Political Action
If "all politics is local..." (and it is), refer to AFGE's Guide for Grassroots Organizers to help flex the power of our union. Or visit SSA employee-friendly Facebook pages such as AFGE and Rally Point.
CAUTION! Only AFGE Union officials may use government time and resources to lobby congress. Rank and file workers must use their own time and resources to contact congress.
From home only - Take action ...
- Click here to E-mail Congress.
- Click here to find your local media outlets and E-mail a Letter to the Editor.
2011 Rally - How To Instructions, Talking Points, Statements, and Fact Sheets...
- Washington Post "Budget cutting proposals ..."
- Dana Duggins, C220 3rd VP Letter of Explanation - October Rallies
- HowTo for Rallies
- Fact Sheet
- Letters to the Editor
- Sample Press Releases
- October Rally package
- Letter to SSA Employees
- Public Flyer
- Letter to Senate
- Lobbying HowTo
2011 Talking Points, Statements, and Fact Sheets... Latest Information!
- AFGE ISSUE Papers (124 pages)
- Contact Info - Council Officials
- Social Security Administration Performance Plan for FY2010
- GAO Report on SSA Service Delivery, March 2009
- GAO Report on SSA Service Delivery, April 2010
- SSA OQP Quality Review 2011
- SSA OQP Quality Review - Attachemnt to 2011 Report
- SSA Fact Sheet 2011
- Crisis at DDS's - Allowance v. Denial of Dsiability Claims 2011
- OIG Report Rips Management "Training" 2009
- OIG Report on Impact of State Budget on DDS Performace
- OIG Study of E-Verify Program
- OIG Study of Alabama State on DDS
- iClaims - Filing Online Survey Results
- iClaims - Additional Survey Results
- Congressional Charge to SSA - 2008
- iClaims - Policies and Proceedures Relaxed
- iClaims - You're on Your Own Public
- White Paper for Obama Administration Transition Team
- Third Party Disability Claims and Appeals 2011
- State-by-State Breakdown of SSA Workforce 2011
- SSA Fact Sheet 2011
- Two Cents Worth's Flyer 2011
- Take SSA Trust Funds Off Budget
- 2011 Proposed SSA Budget and Benefits Cuts - A Grime Future
2010 Talking Points, Statements, and Fact Sheets...
- SSA Field Operations Fact Sheet
- Depressed Social Security Budget and Discussion of Benefit Cuts
- Why Astrue Must Go
- iClaims - Filing Online
- Service Delivery Crisis at the Social Security Administration
- Third Party Disability Claims and Appeals
- State-by-State Breakdown of SSA Workforce
Additional 2006-2009 Talking Points, Statements, and Fact Sheets...
- Review Hatch Act Provisions
- 800# SSA Telephone Center -- Sweatshop working conditions
- Fund SSA First
- Social Security Card Centers Open
- Office Closings do not "Put People First"
- Horror stories from the Agency - Managers' perspective ... 77 pages!!
- Disability claims taken by parties outside SSA
- 2008 "Grass Roots Report" Facts and Talking Points
- CRISIS AT SSA MAKES MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (updated 9/8/06)
AFGE Action News and Council 220 Email Networks
Sign up to receive AFGE Action News with information as it happens. Be the first to learn about government employee issues that could impact you and your family.
Join our Social Security Employees Email Network! Get political and legislative action updates and calls to action. JUST SEND US YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS... (You will be returned to this page.)
Email your Senators and your Representative - Contact your local Media
Send E-mail to Congress... Note: When you click on the GO button, a page on the CONGRESS.ORG site will open.
Fill in your 5 digit zip code or your zip plus 4 (sometimes needed to avoid an extra step). Click on GO. You will see the President, your Representative, and your Senators. Click on the link to "Compose your own message" right above their pictures. You can then unclick those you don't want to E-mail. You will need to fill in the Subject line, paste or compose your message, and fill in your contact information. (There is a place to click if you are a trusting soul and don't want to have to reenter this information next time.) Note the other selected by default buttons and unselect as your wish. Review everything carefully before clicking on "Send Message" at the bottom.
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Similarly, you can select media outlets in your local area, and send E-mail to your choice:
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You can also look up congressional contact information from the following links to the Senate and House web sites:
- For Senators, go to http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm. You will also find links there for sending E-mail, committees, legislation, etc.
- For Members of The House, go to http://www.house.gov/writerep/. From there, you can also send E-mail, chart legislation, look up committee assignments, go to their home pages, etc.
In the long run, you're ahead if you get to know your elected officials well enough to have their aides' email addresses and phone numbers. Nevertheless, someone probably keeps score on messages from the public sites above.
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