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CBTU Supports AFGE At Hampton VA Medical Center
CBTU and AFGE Join Forces to Rally in Support of Federal Workers We all know the saying, ”an injury to one, is an injury to all.” CBTU (Coalition of Black Trade Unionists) means what they say. On April 17, 2025,…
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🔄 VA Pulls Back on Massive Layoffs—Still Cutting 30,000 by Attrition
The VA has reversed course on its original plan for sweeping layoffs under the DOGE initiative. Instead of the proposed…
✅ Senate Scraps Most Anti-Fed Proposals from “Big Beautiful Bill”
Good news: the Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that most of the anti-federal employee measures placed in the GOP’s “One Big…
🏕️ Upcoming VA Advisory Committee Meeting on Homeless Veterans
The Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans—a group that advises the VA Secretary—is holding an open virtual meeting on August 13,…
🤔 Lawmakers Investigate VA’s AI-Driven Contract Cuts
Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D‑CT) and Angus King (I‑ME) have formally requested that the VA Inspector General launch a review into…
🏛️ AFGE Scores Big Win: Parliamentarian Drops GOP Changes to Civil Service Protections
In a major boost for federal employees, the Senate parliamentarian has removed key anti-worker provisions from the GOP reconciliation bill—following…