Hampton VA Medical Center
Hampton VA Medical Center
On April 2, 2026, VA Central Office issued formal guidance ordering all VA facilities to comply with the VA-AFGE Master Agreement — the same contract that protects your rights on the job. Hampton VAMC management is now under orders from both a federal court and VA Central Office to restore what was stripped away.
A ProPublica investigation found 500 fewer VA psychologists and psychiatrists and nearly 700 fewer social workers since Trump took office. Veterans are losing their therapists. At Hampton VA Medical Center, the staff left behind carry the weight — and the union is fighting for them.
A new independent survey finds federal employee engagement has collapsed to 32 out of 100 — the worst ever recorded. The Office of Personnel Management canceled the required survey. Here is what the real data shows and what it means for Hampton VA Medical Center employees.
A federal judge threatened to hold the Department of Veterans Affairs in contempt of court on March 27, 2026, after the VA secretly re-terminated the union contract covering 320,000 VA employees — defying her earlier order to restore it. Judge DuBose granted AFGE's (American Federation of Government Employees) enforcement motion and set a contempt hearing for April 3.
A federal court ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs to restore the AFGE collective bargaining agreement, local supplements, and memoranda now.
A new agreement between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Justice gives VA attorneys unprecedented power to initiate guardianship proceedings for homeless veterans — stripping their autonomy and putting VA employees in an impossible position.
The Office of Personnel Management has stripped your right to appeal Reduction-in-Force layoffs to the independent Merit Systems Protection Board. What Hampton VAMC workers need to know and how Local 2328 is fighting back.
A bipartisan congressional caucus forms to defend federal workers' rights amid unprecedented attacks on civil servants.
AFGE VA nurse Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis. The union demands answers and accountability.
AFGE members faced mass firings, executive overreach, and union busting in 2025. Here's how they fought back.