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Inside the VA’s War on Unions
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 Apr. 30, 2025 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS | When President Trump’s cabinet picks trooped up to Capitol Hill earlier this year for Senate confirmation hearings, hardly any boasted about their past union connections. But Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins did. “I believe that the employees at the VA, whether they’re union or not, are very valuable and I respect that … I get the issue.” … Four months later, there’s little evidence of Collins and VA unions working together on anything, including this month’s unilateral termination of all work-from-home positions. Instead, Collins has been an eager implementer of Trump’s attempted cancellation of collective-bargaining rights for most VA union members—on the grounds that they’re engaged in “national security work.” The American Prospect
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