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Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals
Amid concerns about the stability of the agency, records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January ...
Feds cancel union contracts at VA to consternation of U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown: Capitol Letter
U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown on Wednesday denounced the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ decision to terminate contracts with ...
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Union official says elimination of collective bargaining at VA will harm workers and veterans
The Trump administration terminated the agreement for hundreds of thousands of unionized VA workers, including doctors, ...
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VA hasn’t examined links between Vietnam veterans’ health and exposure to burn pits, watchdog says
Vietnam War veterans were commonly exposed to open-air burn pits for waste disposal during military deployments yet benefits ...
VA ends union contracts for most workers at its Cleveland medical center, citing Trump executive order
Rep. Shontel Brown calls the move "a shameful assault" on VA employees, while the department claims it will improve veteran ...
Boar’s Head plant in Va. to reopen a year after deadly listeria outbreak
A Boar’s Head plant in Jarratt, Va., that shut down in September 2024 amid a listeria outbreak that killed 10 people is set ...
4 charged with trying to steal $7K worth of copper piping from former Pittsburgh VA hospital
Police recovered more than 2,000 pounds of copper, and multiple pieces of evidence, including tools used to cut, package and ...
Five men were arrested for stealing copper from former VA building
Five men are facing multiple charges after Pittsburgh police say they were caught stealing copper from a vacant Veterans ...
Va. Politician Who Was Set on Fire at His Office Will Be in Hospital 'for at Least 6 Months'
Lee Vogler is in "stable but critical condition" and sustained second- and third-degree burns "over more than half his body," ...