Member Guide
Back at VACO? Fix your BUS code.
If you were coded 7777 and you're now reporting to a VACO office, your BUS code should be updated so you're counted in AFGE's bargaining unit. Here's exactly how to request the correction, step by step, for your administration.
Are you a 7777 employee now reporting to a VACO office (810/811 Vermont, 425 I Street, the Landover, MD warehouse, etc.) because you've been ordered back? If so, your BUS code — Box 37 of your SF-50 — should be updated to show that you're part of AFGE's bargaining unit.
Although Secretary Collins and President Trump have illegally suspended collective bargaining at VA, AFGE is continuing to fight on your behalf in court. To make sure you're included in any court wins, it's essential that your BUS code be correct. If you're physically working from a VACO office and were coded 7777, you should now be coded 1272 or 1276.
To fix this, submit an HR ticket to your servicing HR agency asking that your BUS code be updated, since you're now at VACO. From your VA computer, start at dvagov.sharepoint.com, then follow the instructions below for your administration or staff office.
VHA
Veterans Health Administration
Go to dvagov.sharepoint.com and search for VHA HR HUB in the search bar. The first result should look like the one below — click the VHA HR Hub link.
It should bring up multiple tiles. Click on this one:
Click through and select VACO as your region, then click on this tile:
This takes you to another system. Submit a ticket asking that your BUS code be updated to reflect inclusion in AFGE's bargaining unit (1272 or 1276), since you've been ordered back to the office and are currently working at VACO.
If you run into problems, you can email mb.viccellio@afgelocal17.org from your personal email.
VACO Staff Offices (except OIT)
HR Service Center
Go to dvagov.sharepoint.com and search for "HRSC HR hub". The first result should look like this — click the VACO HR Service Center link.
It should bring up multiple tiles. Click on this one:
Then select this option:
Once you click the Employee/Labor Relations Consult link, it takes you to a page to fill out a ticket. Ask that your BUS code be updated to 1272 or 1276, since you're now working from the office at VACO. Attach any supporting documents, including emails from your supervisor or memos ordering you back to the office.
If you run into problems, you can email mb.viccellio@afgelocal17.org from your personal email.
OIT
Office of Information & Technology
Go to dvagov.sharepoint.com and search for OIT OPS Human Resources. The first result returned should be this:
Click on the first result. On the next page, look for the Human Resources tile and click it:
After clicking the Human Resources tile, look on the next page for the OIT OPS Your HR tile and click it:
After clicking the YourHR tile, you'll reach a page with multiple options. Find the Employee/Labor Relations Consult tile and click it:
In the ticket window, explain that you're coded 7777 but have returned to work at VACO 5 days a week, and your BUS code needs to be updated to reflect inclusion in the bargaining unit. Select Carl Bozeman as your POC.
If you run into problems, you can email mb.viccellio@afgelocal17.org from your personal email.
National Cemetery Administration
Email ncahcmerlr@va.gov explaining that you're now working at VACO (give the address of your workstation) and your BUS code needs to be corrected to reflect inclusion in AFGE's bargaining unit. Feel free to cc or bcc mb.viccellio@afgelocal17.org.
If you run into problems, email mb.viccellio@afgelocal17.org from your personal email.
Veterans Benefits Administration
Email mb.viccellio@afgelocal17.org from your personal email with: your name, the physical address of your work location, the business line / program office you work for, and the code in Box 37 of your most recent SF-50.
Counted in the fight
Make sure you're in the unit.
A correct BUS code is how you're counted in any court win. If your administration isn't listed here or you hit a wall, reach out and the Local will help.