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Recently VACO called for the full implementation of President Biden’s Executive Order, 14003 Protecting the Federal Workforce, for all VA employees except for nurses and other of Title 38 Employees. Support for collective bargaining is the policy of the US Federal government and Protecting the Federal Workforce commits to fully supporting collective bargaining, union organizing, and to set the standard of a model employer.
While President Biden’s executive order would appear to be a reversal of the anti worker executive orders signed by former President Trump, there also needs to be a full revocation of Section 7422 of Title 38 US Code so nurses and all Title 38 employees have full collective bargaining rights. The denial of full collective
bargaining rights effectively deprives RNs the ability to formally bargain over staffing, patient care, professional practice, wages, and benefits. As patient advocates, nurses must have the right to bargain over all aspects of our work and practice.
As a female dominated workforce, we must have the right to bargain over wages so we can undo the centuries-old gender-based wage gap. We are the voice of the patients. We will not be silenced.
We must urge Secretary McDonough and the VA to support the VA Employee Fairness Act introduced by Congressman Takano and Senator Brown. This legislation would revoke Section 7422 of Title 38 US Code and give RNs full collective bargaining rights and give us a voice in all aspects of our work in the VA. As a majority female workforce, Title 38 employees will not accept second class status!
OUR PATIENTS. OUR UNION. OUR VOICE
TAKE ACTION NOW TO ENSURE A VOICE ON THE JOB!
Call the Senate hotline at 202-410-7717 and the House of Representatives hotline at 202-519-0122
Tell your Senators and your
Representatives in Congress to:
1 Co-sponsor the VA Employee Fairness Act and demand that
Secretary. McDonough supports HR 1948 (House Bill) and S 771 (Senate Bill) to give RNs full collective
bargaining rights to ensure that RNs have a voice to advocate for our veterans,
2 Demand Secretary McDonough immediately signs our contract as agreed to by the VA and the NNOC/ NNU bargaining teams in 2018, and
3 Fully implement President Biden’s Executive Order, Protecting Federal Workforce and revoke the USC 7422 decision letter on official time for Title 38 employees.
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