VA Contract News

• Arbitrator supports AFGE VA Council's official time grievance – Federal Soup 
• FLRA Denies VA's Request for Reconsideration on Accountability Act Implementation – Fed Manager
• Panel Pushes Measure to Allow VA Docs and Nurses to Negotiate Pay, Scheduling – Government Executive
• [LTE] VA won't succeed in trying to silence union – The Marietta Times
• [AUDIO] Contract Talks with the VA Discussed on America’s Work Force – America’s Work Force Radio
• [Letter to Editor] Untie union’s hands – Virginia-Pilot
• VA Issues Eviction Notices to Unions at Its Facilities – Government Executive
• Unions on deadline to pay rent or leave VA office space, department says – Federal News Network
• VA to cut union time and office space use – Federal Times
• VA Clamping Down on Official Time and Union Office Space – FedSmith
• Trump Bans Unions from VA – Ucomm Blog
• US agencies curb federal workers’ rights after unions’ court defeat – Global Government Forum
• [AUDIO] Interview with FSED Director David Cann on VA Attacks – America’s Workforce Radio
• VA, EEOC Move against Official Time – FedWeek
• Health care expert warns of VA privatization risks – Wisconsin Examiner
• [OPINION] Lee: Trump policies putting veterans at risk – The Roanoke Times
• Why We Should Fight for the Veterans Health Administration – Jacobin
• VA Further Restricts Smoking; Union Fumes – FedWeek
• [LTE] Aug. 24 Letters: Unions, ship building and the electoral college – Daily Press (Newport News, Va.)
• [VIDEO] Vets and unions say administration undermining the VA – KGUN (Tucson, Ariz.)
• Union files grievance with VA over new smoking ban – Stars and Stripes
• Union Files Grievance After VA Bans Employees From Smoking at Work – Government Executive
• Union challenges VA’s smoke free policy – Military Times
• Smoking Ban at VA Hospitals Will Soon Apply to Employees, Too – Military.com
• VA is Banning Smoking at its Facilities – FedSmith
• [OPINION] AFGE: We’d rather fight than quit, and other mysteries – Federal News Network
• Union Busting At Veterans Adm – Labor Press
• Senate Democrats Demand VA Return to Bargaining Table with Union – Government Executive
• Sens. Warner and Kaine join others to urge VA secretary to end anti-workers, anti-unions – WSET
• [VIDEO] Rally over VA labor contracts in Temple – KWKT 
• [VIDEO] Central Texas VA Workers Union rally in Temple - KCEN 
• VA union protests proposed contracts – Temple Daily Telegram 
• Temple: Federal workers rally outside VA hospital - KWTX 
• [VIDEO] Central Texas VA Workers Union to rally in Temple – KCEN  
• Tucson veterans groups unhappy with changes in VA care – Arizona Daily Star 
• [VIDEO] Union members warn changes to VA contract could harm patients – 13 News Now (Hampton, Va.) 
• VA secretary’s proposal strips workers’ rights, union says – American Military News 
• Union leaders say Trump and VA officials are "attacking" government workers – ConnectingVets.com 
• VA secretary’s proposal strips workers’ rights, union says – Conservative Angle 
• Labor Dispute Opens New Front in Fight to Privatize the VA – New York Magazine 
• VA and union clash in negotiations for a new contract – Military Times 
• New VA bargaining proposals set up heated battle over employee leave, telework – Federal News Network 
• Union Accuses VA Secretary of Trying to Strip Workers' Rights in New Proposal – Military.com 
• VA Proposes New Union Contract That Guts Telework, Official Time, Employee Rights – Government Executive 
• VA proposes drastic cut to federally funded union time – Modern Healthcare 
• Secretary of the VA pushes new anti-worker agreement on AFGE members – New Hampshire Labor News