VA reinstates the union contract on paper, refuses to honour its terms

Date

Mar 20, 2026

Kind

Personnel

Status

Still defying

Source

govexec.com ↗

Court or forum

AFGE v. VA, D.R.I., Judge DuBose

What happened

VA notified the union the master agreement was reinstated but management refused to honour any provision, taking the public position that the order required reinstatement, not compliance with the terms. Dues collection and grievances did not resume.

Publisher

Government Executive