Hampton VA Medical Center
Hampton VA Medical Center
The Trump administration’s Office of Personnel Management has finalized a rule creating “Schedule Policy/Career” — the latest iteration of what was formerly known as Schedule F. This rule allows agencies to reclassify career federal employees into a new schedule where…
A federal judge has ordered the Transportation Security Administration to honor its collective bargaining agreement with AFGE — marking the second time a court has ruled against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s attempts to kill the TSA union contract. The court…
On December 12, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem terminated the collective bargaining agreement covering 47,000 Transportation Security Administration officers — her second attempt to destroy the TSA union contract after a federal judge blocked the first one. According to Reuters,…
On December 11, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 231-195 to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act (PAWA) — bipartisan legislation that would restore collective bargaining rights for more than one million federal employees. The bill, introduced by Representatives Jared…
A new ProPublica investigation reveals that doctors and nurses are turning down VA jobs in record numbers as the Trump administration slashes staff and reshapes the agency’s direction.
On Wednesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs terminated most of its collective bargaining agreements with employee unions—making it the first agency to fully implement Trump’s executive order stripping two-thirds of federal workers of union rights . Who’s affected: Who’s spared:…
An in-depth exposé by The American Prospect lays out how VA Secretary Doug Collins is deliberately weakening the VA system while steering care—and dollars—into private hands . 🔍 The core strategy: 📉 What’s really happening: 🧠 Meanwhile, private care fails…
President Trump has issued a new executive order creating “Schedule G”, a noncareer federal employee classification meant to install political appointees in policymaking roles across federal agencies—including the VA . Schedule G positions: Although the order claims it will improve…
A new VA memo requires all long-term telework or remote work accommodations for employees with disabilities to undergo stricter oversight—including: VA leadership claims this is about “ensuring accommodations remain necessary,” but advocates and union reps say it’s a thinly veiled…
The VA has reversed course on its original plan for sweeping layoffs under the DOGE initiative. Instead of the proposed 83,000 job cuts, VA Secretary Doug Collins announced the agency will reduce its workforce by approximately 30,000 employees by the…