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October 16, 2020
White VA Employees Twice as Likely to Be Promoted as Black Workers.
October 15, 2020
The Office of Personnel Management said Wednesday that it has revamped its online plan comparison tool and encouraged greater transparency from insurance carriers to tamp down on surprise billing.
October 14, 2020
Top Democrats accuse VA secretary Wilkie of misusing taxpayer funds to benefit Trump's campaign.
October 2, 2020
CBS 46 shared a news story on VA Inspector General’s Investigation.
October 2, 2020
Have you seen or know of an increase in staff in accordance with the press release below? If so, report it to, twilliams@afgenvac.org
October 2, 2020
As Unions have not fared well on Exceptions to arbitration decisions at the FLRA, we have notched another success. In the link above, the NVAC was successful in opposing the VA’s Exceptions to our arbitration win concerning NG-8-11-17 VBA’s Failure to Pay GSA Per Diem for Challenge Training. We filed the National Grievance because VBA unilaterally lowered the per diem rate for bargaining unit employees who attended this mandatory training, which required travel and lasted over 30 days.
October 2, 2020
VA will be investigated after ‘staggering accounts of racism,’
September 30, 2020
AFGE Local 1224 President Linda Ward-Smith, RN at the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center, laid down the facts about VA Secretary Robert Wilkie's war on VA employees collective bargaining rights.