Another group of federal employees just joined AFGE!
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The House of Representatives last week passed an AFGE-backed bill that would allow veterans to access more care at home.
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A bill that would provide full collective bargaining rights to Title 38 medical professionals at the Department of Veterans Affairs has been reintroduced in the House with 103 original co-sponsors.
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The Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ medical facilities outperform non-VA hospitals yet again in two nationwide surveys conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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AFGE Local 138 President Linda Parker-Cooks urges VBA to improve their employee training techniques and to ensure quality claim processing methods.
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AFGE Local 2823 President James Swartz identifies important reforms that the VA should make in its National Work Queue.
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Veterans’ trust in the work of Department of Veterans Affairs employees has reached an all-time high at 80.4%!
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Nurses working at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in Northern California are slated to receive retroactive promotion and back pay as a result of a class settlement reached between AFGE and the VA.
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AFGE is urging Congress to extend law enforcement officer status to federal police officers so they can retire with dignity.
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Department of Veterans Affairs clinicians are one step closer to being able to file a grievance challenging errors in their paychecks.
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An AFGE representative last week testified before Congress urging lawmakers to pass a bill to ensure that all Department of Veterans Affairs employees are accurately compensated for working overtime, the night shift, weekend shift, or on a holiday.
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AFGE is working with members of Congress to pass H.R. 6538, the “VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023” that would allow Title 38 employees to challenge payment errors.
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AFGE Local 17 President Douglas Massey last week testified before a congressional committee, detailing issues that impede the work of attorneys who adjudicate veterans’ claims and making recommendations on how to improve the process and better serve veterans.
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Holding signs that read “Dignity, Fairness, Respect”, a group of workers Nov. 21 stood in the rain in front of the Cincinnati VA hospital calling for better working conditions and fair treatment of the VA staff.
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AFGE welcomed employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Clinical Contact Center (CCC) in California and Nevada to the AFGE family following a recent union election.
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