The Plot to Sell Out Veterans’ Health Care
April 18, 2016
Private hospital executives are plotting to take over veterans' heath care.
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VA, Privatization
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AFGE Wins Back Pay for DoD Health Care Employees
April 18, 2016
With dozens of events across the country, meeting and organizing new members has never been easier. Find out what's happening in your area?
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Inside the Plot to Destroy Veterans' Health Care
April 01, 2016
The VA Commission on Care is stacked with private hospital executives that stand to benefit financially from privatizing the VA. Now, Veterans Service Organizations like the American Legion are fighting back.
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VA, Privatization
VA Steps Up Suicide Prevention Initiatives
March 21, 2016
The Department of Veterans Affairs is taking action to heal veterans' unseen wounds and reduce veteran suicides.
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Going the Extra Mile to Keep our Promise to Veterans
March 07, 2016
The National VA Council hosts the NVAC/AFGE National Health and Safety Conference, where hundreds of dedicated public servants gathered to share best practices and improve their service veterans.
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VA
Whistleblowers are Putting it All on the Line. Will Congress Protect Them?
January 22, 2016
Whistleblower retaliation has surged over the last several years in the federal government. Can the office that protects whistleblowers keep up with without new funding?
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VA
VA Launched New Reform Initiative. And This Happened.
January 22, 2016
The MyVA Transformation Initiative had so much potential to improve veterans' health care, but employees have been left in the cold.
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VA
San Francisco VA Employees Sound the Alarm on Chronic Understaffing
January 15, 2016
These AFGE members are holding leadership accountable so they can fulfill our nation’s promise to veterans.
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VA
Solidarity and Service at the VA [VIDEO]
January 15, 2016
For AFGE members, working at the Department Veterans Affairs is more than just a job – it’s a calling to give back to our nation’s heroes.
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VA Opens First Clinic for Transgender Veterans as Nation Marks Transgender Day
November 20, 2015
The Department of Veterans Affairs has opened its first clinic specifically geared toward treating transgender veterans. The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Ohio will provide primary care, hormone therapy, and mental health care to up to 20 transgender veterans one day a month.
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The Truth About VA Health Care?
November 20, 2015
American Prospect profiles the Veterans Health Administration highlighting the comprehensive treatment provided to our nation’s heroes.
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VA
Honoring Veterans Means More Than Just a Holiday
November 13, 2015
AFGE represents thousands of veterans working in our federal prisons, on our military bases, patrolling our borders, taking care of our nation's capital, and in government offices nationwide. AFGE also represents thousands of workers who serve veterans day in and day out, as doctors, nurses, and so much more.
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New Poll Uncovers What Veterans Really Think About the VA
November 13, 2015
These survey results will change everything you thought about the VA.
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This Gulf War Veteran Has a Message for the VA
November 13, 2015
When Gulf War veteran Eric Young was medically discharged from the U.S Army in 1993 as a 60% service-connected veteran, he knew that he could trust the doctors and medical staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs to get him back on his feet.
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VA, Member Profile
This Congressman Is Promoting Arbitrary Firing, Retaliation Governmentwide, Again
November 06, 2015
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller is out promoting arbitrary firing and retaliation not only in the VA but governmentwide.
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