Help Restore Bargaining Rights for VA Health Care Professionals
April 13, 2009
Over the last several years, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care professionals have seen their collective bargaining rights practically eliminated. Management’s improperly broad interpretation of a certain provision in federal labor law has allowed them to circumvent the bargaining process on numerous critical issues, and the effect is taking its toll on the morale of VA healthcare providers.
It is time for Congress to do what is right for VA workers and the veterans for whom they provide care by passing HR 949/S 362, which will eliminate the collective bargaining exceptions under Sec. 7422 of Title 38.
NAGE is asking our members to send a message to Congress urging them to pass bills HR 949 and S 362, which will effectively expand VA employees' collective bargaining rights.