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AFGE Local 17 is committed to improving workplace conditions and policy at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Our campaigns help members like you speak directly to Congress — it takes less than three minutes to make a difference.
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Current Campaign Protect Veterans and the VA Workforce
Tell Congress not to betray the veterans they promised to protect — defend the workforce that serves them.
84 letters sent
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Recent campaigns
Past campaigns and the results our members drove — every letter is a voice Congress had to hear.
Letter to CongressRestore Our Rights: Pass the Protect America's Workforce Act
Urge Congress to pass the Protect America's Workforce Act and restore federal workers' union rights now.
359 letters sent
Letter to CongressDefend Our Constitution: Stop Executive Overreach
Urge Congress to check executive overreach and defend constitutional limits on power.
118 letters sent
Letter to CongressStop the Senate's Big Retaliation Bill
Tell the Senate to reject the retaliation bill targeting federal workers' rights.
298 letters sent
Letter to CongressProtect Federal Retirement Benefits
Tell Congress to protect FERS and the federal retirement benefits employees have earned.
2,292 letters sent
Letter to CongressStop the Massive VA Workforce Cuts
Oppose cuts that would eliminate 83,000 VA jobs and undermine veterans' care.
290 letters sent
Letter to CongressStop the Executive Order Stripping VA Employees of Union Rights
Tell Congress to reverse the executive order that strips VA employees of their collective bargaining rights.
197 letters sent
Letter to CongressStop the Harmful Return-to-Office Mandate at VA
Push back on the VA's return-to-office mandate and defend telework for VACO employees.
400 letters sent
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Our longest-running fight: telework
Years of negotiations, surveys, grievances, and direct action to protect and expand telework for VA employees — collected in one place.