Hampton VA Medical Center
Hampton VA Medical Center
This week: the Department of Veterans Affairs adds $17 billion to its Oracle health record deal, plus new threats to federal job protections.
A federal judge blocked the Department of Veterans Affairs' third try at canceling union contracts, plus benefits system delays and reclassification news.
The union is in court over the Department of Veterans Affairs contract, new layoff rules from the Office of Personnel Management, and no 2027 pay raise.
Unions sue to protect federal bargaining rights, the Office of Personnel Management cuts staff, and an arbitrator wins telework back.
Department of Veterans Affairs staffing, a Schedule F transparency push, and union membership on the rebound — this week's federal labor news.
Veterans lose telework, unions sue over Defense Department bargaining and Agriculture Department cuts, and a court blocks a labor-board power grab.
American Federation of Government Employees fights a bill hurting veterans; the Supreme Court ends an agency protection; workers keep winning.
This week in federal labor: a Department of Veterans Affairs overhaul bill, threats to civil-service job protections, and union wins. June 12-18, 2026.
The VA–AFGE Master Collective Bargaining Agreement expires August 8, 2026. The VA has already signaled in court it plans to use that date as an exit ramp from court-ordered worker protections.
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.