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November 12, 2020

National Grievance (Smoke-Free Policy): Arbitration Award

Arbitrator Bass sustained the grievance and found that the Agency repudiated our July 2008 MOU and violated the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute by unilaterally implementing VHA Directive 1085.01 READ MORE
November 12, 2020

Child Care Resources for VHA Employees

The VHA Office of Workforce Management and Consulting (WMC) has created a website on the WMC HR Hub detailing the many child care resources available to VAMC leadership and VHA employees. Please take a moment to take a look at the available resources. READ MORE
November 10, 2020

OSHA Frequently Cited Standards in COVID-19 Inspections

November 10, 2020

Trump-Appointed Panel Imposes Anti-Worker Contract on NVAC

Trump-Appointed Panel Imposes Anti-Worker Contract Proposals on 265,000 Veterans Affairs Employees During Pandemic.

November 10, 2020
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We Salute Our Veterans

HAPPY VETERANS DAY!

November 9, 2020
A man adjusting his face mask while standing in front of a "build back better" sign.

Biden promises to upend Trump’s hostile actions toward federal employees

If Joe Biden is elected president, he promises to overturn President Trump’s aggression against federal employee unions, support regular pay raises for federal employees and protect their workplace rights.

October 23, 2020
Man wearing a mask speaking at a meeting with nameplate visible in front of him.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Headlines GOP Fundraiser as COVID-19 Cases Surge

Veterans Affairs Secretary Headlines GOP Fundraiser as COVID-19 Cases Surge

"The VA hospital system currently has almost 4,500 active cases of COVID-19 (including veterans and employees), a 70% increase from a month ago. More than 3,700 VA patients have died of the virus."

October 23, 2020

Trump issues sweeping order for tens of thousands of career federal employees to lose civil service protections

Trump issues sweeping order for tens of thousands of career federal employees to lose civil service protections

October 16, 2020

White VA employees twice as likely as Black workers to be promoted, union says

In interviews with POLITICO, four current and former Black VA employees in Missouri, Delaware, Wisconsin and New York, who are all involved with the union, described a hostile environment toward minorities and union members at VA facilities in those states.