GAO to Investigate Systematic Racism at VA
October 05, 2020
GAO is launching an investigation into systemic racism at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Biden Plans to Fill VA Vacancies, Bump Pay for Workers, Invest in VA
September 21, 2020
AFGE applauds Biden for supporting the work VA employees do serving our veterans.
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VA Dental Clinic in Chicago Puts Veterans at Risk of Contracting COVID-19
September 21, 2020
AFGE is calling on the VA to change its dental practices at a VA dental clinic in Chicago which has the highest number of active COVID-19 cases among VA facilities nationwide.
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VA Moves Forward with Anti-Employee Agenda in Contract Rebuttals
August 24, 2020
Contract negotiations between AFGE and the Department of Veterans Affairs have completed with both sides waiting for FSIP to issue a decision that would impact the lives of VA employees for years to come.
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10 Things the VA Can Do to Build a Resilient Workforce
July 06, 2020
Long hours, too many administrative duties, broken hiring promises, a hostile workplace, lack of equal bargaining rights, and the ongoing open attacks on unions demoralize VA employees on a daily basis.
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5 Most Outrageous Contract Proposals from the VA
June 15, 2020
The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving forward with its anti-employee, anti-veteran agenda by submitting management proposals, many illegal, to the impasses panel that has the authority to impose management directives.
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7 Things You Need to Know as VA Hospitals Reopen
June 15, 2020
The outbreak and severe shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other life-saving medical equipment have affected everyone in the country, including veterans receiving medical care and other services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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AFGE VA Council’s Major Win Against Trump’s Executive Order
May 18, 2020
Latest ruling says VA violated the collective bargaining agreement and the executive order itself when it unilaterally implemented Trump’s executive order restricting official time two years ago.
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Baltimore VA Employees Win More PPE, Telework After Protest
May 04, 2020
As the coronavirus outbreak raged on with cases in the U.S. nearing one million, employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Baltimore were worried about their own health and safety.
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AFGE VA Council Sues Biased FLRA, Impasses Panel
April 13, 2020
AFGE National Veterans Affairs Council sues the Federal Service Impasses Panel and its parent agency, the Federal Labor Relations Authority for illegally appointing impasses panel members.
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AFGE’s Major Win Against VA, Trump’s Speedy Firing Law
April 06, 2020
AFGE scores major win after an appeals court ruled that the VA improperly applied a new law expediting an employee’s removal.
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A Sick VA Nurse Was Told to Return to work. She Later Tested Positive for COVID-19.
April 06, 2020
“I don’t want to be sick. I want to be out there doing all that I can to help my patients."
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AFGE Locals to File OSHA Complaints Against VA for Telling Workers to Bring Their Own Hand Sanitizer
March 23, 2020
AFGE locals say VA is failing to provide appropriate equipment to protect workers during coronavirus outbreak.
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VA’s Misinterpretation of Law Endangers Veterans, Employees
March 16, 2020
The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to silence frontline staffers.
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VA, AFGE Scheduled to Meet in December
December 02, 2019
The Department of Veterans Affairs and AFGE are scheduled to meet Dec. 3. It’s not clear, however, what issues are going to be discussed as the VA has not responded to the union as of Dec.1.
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