March 21 4:30 PM update
⚖️ Where the case stands
On March 13, 2026, a federal judge ordered the VA to:
👉 Immediately reinstate the AFGE Master Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
👉 Restore all employee rights and protections
🚨 What’s happening now
AFGE has filed a Motion to Enforce because:
- VA claims the contract is “reinstated”
- BUT is not actually following it
Across VA facilities (including GLA), management has:
- ❌ Denied union representation
- ❌ Denied official time
- ❌ Refused grievances and arbitrations
- ❌ Told employees the contract is “not in effect”
- ❌ Claimed they are “waiting for guidance”
👉 This is NOT compliance with a federal court order
⚖️ Union action
AFGE/NVAC is taking this fight back to federal court to:
- 🚨 Force immediate compliance
- 🚨 Stop violations of employee rights
- 🚨 Hold the VA accountable
🧠 What this means for YOU
👉 The CBA is legally in effect RIGHT NOW
👉 Your rights are active—even if management says otherwise
You are entitled to:
- ✔️ Union representation (Weingarten rights)
- ✔️ Official time
- ✔️ Grievance & arbitration procedures
- ✔️ Due process protections
✊ This fight depends on ALL of us
The VA is counting on confusion and silence.
We win this by standing together.
👉 Join the fight. Become a member of AFGE Local 1061 today:
🔗 https://join.afge.org/L1061
Stronger membership = stronger enforcement = stronger protections for everyone.
🛑 If your rights are denied
If management says:
- “The union isn’t reinstated”
- “You’re not eligible”
- “No official time”
- “No representation allowed”
Take action:
- 📧 Document everything
- 📣 State: “I am requesting union representation under the CBA”
- 📞 Contact Local 1061 immediately
- 📝 File or report the violation
💬 Key message
👉 The court has already ruled
👉 The contract is in effect
👉 The VA must comply — no delay allowed
🚨 Stand with Local 1061
Now is the time to be involved.
👉 Join AFGE Local 1061 and help enforce our rights:
🔗 https://join.afge.org/L1061
Together, we protect our workplace, our patients, and each other.