August 07, 2026
A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday blocked the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from ditching at its imminent expiration a union contract it was previously ordered to reinstate, pointing to language extending the deal during negotiations.
August 05, 2026
A federal workers' union has dressed up its request to expand an injunction against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as a request to enforce the injunction, the agency argued, asking a Rhode Island federal judge to deny the request.
July 29, 2026
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs would violate an injunction and its union contract if it carries out its plan to stop honoring the contract when the pact expires Aug. 8, a union local claimed, asking a D.C. federal judge to force the agency to continue complying.
April 07, 2026
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs cannot ignore a Rhode Island federal judge's March order to resume complying with a union contract while it appeals the directive, the judge said, denying the agency's motion to stay.
March 30, 2026
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has responded to a Rhode Island federal judge's order to resume complying with a union contract by shredding the contract and appealing the order, arguing that a White House decree prevents it from reengaging with an American Federation of Government Employees local.
March 25, 2026
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs told a Rhode Island federal court it hasn't violated a preliminary injunction reinstating its bargaining contract with over 300,000 employees, arguing the court can't remedy the union's claims of subsequent contract breaches.
March 23, 2026
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hasn't confirmed that its employees are eligible for benefits and protections under a union contract even though a Rhode Island federal judge ordered the agency to resume complying with the contract, an American Federation of Government Employees local claims.
November 06, 2025
A union representing more than 300,000 employees in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have sued the federal government in Rhode Island federal court, alleging the agency's termination of the parties' collective bargaining agreement is unconstitutional.