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· Nov 19
Congratulations to our new NVAC Officers.
President, MJ Burke
1st Executive Vice President, Barbara Whitson-Casanova
2nd Executive Vice President, Tinita Cole
3rd Executive Vice President, William Wetmore
Treasurer, Monica Fultz
President, MJ Burke
1st Executive Vice President, Barbara Whitson-Casanova
2nd Executive Vice President, Tinita Cole
3rd Executive Vice President, William Wetmore
Treasurer, Monica Fultz
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THREAD: The Trump Admin has spent the last year recklessly implementing politically-motivated policies that place veterans’ care & benefits at greater risk than ever before. The costs of these policies are mounting. ⬇️ 1/
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
THREAD: The Trump Admin has spent the last year recklessly implementing politically-motivated policies that place veterans’ care & benefits at greater risk than ever before. The costs of these policies are mounting. ⬇️ 1/
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My report—grounded in testimony from veterans & VA employees—seeks to expose that cover-up and document the harm inflicted. 4/ www.veterans.senate.gov/services/fil...
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
My report—grounded in testimony from veterans & VA employees—seeks to expose that cover-up and document the harm inflicted. 4/ www.veterans.senate.gov/services/fil...
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The Veterans Affairs Department lost more than 40,000 employees in fiscal 2025, more than its 30,000-position goal and 88% of those employees coming from the Veterans Health Administration, Senate Democrats said Thursday, laying the blame at the feet of the Trump administration.
VA has shed 40,000 employees, Democratic report finds, with drastic impacts on veterans
The net staffing losses include thousands of front-line health care staff.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The Veterans Affairs Department lost more than 40,000 employees in fiscal 2025, more than its 30,000-position goal and 88% of those employees coming from the Veterans Health Administration, Senate Democrats said Thursday, laying the blame at the feet of the Trump administration.
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Trump defended shrinking the federal workforce by about 270,000 in his first year back, claiming many who left now earn more in private sector roles and calling some government work “boring.” via Erich Wagner buff.ly/MyXknQp
Trump defends cutting nearly 300,000 feds from their ‘boring’ jobs
The president claimed without evidence that all federal workers forced out during his first year back were now in “better” jobs in factories making double or triple their government salary.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Trump defended shrinking the federal workforce by about 270,000 in his first year back, claiming many who left now earn more in private sector roles and calling some government work “boring.” via Erich Wagner buff.ly/MyXknQp
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AFGE on Monday urged federal appeals judges to affirm a lower court ruling that found President Trump’s executive orders purporting to strip two-thirds of the federal workforce of collective bargaining rights amounted to retaliation for protected speech.
AFGE urges appellate judges to uphold injunction against Trump’s anti-union EOs
A three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last summer blocked a lower court ruling that found President Trump violated federal employees’ First Amendment rights when it targeted…
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January 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM
AFGE on Monday urged federal appeals judges to affirm a lower court ruling that found President Trump’s executive orders purporting to strip two-thirds of the federal workforce of collective bargaining rights amounted to retaliation for protected speech.
Read the GovExec article: www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
January 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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🧵1/3:
Healthcare jobs have been eliminated.
VA didn't tell Congress.
VA didn't get the insight of VSOs.
VA didn't care.
Let's be clear: VA exists for ONE reason—to serve the veterans who served us.
Healthcare jobs have been eliminated.
VA didn't tell Congress.
VA didn't get the insight of VSOs.
VA didn't care.
Let's be clear: VA exists for ONE reason—to serve the veterans who served us.
January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
🧵1/3:
Healthcare jobs have been eliminated.
VA didn't tell Congress.
VA didn't get the insight of VSOs.
VA didn't care.
Let's be clear: VA exists for ONE reason—to serve the veterans who served us.
Healthcare jobs have been eliminated.
VA didn't tell Congress.
VA didn't get the insight of VSOs.
VA didn't care.
Let's be clear: VA exists for ONE reason—to serve the veterans who served us.
A quote from NVAC Treasurer, Monica Fultz, at the 25th Triennial Convention in Orlando, Florida.
January 2, 2026 at 8:07 PM
A quote from NVAC Treasurer, Monica Fultz, at the 25th Triennial Convention in Orlando, Florida.
A quote from NVAC 3rd Executive VP, Bill Wetmore, at the 25th Triennial Convention in Orlando, Florida.
December 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A quote from NVAC 3rd Executive VP, Bill Wetmore, at the 25th Triennial Convention in Orlando, Florida.
A quote from NVAC 2nd Executive VP, Tinita Cole, at the 25th Triennial Convention in Orlando, Florida.
December 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A quote from NVAC 2nd Executive VP, Tinita Cole, at the 25th Triennial Convention in Orlando, Florida.
A quote from NVAC 1st Executive VP, Barbara Whitson-Casanova, at the 25th Triennial Convention in Orlando, Florida.
December 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A quote from NVAC 1st Executive VP, Barbara Whitson-Casanova, at the 25th Triennial Convention in Orlando, Florida.
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Federal employees will get paid time off on Dec 24 and Dec 26, giving many a five-day holiday break around Christmas this year. Agency heads can still require work for national security defense or other public needs. via Sean Michael Newhouse buff.ly/YqPcxIF #FederalEmployees #FederalHolidays
Feds will have Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 off
Federal employees will now have a five-day weekend, beginning on Christmas Eve.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Federal employees will get paid time off on Dec 24 and Dec 26, giving many a five-day holiday break around Christmas this year. Agency heads can still require work for national security defense or other public needs. via Sean Michael Newhouse buff.ly/YqPcxIF #FederalEmployees #FederalHolidays
"Republicans and Democrats alike are recognizing that you can’t run a functioning government by attacking the very workforce that keeps Americans safe," he said. "The bipartisan momentum in the House only strengthens our hand in the Senate, and I intend to build on it."
December 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"Republicans and Democrats alike are recognizing that you can’t run a functioning government by attacking the very workforce that keeps Americans safe," he said. "The bipartisan momentum in the House only strengthens our hand in the Senate, and I intend to build on it."
Read the article: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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The House voted 231-195 for the Protect America’s Workforce Act (HR 2550), which would rescind the union-busting executive orders President Trump issued in March and August.
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The House voted 231-195 for the Protect America’s Workforce Act (HR 2550), which would rescind the union-busting executive orders President Trump issued in March and August.
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The House voted 231-195 on Thursday to pass legislation that would nullify President Trump’s efforts to strip more than 1 million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights, sending the measure over to the Senate. buff.ly/MSvW9TF
House passes bill nullifying Trump’s anti-union EOs
Twenty Republicans crossed party lines to support legislation to unwind what opponents described as the largest act of “union busting” in U.S. history.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The House voted 231-195 on Thursday to pass legislation that would nullify President Trump’s efforts to strip more than 1 million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights, sending the measure over to the Senate. buff.ly/MSvW9TF
A quote from NVAC President, MJ Burke, at the 25th Triennial Convention in Orlando, Florida.
December 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A quote from NVAC President, MJ Burke, at the 25th Triennial Convention in Orlando, Florida.
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Some people who left federal agencies say they didn’t quit by choice. OPM counts them as voluntary departures, but many say pressure pushed them out. Sr. Correspondent Eric Katz has the story: buff.ly/dVOo6AK
OPM says 92% of fed departures this year were voluntary. Those who left disagree
Staff only left "the most amazing job I could ever have" under significant pressure, former federal employees said.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Some people who left federal agencies say they didn’t quit by choice. OPM counts them as voluntary departures, but many say pressure pushed them out. Sr. Correspondent Eric Katz has the story: buff.ly/dVOo6AK
"We don’t honor veterans by sidelining the people who care for them; nearly 30 percent of whom are veterans themselves. We honor them by upholding the democratic principles they fought for." - NVAC President MJ Burke
December 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"We don’t honor veterans by sidelining the people who care for them; nearly 30 percent of whom are veterans themselves. We honor them by upholding the democratic principles they fought for." - NVAC President MJ Burke
Now THIS is union power! Pass the Protect America's Workforce Act and restore collective bargaining rights for federal employees.
November 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Now THIS is union power! Pass the Protect America's Workforce Act and restore collective bargaining rights for federal employees.
Congratulations to our new NVAC Officers.
President, MJ Burke
1st Executive Vice President, Barbara Whitson-Casanova
2nd Executive Vice President, Tinita Cole
3rd Executive Vice President, William Wetmore
Treasurer, Monica Fultz
President, MJ Burke
1st Executive Vice President, Barbara Whitson-Casanova
2nd Executive Vice President, Tinita Cole
3rd Executive Vice President, William Wetmore
Treasurer, Monica Fultz
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Congratulations to our new NVAC Officers.
President, MJ Burke
1st Executive Vice President, Barbara Whitson-Casanova
2nd Executive Vice President, Tinita Cole
3rd Executive Vice President, William Wetmore
Treasurer, Monica Fultz
President, MJ Burke
1st Executive Vice President, Barbara Whitson-Casanova
2nd Executive Vice President, Tinita Cole
3rd Executive Vice President, William Wetmore
Treasurer, Monica Fultz
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Federal employees are receiving renewed furlough notices, and this time, there’s no guarantee of back pay in them. Sr. Correspondent Eric Katz explains it all here: buff.ly/Ildewii #FederalEmployees #Furlough #BackPay #shutdown
Employees are receiving renewed furlough notices as shutdown enters second month, this time without back pay guarantees
The shutdown is heading into November, sparking new, altered furlough notices to 650,000 employees.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Federal employees are receiving renewed furlough notices, and this time, there’s no guarantee of back pay in them. Sr. Correspondent Eric Katz explains it all here: buff.ly/Ildewii #FederalEmployees #Furlough #BackPay #shutdown
NG: 10/20/25 - National Grievance against the Department of Veterans Affairs for its removal of the Union from VA Facility Committees.
NG: 10/21/25 - National Grievance against the Department of Veterans Affairs for its exclusion of the Union from New Employee Orientation.
NG: 10/21/25 - National Grievance against the Department of Veterans Affairs for its exclusion of the Union from New Employee Orientation.
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NG: 10/20/25 - National Grievance against the Department of Veterans Affairs for its removal of the Union from VA Facility Committees.
NG: 10/21/25 - National Grievance against the Department of Veterans Affairs for its exclusion of the Union from New Employee Orientation.
NG: 10/21/25 - National Grievance against the Department of Veterans Affairs for its exclusion of the Union from New Employee Orientation.
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A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from carrying out layoffs during the government shutdown, saying the president’s actions were likely unlawful and taken for the purposes of political retribution. buff.ly/kZmOMtr
Shutdown layoffs indefinitely blocked following new court injunction
Trump administration attorney says guarantee of back pay justifies issuing widespread reductions in force, but judge finds the layoffs unlawful.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from carrying out layoffs during the government shutdown, saying the president’s actions were likely unlawful and taken for the purposes of political retribution. buff.ly/kZmOMtr
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It’s Past Time to End This Shutdown
This week, Congress pushed our nation into the fourth week of a full government shutdown – an avoidable crisis that is harming families, communities, and the very institutions that hold our country to...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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