AFGE Works to Protect Merit Promotion During Contract Negotiations with VA
January 30, 2023
The Department of Veterans Affairs is not playing nice.
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AFGE Celebrates House Passage of Legislation Expanding Collective Bargaining Rights for Healthcare Workers
December 19, 2022
AFGE is celebrating the House of Representatives bi-partisan passage of the VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021.
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AFGE National VA Council Reelected, Sets Priorities
November 21, 2022
Delegates at the National Veterans Affairs Council (NVAC)’s 24th Triennial Training Convention in Las Vegas have re-elected NVAC officers.
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Another AFGE Win: VA to Comply with Privacy Laws Protecting Employees’ Records of COVID-19 Vaccination Status
November 14, 2022
In another victory for AFGE’s National VA Council and Department of Veterans Affairs employees, the VA has agreed to comply with privacy laws and its own regulations after the council filed a national grievance against the agency for disclosing more than 500,000 employees’ records of COVID-19 vaccination status without employees’ permission.
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Las Vegas VA Agrees to Give Nurses 12% Raise after Learning AFGE Local Was Planning a Rally
October 24, 2022
Thanks to the activism of AFGE Local 1224, the VA hospital agrees to give Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) a 12% pay raise!
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Before Hurricane Ian Made Landfall, AFGE Members Moved 200 Veterans Out of Harm’s Way
October 03, 2022
Staff needed to move patients to other hospitals and get the grounds ready for the storm that was projected to be the region’s strongest on record.
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VA Drags Feet on Contract Negotiations after 14 Weeks of Bargaining
September 06, 2022
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been dragging its feet and failed to reach a single agreement with AFGE after 14 weeks of contract negotiations.
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New VA Employee Survey Reveals Severe Understaffing at VA Facilities
August 29, 2022
AFGE calls on VA leadership and Congress to fully fund staff and expand VA resources after shocking revelations from a new survey of approximately 2,300 VA employees and veterans.
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VA’s Demand That AFGE Terminate All Existing Local Agreements Prompts Union to File 2nd National Grievance
August 01, 2022
The VA has demanded that the AFGE National VA Council terminate all existing local supplemental agreements, which constitutes a waiver of the union’s bargaining rights. This prompted NVAC to file a second national grievance.
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AFGE Wins! VA Closure Commission Is Dead. Here’s Why It Was a Bad Idea.
July 11, 2022
Senators took action after months of activity led by our union across the nation.
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AFGE, VA Back to Negotiation Table for Largest Union Contract in Federal Government
May 31, 2022
The AFGE National Veterans Affairs Council (NVAC) and the VA are back in Washington, D.C. for a new round of contract negotiations over the largest union contract in the federal government.
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AFGE Calls for More Hiring at VA Following Senate Hearing
May 23, 2022
The VA needs to improve hiring processes and hire thousands of new employees.
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AFGE Local Calls for Investigation of Mismanagement at Hines VA Hospital
May 16, 2022
AFGE Local 781 is calling for an investigation into cronyism, bullying, racism, and toxic work environment at the Edward Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital outside Chicago.
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AFGE Locals Mobilize Against VA Closures, Urge Senate to Halt Confirmation of AIR Commission
April 25, 2022
AFGE is mobilizing locals nationwide to fight back against the VA’s efforts to close dozens of health care facilities across the country.
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AFGE NVAC Health and Safety Conference Re-energizes Activists, Imparts New Skills
April 18, 2022
Check out our recap of the AFGE NVAC Health and Safety Conference.
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