CT veterans worry about Trump’s VA cuts

CT veterans worry about Trump’s VA cuts

Connecticut's VA Hospital in West Haven.(Molly Ingram / WSHU)Over the past three months, the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been making huge cuts in federal services, with the stated intention of saving the government money. They’ve cut funding and fired employees from areas they deem unnecessary. The Department of Veterans Affairs is one of those areas.Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said the Trump…

VA Secretary Doug Collins denied union rights for VA employees  – LaborPress

Washington, DC – American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National President Everett Kelley expressed outrage after VA Secretary Doug Collins selectively used his authority to deny union rights for VA employees represented by AFGE while preserving union rights for employees performing similar job functions who are not represented by AFGE. “Secretary Collins made an outrageous, cowardly choice to attack AFGE-represented nurses, doctors,