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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 12:42 AM
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Are VA employees represented by a Union? If so which one?
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 12:53 AM
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1. VA employees? Soldiers could be VA employees.
:hi:
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 12:57 AM
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2. No, that wasn't my question. LOL At least I don't think it was.
:P Do people who work for the Veteran's Administration have a union, like the American Federation of Government Employees?
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 01:07 AM
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8. Not usually. The government workers don't need a union. afaik, but
I worked for the gov't years ago. LOTS of people work for the VA. I bet some work for a union. The gov't has contracted out for years.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 01:32 AM
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9. What do you mean government workers don't need a union? Are you nuts tonight too?
:P
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 01:50 AM
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10. No. I worked for the gov't for 11 years and wasn't in a union.
Unions are necessarily necessary. :evilgrin:
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 01:59 AM
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11. Your branch did not have a union or you chose not to join?
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 02:15 AM
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12. Not necessary for me, but there were lots of people in the dept.
who were happy. Ancient history, who cares? :fistbump:
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wickerwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 12:58 AM
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3. Yep. They're in the AFGE
American Federation of Government Employees.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 12:59 AM
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4. What about the NFFE?
http://www.nffe.org/

National Federation of Federal Employees
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wickerwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 01:01 AM
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5. My Dad's retired from the VA and he just said AFGE
Edited on Wed Feb-11-09 01:02 AM by wickerwoman
:)

On edit: There's another one for Treasury employees too. It depends on which branch of government you're in. But VA is definitely AFGE.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 01:02 AM
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7. Woohoo!
:applause:
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 01:01 AM
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6. Yes, they are listed there, but there is a bigger one isn't there?
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 02:18 AM
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13. I don't know n/t
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