On August 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs illegally terminated our NFFE-VA Master Agreement which covers thousands of VA bargaining-unit employees across the country. The VA canceled our contract to implement President Trump’s Executive Order that excludes certain federal agencies from labor-management relations programs. As you know, NFFE and several other unions are actively litigating whether this Executive Order is legal. This latest move by the VA is harmful, premature, risky, and we believe more than likely, highly illegal.
To be clear, this action does not negate the union, nor any local or council from continuing to perform meetings, organizing, or representing employees. Employees still have Weingarten rights and can see an attorney or an individual representative from the union. Under law, NFFE is still your union representative and we will continue to advocate for our members.
