on the future of the labor movement.
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