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VA Unions Press to Restore Bargaining Rights Amid Staffing Crisis
On September 5, leaders from seven major unions—including AFGE’s National VA Council—sent a joint letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins. Their request was urgent: use authority under...
How VA Union Contract Cancellations Impact Workers and Veterans
On August 6th, the Department of Veterans Affairs voided union contracts covering nearly 400,000 employees. Overnight, provisions protecting schedules, staffing levels, and even pa...
VA Cuts Extra 4 Weeks of Parental Leave After Union Contract Termination
On August 6, 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs terminated most of its union contracts — an unprecedented move that immediately impacted between 377,000 and 400,000 workers. ...
VA Union Contracts Canceled: What Federal Employees Need to Know
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has just taken a step that will reverberate across the federal workforce: it voided union contracts covering more than 360,000 healthcare wo...
VA’s Union Contract Termination and the Legal Crosshairs
In a sweeping move, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has unilaterally terminated every major collective bargaining agreement (CBA) covering 377,000 employees. This action wa...
BREAKING: VA Slashes Union Rights for 377,000 Workers
Late on August 6th, VA Secretary Doug Collins took sweeping action that immediately undermines bargaining rights for over 377,000 VA employees—including nurses, doctors, claims rep...
Can VA Doctors Refuse Treatment Based on Politics or Marital Status?
Internal changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) medical staff bylaws have stirred significant controversy—and confusion. Leaked language reportedly removes “political ...
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