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Largest Federal Employee Union Responds to Veterans Affairs Secretary’s Claim Union is Exploiting COVID-19 Pandemic
Published:
July 02, 2020
Categories:
Washington, D.C.
,
VA
Largest Union Representing VA Employees Blasts Agency for Praising White House Union Busting
Published:
June 02, 2020
Categories:
VA
,
AFGE National President
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White House
,
Executive Orders
Largest Union Representing VA workers Blasts Agency for Defending Hazard Pay Denial
Published:
May 12, 2020
Categories:
VA
,
Coronavirus
Veterans Affairs Union Members Rally to Protect Veterans and VA Employees in Baltimore, MD
Published:
April 22, 2020
Categories:
VA
,
Coronavirus
Largest VA Employee Union Says New Mask Policy is Encouraging but More is Needed to Protect Employees and Veterans
Published:
April 17, 2020
Categories:
VA
,
Coronavirus
Veterans Affairs Employee Union Launches Bill of Rights to Protect Veterans and VA Personnel from COVID-19
Published:
April 16, 2020
Categories:
VA
,
Coronavirus
Veterans Health Administration Unions Send Letter to VA Leadership Citing Agency Pandemic Plan Shortcomings; Calling to Work Together
Published:
April 13, 2020
Categories:
VA
,
Veterans
,
Coronavirus
Largest Federal Employee Union Responds to Veterans Affairs Department Accusation of “False” Claims About Inadequate PPE
Published:
April 13, 2020
Categories:
VA
,
Coronavirus
AFGE Mourns Loss of Two Members Due to Coronavirus
Published:
April 08, 2020
Categories:
VA
,
Coronavirus
Union Says Failed Response to Coronavirus Endangering Federal Workers, Veterans, Communities
Published:
April 07, 2020
Categories:
VA
,
BOP
,
Coronavirus
Veterans Crisis Line Employee Union Sounds Alarm Over Lack of Coronavirus Protections
Published:
April 07, 2020
Categories:
VA
,
Veterans
,
Coronavirus
VA Employee Union Criticizes Veterans Benefit Administration for Requiring Employees to Report to Work After Two Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Published:
March 31, 2020
Categories:
VA
,
Coronavirus
Federal Union Sues FSIP and FLRA over Unlawful Appointments to the Impasse Panel
Published:
March 30, 2020
Categories:
VA
Veterans Health Administration unions decry management’s failure to involve them in COVID-19 preparations, call to work together
Published:
March 16, 2020
Categories:
VA
,
Coronavirus
AFGE Calls White House Coronavirus Guidance Inadequate, Urges Congressional Intervention
Published:
March 06, 2020
Categories:
DoD
,
VA
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Congress
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,
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AFGE Opposes Bill to Outsource Care for At-Risk Veterans, Supports Takano Alternative
Published:
December 05, 2019
Categories:
VA
,
Congress
,
Veterans
VA Move to Implement Trump Executive Orders Violates Union Contract, AFGE Says
Published:
November 15, 2019
Categories:
VA
,
Executive Orders
AFGE Calls for Passage of Deborah Sampson Act
Published:
November 07, 2019
Categories:
VA
,
Congress
,
Veterans
,
Women's & Fair Practices
AFGE Statement on new VA Inspector General Report
Published:
October 24, 2019
Categories:
VA
,
Congress
Disparities Over Pay and Bargaining Rights Chief Barriers to VA’s Hiring Challenges, Union Says
Published:
September 18, 2019
Categories:
VA
VA Employee Union Endorses Senators’ Demands for Agency to Work in Good Faith on New Contract
Published:
August 02, 2019
Categories:
VA
New Report Documents White House Push to Outsource Military, Veterans’ Health Care
Published:
June 19, 2019
Categories:
VA
,
AFGE National President
VA Rushes to Launch Expanded Privatization Program That Will Harm Veterans’ Care
Published:
June 06, 2019
Categories:
VA
Veterans Affairs Employee Union Launches Nationwide Campaign to Fight Trump Administration’s Anti-Veteran Contract
Published:
June 05, 2019
Categories:
VA
Union Warns that Veterans Will Suffer as VA Expands Privatization Effort
Published:
May 15, 2019
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