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Information Board of Veterans' Appeals Funding Increases
In an article from The Hill, we learn that the House of Representatives has passed a $1.5 trillion dollar omnibus spending package. One of the key takeaways of this spending package is that the Board…
Covid Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests Available
Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.
Events Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
AFGE Local 17 is honored to host Dr. Francoise Hamlin for a discussion on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Hamlin is a professor of Africana studies at Brown University, and was recently…
Events AFGE Local 17 Holiday Party
Thanks to union stewards Vanessa Watts and Marla Woodarek, who planned the holiday party on Pearl Street at the Navy Yard, as well as all the spirited union members who made the holiday party a…
Information Communication Improvements for AFGE Local 17
There’s been recent criticism that Local 17 could do a better job communicating with members. I agree. Attached is Local 17’s first newsletter, The Advocate, by John-Ryan (JR) Cummings and…
Training Hatch Act Training
- History and Development of Hatch Act - Do's and Don'ts - Mobilization - Social Media - Right to Lobby - Effective Lobbying Techniques
General VA Disciplines Employee For Working Too Hard
The VA may be embroiled in scandals over sexual harassment at the Office of Resolution Management, Diversity & Inclusion, and the illegal awarding of $11 million in bonuses to executives, but at…
Reasonable Accommodation 5 Brazen Ways VA Is Defying Collective Bargaining Rights
Earlier this week, former Department of Justice attorneys projected a single sentence onto the side of the DOJ building: "A government of laws, not of men." The words come from John Adams. The…
Reasonable Accommodation VA Telework Accommodation Crackdown: 4 Illegal Tactics Exposed
A disabled combat Veteran on our team at the VA recently bought a home and is expecting his first child. Years ago, he was hired with an approved full-time VA telework accommodation because of…
We Haven't Forgotten that You're Lawyers
It's come to our attention that Board management is spreading misinformation regarding the litigation between VA and AFGE concerning the preliminary injunction issued by Judge DuBose on March 13,…
Congress VHA Reorganization Exposed: A Workforce at Risk
On February 11, Secretary Collins testified before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs regarding a proposed massive reorganization of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The hearing…
Events Workplace Rights Rally: Join AFGE Local 17 to Defeat This Insanity
Have You Had Enough of This Insanity? It’s time to make your voice heard at the Workplace Rights Rally.