TSA Officer Erich Schmidt Named AFGE Veteran of the Year
January 19, 2021
California Transportation Security Officer Erich Schmidt, an Army veteran, has been honored with AFGE’s Veteran of the Year award.
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The House Veterans Affairs Committee May 8 passed a bill that would pave the way for a wholesale privatization of the VA.
H.R. 5476 passed the House VA Committee by a 20-2 margin, with Ranking Member Tim Walz and Vice Ranking Member Mark Takano voting against the measure. It will now go to the House Rules Committee and on to the House Floor for consideration.
AFGE opposes the bill because it would:
AFGE sent a letter to the committee prior to the markup voicing our opposition. We submitted seven recommendations, including holding private providers to the same standards for patient care as VA’s in-house providers, but they were rejected. The committee, however, agreed to require the VA to be more transparent about the number of unfilled positions.
“It is imperative that we not starve the VA for resources and kowtow to the Koch Brothers scheme to dismantle the crown jewel of the American health care system,” AFGE said in the May 7 letter.
California Transportation Security Officer Erich Schmidt, an Army veteran, has been honored with AFGE’s Veteran of the Year award.
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AFGE members will fight to get our rights back and bend the moral arc back to justice.
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AFGE members held a protest in front of Senator Josh Hawley’s district office in St. Louis, calling for the senator’s resignation.
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