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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Veterans Affairs’ Job Vacancies Surge to Nearly 49,000

February 25, 2019

The Department of Veterans Affairs currently has nearly 49,000 unfilled positions.

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VA's New Plan Pushes Vets Out the Door into For-Profit Care

February 19, 2019

The Department of Veterans Affairs has recently announced a new budget busting plan to massively increase the number of veterans sent to private providers.

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Doctor, Union Member, Y.O.U.N.G. Coordinator

September 24, 2018

Young people join unions for different reasons. For Janet Constance, it was because she had a bad boss. Janet had been working as a psychologist at the VA hospital in Kansas City, MO, for six years when a new manager took over.

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AFGE Condemns Shootings at VA Hospital, ICE Office

August 19, 2019

Arbitrator Rules VA Broke Law by Disclosing Workers’ Personal Data

July 08, 2019

GSA to Close Federal Complex Plagued by Cancer-Causing Chemicals Following AFGE’s Complaint

July 01, 2019

128 Lawmakers Warn VA Its Anti-Labor Actions Will Hurt Veterans

June 17, 2019

Veterans, VA Employees, Local Communities Nationwide Protest Union Busting, Privatization

June 10, 2019

Workers Mobilize Against Trump’s Unacceptable VA Contract Proposal

June 03, 2019

The True Cost of Expanded Privatization at the VA

May 20, 2019

AFGE Denounces VA’s Latest Attack on Workers, Veterans

May 06, 2019

New Report on Mismanagement at Las Vegas VA Echoes AFGE’s Concerns

May 06, 2019

AFGE VA Council, VA Agree on Contract Negotiation Ground Rules

April 29, 2019

VA to Kick off Privatization Process in June

April 15, 2019

VA Secretary to Congress: Filling 49,000 Vacancies Not a Priority

March 04, 2019

Veterans Affairs’ Job Vacancies Surge to Nearly 49,000

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