🎙️ Stacy Shorter Sounds the Alarm on Federal Layoffs and VA Gutting

AFGE Local 2328 President Stacy Shorter joined The Rick Smith Show to expose the silent purge sweeping through federal agencies under Trump’s revived Schedule F directive. Speaking from the front lines at the Hampton VA, Stacy detailed the mass firings—including 11 out of 12 terminated probationary employees being veterans—and a staggering 43% vacancy rate in mental health.

She called out the ideology driving these cuts: “This isn’t reform—it’s destruction for profit.” With thousands of VA workers already in limbo, she warned the public: privatizing the VA won’t just hurt veterans, it will overwhelm your own hospitals too.

💡 Her call to action? “Find your piece of the resistance—rally, vote, organize. This fight belongs to all of us.”

📻 Listen to the full episode and join the fight to protect public service and the promises made to our veterans.