AFGE-backed Bill Would Improve VA Services for Female Veterans
November 12, 2019
Medical services and benefits provided to female veterans at VA facilities nationwide must meet their unique needs and circumstances.
Read More
Articles
AFGE Stories
Filter:
3 Little Known Reasons the VA Struggles to Hire People
September 23, 2019
Despite its vital mission and massive responsibility, the VA has been struggling to fill nearly 50,000 vacancies nationwide.
Read More
Categories:
VA, The Insider
Lawsuits against VA on Official Time Ban Move Forward
September 16, 2019
AFGE and other unions representing employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs completed the final step in our lawsuits against the VA for removing hundreds of employees from official time.
Read More
AFGE Condemns Shootings at VA Hospital, ICE Office
August 19, 2019
AFGE condemns the act of violence against federal employees and federal facilities following reports of two shooting incidents at an ICE office in San Antonio, Texas, and a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Read More
Categories:
VA, The Insider
Arbitrator Rules VA Broke Law by Disclosing Workers’ Personal Data
July 08, 2019
A federal arbitrator has ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs to remove an online listing of major disciplinary actions taken against VA employees.
Read More
Categories:
VA, The Insider
GSA to Close Federal Complex Plagued by Cancer-Causing Chemicals Following AFGE’s Complaint
July 01, 2019
AFGE members came together to demand a safe workplace, and their efforts paid off. Employees were informed that the General Services Administration (GSA) will cease operating at the contaminated Goodfellow Complex in St. Louis, Mo., and employees will be moved to a new location.
Read More
128 Lawmakers Warn VA Its Anti-Labor Actions Will Hurt Veterans
June 17, 2019
A bipartisan coalition of 128 members of Congress is warning the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs that veterans could suffer if the agency succeeds in gutting the union contract covering 260,000 employees represented by AFGE.
Read More
Categories:
VA, The Insider
Veterans, VA Employees, Local Communities Nationwide Protest Union Busting, Privatization
June 10, 2019
On June 5, AFGE VA members across the country stood together and received tremendous support from veterans and allies. The 68 rallies and events held by AFGE and VA employees nationwide shows the strength and solidarity of we have.
Read More
Categories:
VA, The Insider
Workers Mobilize Against Trump’s Unacceptable VA Contract Proposal
June 03, 2019
Doctors, nurses, claims representatives, and other employees working at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities nationwide are uniting against the Trump administration’s effort to undermine its own workforce and, ultimately, privatize the VA.
Read More
Categories:
VA, The Insider
The True Cost of Expanded Privatization at the VA
May 20, 2019
Don’t be fooled by the political leadership’s propaganda about how the MISSION Act will help veterans. It won’t. It is instead tearing down the VA, the lifeline for those on the front lines.
Read More
Categories:
VA, The Insider
AFGE Denounces VA’s Latest Attack on Workers, Veterans
May 06, 2019
AFGE is denouncing a proposal from President Trump’s Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie that would strip 250,000 employees in the Department of Veterans Affairs of many of the rights and protections they’ve won through collective bargaining. The proposal is clearly an attempt to set VA employees up to fail and pave the way for VA privatization.
Read More
Categories:
VA, The Insider
New Report on Mismanagement at Las Vegas VA Echoes AFGE’s Concerns
May 06, 2019
A recent news report documenting serious management failings at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System illustrates widespread problems affecting veterans’ care that have worsened under this administration.
Read More
Categories:
VA, The Insider
AFGE VA Council, VA Agree on Contract Negotiation Ground Rules
April 29, 2019
AFGE’s National VA Council and the Department of Veterans Affairs earlier this month signed off on ground rules for negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement for the 250,000 VA workers we represent.
Read More
Categories:
VA, The Insider
VA to Kick off Privatization Process in June
April 15, 2019
The Department of Veterans Affairs is set to implement a new privatization program in June that will eventually lead to an irreversible dismantling of the VA health care system as more veterans are sent to for-profit doctors and more VA medical facilities are starved for resources.
Read More
Categories:
VA, The Insider
VA Secretary to Congress: Filling 49,000 Vacancies Not a Priority
March 04, 2019
Our union fought a long battle for transparency around vacancies at the VA, finally forcing the agency to regularly publish information about the number of unfilled positions throughout the VA. The latest batch of numbers shows what we’ve known all along: there are 49,000 vacancies at the VA.
Read More
Categories:
VA, The Insider
