Author Archives: American Federation of Government Employees

Lack of PPE, Chronic Understaffing, and Leadership’s Mismanagement of COVID-19 Response Leads to Spike in Cases at the Veterans Affairs Dept.

by American Federation of Government Employees

WASHINGTON, December 16, 2020 – Senior leaders within theDepartment of Veterans Affairs have continued to put VA staff and veterans’ lives at risk throughout the entirety of the COVID-19 pandemic, union officials from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) said today during a press call. The union officials, who work at VA facilities across […]