AFGE Local 1020

10/14/2026

YOUR UNION IS STILL HERE!

The VA has cancelled our contract AGAIN, and AFGE Local 1020 is not going to stand by quietly. We know the VA’s actions are illegal, and we will continue to fight for our employees, their rights, and the protection they deserve!

AFGE Local 1020 represents employees in Marion, Muncie and Peru who work hard every day to ensure our nation’s veterans receive the care, services, and support they deserve.

These employees dedicate themselves to serving those who served our country. They deserve respect, a voice in their workplace, and a fair contract.

We will continue to aid and assist employees that need a voice and help navigating the system the Agency has created.

WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED. WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN. WE WILL KEEP FIGHTING!

Now is the time for our members, families, friends, veterans, and community to stand with us.

10/14/2026

DON'T MISS OUT ON IMPORTANT NOTICES AND INFORMATION!Please ensure your contact information is correct. Log on to your account at AFGE.ORG. Or email us at [email protected] and we can enter in the correct information. Thank you!

10/13/2026

Good morning AFGE Local 1020. Please join us tonight, October 13th at 5PM for your Monthly Membership Meeting. Invites and meeting links have been sent via your Broadstripes contact info. If you didn't receive the invite, please contact me at [email protected].
See you there!

08/17/2026

The Union is still here!

I have received multiple reports of members of management pulling employees into meetings and denying employees their Weingarten Rights to have a Union Officer presnt.

Know your rights!

If called into a meeting or investigation, reach out to us for assistance BEFORE the meeting. Politely refuse to answer any questions until a Union officer is present.

08/17/2026

There seems to be some confusion from members of management requiring a note from Doctor BEFORE or after Sick Leave request.

This is NOT the case!

Only when you have a leave restriction letter in place or exceed 3 consecutive days absence you "may" be required to provide a doctor's note. Also, you are NOT required to reveal the nature of treatment or reason.

Please reach out to us at [email protected] if you have issues or questions.

08/08/2026

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08/07/2026

07/29/2026

https://www.afge.org/publication/afge-national-va-council-urges-judge-to-enforce-order-reinstating-contract/

VA intends to violate contract’s rollover clause in yet another attempt to gut federal government’s largest collective bargaining agreement.

07/29/2026

It's clear that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will stop at nothing to undermine the voices of dedicated VA employees. As always, your union is prepared to take action.

We received word that the VA plans to attempt to cancel our union contract once again on August 8. Today we filed a motion asking U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose to enforce her March 13 preliminary injunction ordering the restoration of AFGE’s master collective bargaining agreement with the VA.

Instead of coming to the bargaining table ready to negotiate a fair contract that strengthens the resources available for veterans' care and improves the working conditions of public servants, many of whom are veterans themselves, VA management is up to its same old tricks.

This is not the first time that the VA sought to “re-terminate” the master CBA in violation of Judge DuBose’s preliminary injunction. On March 27, Judge DuBose found that the VA’s March 26 attempt to re-terminate the master CBA violated the court’s orders. The VA later sought an emergency stay of these orders pending appeal, but a unanimous panel of the First Circuit Court of Appeals denied that request on May 16.

To fight off this latest attack, AFGE/NVAC has requested that Judge DuBose order an expedited briefing on our motion. We are confident that we will defeat the VA’s latest attempts to violate the court’s orders.

Unfortunately, we have come to expect nothing less from this administration and its treatment of workers and our collective bargaining rights. We will continue to keep you updated as we fight for our rights on the job.

In Solidarity,

AFGE