the va is under attack. we’re fighting back.
In the courts, in Congress, and in the streets, SEIU members have led the fight to stop the overreach of this administration and the near constant attacks on workers’ rights. Here is some of what we’ve already achieved together:
Secretary Collins threatened to layoff more than 80,000 VA employees. Because of pressure created by SEIU members and our partners, that plan is down to 30,000 through normal attrition only, no forced layoffs.
During the budget reconciliation process, SEIU and our allies worked to eliminate provisions that would have further attacked federal workers with things like higher retirement contributions, weaker worker protections, and filing fees for utilizing the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB)
Our legal team is supporting litigation with partner groups against the attacks on rights and protections for federal workers and unlawful reductions in force, both of which are on appeal and still awaiting rulings
JOIN THE FIGHT
To protect each other, our union, and our ability to keep fighting for ourselves and our patients, members in the VA should sign up on the SEIU 200United VA Membership Portal, an online system where we pay our dues and sign our membership cards.
learn more about our work
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we still have rights!
The purpose of our union is for mutual aid and protection. Sec. Collins may have canceled union contract in the VA, but VA workers still have rights on the job.
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Hatch act faq
Federal workers have free speech rights, and VHA employees are allowed to express political views while not on duty.
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contact us!
Are you a worker in the VA in Erie, Buffalo, Canandaigua, Syracuse, or Albany, and want to talk to a real life union leader in your facility?
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FUN
The Federal Unionist Network organizes to support each and build solidarity across the federal sector labor movement.
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fed gov't news
Government Executive is a daily news source that covers the VA.
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SEIU FAMILY
We are part of SEIU, a union of two million members who believe in the dignity of work and the worth of working people.
