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The Master Agreement
The national contract between AFGE and the VA, the document that governs your rights, pay, leave, discipline, and working conditions. Know it. Use it.
Member guides
Local 17 guides
Step-by-step help and reference hubs for VACO members.
Submit an issue / grievance
Start a grievance or request representation. Tell us what happened and a rep will follow up.
Correct your BUS code
Ordered back to a VACO office as a 7777 employee? Step-by-step instructions to get your BUS code fixed so you're counted in the bargaining unit.
For Board attorneys
Agreements, court filings, grievances, and the FY26 DOC calculator for Board of Veterans Appeals attorneys.
VA & federal forms and guidance
The forms you may need
Official forms for leave transfer, FMLA, EEO complaints, whistleblower disclosures, and labor charges. Each opens the form on the issuing agency's site.
OPM-630 — Apply for donated leave
Application to become a leave recipient under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program.
OPM-630-A — Donate leave
Request to donate annual leave to a leave recipient within the agency (VLTP).
WH-380-E — FMLA (your condition)
Certification of a health care provider for your own serious health condition.
WH-380-F — FMLA (family member)
Certification of a health care provider for a family member's serious health condition.
VA Form 4939 — EEO complaint
Formal complaint of employment discrimination for VA employees and applicants.
OSC Forms 11 & 12
File a prohibited personnel practice complaint (OSC-11) or a whistleblower disclosure (OSC-12).
FLRA Form 22 — ULP charge
Charge against an agency for an unfair labor practice under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.
VA Form 0740 — Telework agreement
The telework request and agreement form for eligible VACO employees.
Reasonable accommodation
VA's reasonable accommodation process, Handbook 5975.1, and the 0857-series forms for employees and applicants with disabilities.
AFGE & Local 17 literature
Governing documents
The constitutions and bylaws that govern AFGE and Local 17, plus the form to join by E-Dues.
AFGE National Constitution
The constitution of the American Federation of Government Employees.
Local 17 Constitution
The constitution adopted by AFGE Local 17.
Local 17 Bylaws
The bylaws that govern how Local 17 operates.
E-Dues Membership Form
Sign up for membership by E-Dues with the official AFGE instruction flyer.
Useful links
Federal employee tools
The everyday systems VACO employees use for pay, time, records, training, and retirement.
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