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June 16, 2025
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VA Memorial Products Service Employees Vote to Join AFGE
January 13, 2025
Another group of federal employees just joined AFGE!
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House Passes AFGE-Endorsed Bill to Make It Easier for Veterans to Access Home Care
November 25, 2024
The House of Representatives last week passed an AFGE-backed bill that would allow veterans to access more care at home.
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AFGE Urges Congress to Pass Bill Granting Full Workplace Rights to Title 38 VA Employees
October 07, 2024
A bill that would provide full collective bargaining rights to Title 38 medical professionals at the Department of Veterans Affairs has been reintroduced in the House with 103 original co-sponsors.
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New Surveys Show VA Hospitals Outperform Non-VA Facilities, Again
September 09, 2024
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ medical facilities outperform non-VA hospitals yet again in two nationwide surveys conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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AFGE Urges VBA to Improve Employee Training for Claims Processing
July 29, 2024
AFGE Local 138 President Linda Parker-Cooks urges VBA to improve their employee training techniques and to ensure quality claim processing methods.
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AFGE Brings Concerns Over VA’s National Work Queue to Congress
July 01, 2024
AFGE Local 2823 President James Swartz identifies important reforms that the VA should make in its National Work Queue.
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Veterans’ Trust in VA Is at All Time High
June 10, 2024
Veterans’ trust in the work of Department of Veterans Affairs employees has reached an all-time high at 80.4%!
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VA Nurses in Northern California to Get Retroactive Promotion, Back Pay, Thanks to AFGE
June 03, 2024
Nurses working at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in Northern California are slated to receive retroactive promotion and back pay as a result of a class settlement reached between AFGE and the VA.
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AFGE Asks Congress to Extend Law Enforcement Officer Status to Federal Police Officers
May 20, 2024
AFGE is urging Congress to extend law enforcement officer status to federal police officers so they can retire with dignity.
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House Panel Approves AFGE-Backed Bill Allowing VA Employees to Challenge Paycheck Errors
May 13, 2024
Department of Veterans Affairs clinicians are one step closer to being able to file a grievance challenging errors in their paychecks.
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AFGE National VA Council: All VA Employees Must Be Properly Compensated for Their Work
March 25, 2024
An AFGE representative last week testified before Congress urging lawmakers to pass a bill to ensure that all Department of Veterans Affairs employees are accurately compensated for working overtime, the night shift, weekend shift, or on a holiday.
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AFGE Seeks Common Sense Solution to Payment Errors at VA
December 11, 2023
AFGE is working with members of Congress to pass H.R. 6538, the “VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023” that would allow Title 38 employees to challenge payment errors.
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Inexperienced Leadership Leads to Turmoil in VA Appeals Process
December 04, 2023
AFGE Local 17 President Douglas Massey last week testified before a congressional committee, detailing issues that impede the work of attorneys who adjudicate veterans’ claims and making recommendations on how to improve the process and better serve veterans.
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AFGE Members at Cincinnati VA Hospital Picket for Better Treatment of Workers
November 27, 2023
Holding signs that read “Dignity, Fairness, Respect”, a group of workers Nov. 21 stood in the rain in front of the Cincinnati VA hospital calling for better working conditions and fair treatment of the VA staff.
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