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AFGE Slams Accountability Act and Trump for ‘Undemocratic Actions’ Hurting Veterans and the VA
Published:
January 01, 0001
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Washington, D.C.
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Privatization
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Veterans
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Labor
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AFGE National President
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Congressional Testimony
Court Orders VA to Prove Compliance with Collective Bargaining Injunction, Warns of Contempt
Published:
March 27, 2026
Categories:
VA
AFGE National VA Council Asks Judge to Force VA to Comply with Court Order Restoring Union Contract
Published:
March 22, 2026
Categories:
VA
Court Orders Restoration of AFGE Veterans Affairs Collective Bargaining Agreement
Published:
March 13, 2026
Categories:
VA
AFGE Local 3669 Condemns Killing of Union Member Alex Pretti
Published:
January 26, 2026
Categories:
VA
AFGE Leader Applauds VA Council’s Legal Challenge to Illegal Contract Termination
Published:
November 05, 2025
Categories:
VA
Largest Veteran Affairs Employee Union Outraged After Secretary Collins Terminates AFGE Collective Bargaining Agreement
Published:
August 06, 2025
Categories:
VA
AFGE Celebrates Veterans Affairs Decision to Abolish Plans for Mass Layoffs
Published:
July 07, 2025
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AFGE National President
AFGE President Everett Kelley Outraged Over Veterans Affairs Plan to Fire 83,000 Additional Employees
Published:
March 05, 2025
Categories:
VA
Largest VA Employee Union Echoes Senators’ Call to Address Persistent Staffing Shortages
Published:
May 09, 2024
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VA
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Congress
AFGE Calls on VA to Reduce Reliance on Private, For-Profit Health Care Providers Following Damning Report
Published:
April 12, 2024
Categories:
VA
Largest Veterans Affairs Union Applauds Introduction of the VA Correct Compensation Act, Urges Swift Passage
Published:
December 06, 2023
Categories:
VA
Largest Federal Employee Union Reaches Tentative Agreement with Veterans Affairs Department on Union Contract
Published:
April 06, 2023
Categories:
VA
Rock Island Arsenal Employees Outraged Over Forced Contract
Published:
April 03, 2023
Categories:
VA
AFGE Calls on Congress to Expand Bargaining Rights for Thousands of VA Providers
Published:
September 27, 2022
Categories:
VA
Largest Federal Employee Union Celebrates Signing of PACT Act into Law
Published:
August 10, 2022
Categories:
VA
AFGE, Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute Decry Severe Short Staffing in Veteran Health Care Facilities Revealed by New Survey
Published:
August 03, 2022
Categories:
VA
Largest Veteran Affairs Union Lauds House Passage of Legislation Defunding the VA AIR Commission
Published:
July 21, 2022
Categories:
VA
Largest Federal Employee Union Applauds Senate Plan to Block VA Closure Commission
Published:
June 27, 2022
Categories:
VA
AFGE Veterans Committee Chair Calls on Biden and Congress to Stop the Closure of Veteran Hospitals and Clinics
Published:
April 20, 2022
Categories:
VA
Largest Veterans Affairs Employee Union Outraged by Recommendation To Close VA Facilities, Deny Veterans Choice, and Cut Jobs
Published:
March 08, 2022
Categories:
VA
Contract Negotiations Start Between Veterans Affairs Union and Department of Veterans Affairs
Published:
March 02, 2022
Categories:
VA
Largest Federal Employee Union Applauds U.S. House of Representatives for Passing Legislation to Protect Health Care and Social Service Workers Against Workplace Violence
Published:
April 19, 2021
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Largest Veterans Affairs Union Praises Introduction of VA Employee Fairness Act in House and Senate
Published:
March 16, 2021
Categories:
VA
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60% of Veterans Affairs Union Members Polled Say They Weren’t Notified When Fellow Staff Members Contracted COVID-19
Published:
January 18, 2021
Categories:
VA
Largest Veterans Affairs Department Union Overwhelmingly Votes Against Ratifying Collective Bargaining Agreement
Published:
January 08, 2021
Categories:
VA
Lack of PPE, Chronic Understaffing, and Senior Leadership’s Mismanagement of COVID-19 Response Leads to Spike in Cases at the Veterans Affairs Department
Published:
December 16, 2020
Categories:
VA
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Largest Federal Employee Union Earns Backpay for Veterans Affairs Employees That Were Fired Unfairly Using Trump Firing Law
Published:
November 20, 2020
Categories:
VA
Largest Veterans Affairs Union Issues Statement on Explosion at the West Haven VA Medical Center
Published:
November 13, 2020
Categories:
VA
Trump-Appointed Panel Imposes Anti-Worker Contract Proposals on 265,000 Veterans Affairs Employees During Pandemic
Published:
November 10, 2020
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