VA's third attempt to terminate the AFGE contract blocked

Date

Aug 7, 2026

Kind

Personnel

Status

Judicially found non-compliant

Source

govexec.com ↗

Court or forum

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

What happened

VA told AFGE in July that the master agreement would terminate on August 8, its original expiration date; DuBose granted the union's motion to enforce her preliminary injunction, calling the effort "in direct contravention" of her prior orders. On 2026-10-02 a First Circuit panel stayed the August order, finding that it modified the preliminary injunction while that injunction was under appeal; the panel said "there remains an unresolved dispute between the parties" over whether the contract was extended.

Publisher

Government Executive