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Over the past two weeks, we met with VA officials in Orlando, FL for our third bargaining session to negotiate over the largest union contract in the federal government! Securing a strong Master Agreement is at the height of importance, and we’re proud to fight for your rights at the table. Read below on what happened during this round of negotiations:

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To further improve communication lines and respond to the concerns between the National VA Council and you, our members, I have established a National VA Council Briefing. This NVAC Briefing will bring you the latest news and developments within DVA and provide you with the current status of issues this Council is currently addressing. This NVAC Briefing will significantly enhance how we communicate and how we share new information, keeping you better informed.

To further improve communication lines and respond to the concerns between the National VA Council and you, our members, I have established a National VA Council Briefing. This NVAC Briefing will bring you the latest news and developments within DVA and provide you with the current status of issues this Council is currently addressing. This NVAC Briefing will significantly enhance how we communicate and how we share new information, keeping you better informed.

To further improve communication lines and respond to the concerns between the National VA Council and you, our members, I have established a National VA Council Briefing. This NVAC Briefing will bring you the latest news and developments within DVA and provide you with the current status of issues this Council is currently addressing. This NVAC Briefing will significantly enhance how we communicate and how we share new information, keeping you better informed.

To further improve communication lines and respond to the concerns between the National VA Council and you, our members, I have established a National VA Council Briefing. This NVAC Briefing will bring you the latest news and developments within DVA and provide you with the current status of issues this Council is currently addressing. This NVAC Briefing will significantly enhance how we communicate and how we share new information, keeping you better informed.

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After months of speculation, President Biden announced his intent to nominate the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget—currently Deputy Director Shalanda Young—to become the permanent leader. He also announced his pick to replace Young as deputy director.

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AFGE’s communications team is among the best in the labor movement, and our recent results from the Labor Media Awards prove it!

This is the third segment of AFGE’s 4-part series: The Road to Title 5: TSA Officers’ Fight for Dignity on the Job Changed TSA

Since President Biden issued a vaccine mandate for the federal workforce as a way to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent deaths, 92% of federal employees have received at least one dose of the FDA-approved anti-COVID vaccines.

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After four years of bad-faith negotiations and anti-worker behavior at the bargaining table, the VA has agreed to a global settlement with AFGE, creating a clean slate for contract negotiations. As we approach the restart of negotiations with the VA, AFGE’s negotiating team wants to hear what’s important to you to include in the contract.

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The Veterans Affairs Department has begun disciplining employees who have not proven that they are vaccinated against COVID-19, sending an untold number into counseling following a deadline to turn over their documentation.

The Biden administration is expanding dental and vision benefits to temporary, seasonal, and part-time workers, certain firefighters and emergency response personnel. 

The Biden administration has directed federal agencies to take concrete steps to help bolster union membership in the federal government and ensure employees are fully informed of their union rights in the workplace.

AFGE has always been a champion of telework and has pushed for its expansion in the federal government for years. In addition to cutting down commute times, fuel costs, greenhouse gas emissions, and overall stress, telework makes work possible for some people with disabilities and caregivers. But it took a pandemic to prove our case and push agencies to think outside the four-walls of the office.

Diane Riddick is a regional vice president of AFGE Local 252 and an investigator with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights in Philadelphia. A year after the coronavirus ravaged the entire world, including the United States, 

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Federal retirees will see the largest annual increase in benefits payments in 40 years in 2022, as the Social Security Administration announced Wednesday that the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 5.9%. The news prompted renewed calls for lawmakers to provide parity across the federal workforce’s retirement systems.