VA Council Hits 100K Members
August 25, 2014
Categories:
VA
The National VA Council has reached a remarkable milestone: recruiting its 100,000thmember!
The milestone was reached Aug. 25 when an employee of Local 2382 in Phoenix (AFGE District 12) turned in her 1187 form.
Membership in the VA Council has grown by 60 percent since 2007, when the VA Council ended the year with 62,486 members. Except for a small drop in 2011, enrollment has grown steadily during the past seven years.
“VA employees know that there is strength in numbers, and they see that AFGE fights on their behalf every single day to improve working conditions and give them a voice in the workplace,” National VA Council President Alma L. Lee said.
Lee said she’s looking forward to reaching the next target: 105,000 members.
The growth in union membership within the Department of Veterans Affairs mirrors increases occurring throughout AFGE. AFGE enrollment eclipsed 285,000 in July, following a decade of continual increases.
“This is a remarkable achievement for the VA Council and AFGE, and it’s a testament to the continued strength and vitality of the labor movement in this country,” AFGE National President J. David Cox Sr. said.
Top News
- 15,000 Blue Collar Workers to Get Raise Thanks to AFGE’s Success in Merging Locality Pay Maps
- Marcial Gomez: Why Is This Election Important to Me?
- DEFCON Leaders Set Priorities for Coming Year
- AFGE Urges Congress to Pass Bill Granting Full Workplace Rights to Title 38 VA Employees
- With Proven Track Records for Strengthening Working Families, Harris and Walz are AFGE’s Choice
