The VA Crisis Hotline Call Center receives about 22,000 calls every month from veterans and active-duty military members who have lost hope and are thinking about committing suicide. The center’s 275 health science specialists work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to listen to those who cry out for help. The HBO documentary, "Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1," that just won an Oscar last weekend.
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald received a rock star welcome as he addressed a packed house at the AFGE National VA Council’s meeting early Sunday morning. The Council meeting is part of AFGE’s annual Legislative Conference being held here in Washington, D.C. Feb. 8-11. Secretary McDonald's appearance this weekend was the first time a VA Secretary has spoken at a VA Council meeting at the legislative conference.
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald received a rock star welcome as he addressed a packed house at the AFGE National VA Council’s meeting early Sunday morning. The Council meeting is part of AFGE’s annual Legislative Conference being held here in Washington, D.C. Feb. 8-11. Secretary McDonald's appearance this weekend was the first time a VA Secretary has spoken at a VA Council meeting at the legislative conference.
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AFGE Local 2031 members at the Cincinnati VA hospital don't have the resources and staff they need to properly serve veterans. They held a protest in front of the hospital last Friday to draw attention to the problem.
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The American Legion, the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization with 2.4 million members worldwide, recently told Congress that the health care the Department of Veterans Affairs provides to veterans is more cost-effective and superior than that provided by the private sector.
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AFGE District 2 held an organizing drive to recruit new members at a number of New York City Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities this week.
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In 2011, Dr. Michelle Washington went before Congress to sound the alarm about a shortage of VA doctors able to treat troops returning from war with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Two AFGE whistleblowers played significant roles in the eventual termination of former Phoenix VA Director Sharon Helman.
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Two AFGE whistleblowers played significant roles in the eventual termination of former Phoenix VA Director Sharon Helman.
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In 2011, Dr. Michelle Washington went before Congress to sound the alarm about a shortage of VA doctors able to treat troops returning from war with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Rep. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania has pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs to hold every senior manager involved in the cover-up of the Legionnaire outbreak at the Pittsburgh VA hospital accountable.
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As the debate over privatization of veterans’ health care wears on, the dedicated employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs work tirelessly to provide top-quality care, programs and assistance to those who have borne the battle for our country.
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Rep. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania has pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs to hold every senior manager involved in the cover-up of the Legionnaire outbreak at the Pittsburgh VA hospital accountable.
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AFGE is proud to defend the rights of tens of thousands of veterans working in the federal and D.C. governments.
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Stop cheating our veterans!
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