AFGE Local 1133

06/03/2026

Monthly Meeting. Tomorrow 4:30pm
VA Room E005

05/18/2026

The First Circuit Court of Appeals, in a unanimous decision, upheld the preliminary injunction reinstating the largest collective bargaining agreement for VA employees. The First Circuit has denied the VA's plea for an emergency stay; as a result, the preliminary injunction granted to the NVAC by Judge DuBose on March 13th, 2026, stays in place. This is a milestone worth recognizing and a reminder that when we stand together, we can make a difference for VA employees and U.S. veterans everywhere.

In their decision denying the VA’s emergency motion to stay the preliminary injunction, the three-judge panel stated,

“[T]he defendants have not shown that the preliminary injunction likely was issued in error. Accordingly, we must separately account for the public's interest in the CBA – which is provided for and governed by federal law – being kept in place as a binding agreement until lawfully terminated.

“The defendants have not made the requisite ‘strong showing’ in their stay motion that they are likely to succeed in challenging the preliminary injunction in their pending appeal. Nor have they shown that staying that injunction in the interim would not cause substantial injury to the plaintiffs or the public.”

05/08/2026

04/29/2026

04/18/2026

43 new Members including 2 retirees!

04/08/2026

Big Week at VA and more next week!

04/03/2026

Though the president’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal calls for a 7% pay raise for military service members, it fails to mention civilian federal employee compensation.

04/03/2026

https://youtu.be/ckt0a7ch_k0?si=F3eFphBDictRhJni

BREAKING: The VA has finally agreed to comply with the court‑ordered restoration of the Master Agreement. After months of litigation, multiple court orders, ...

04/03/2026

At 6:30pm today, VACO-LMR provided a memoranda to the National VA Council concerning the Department’s implementation of the preliminary injunction restoring our Master Agreement. It appears that VACO is finally providing guidance and instructing facilities to take immediate steps to comply with the court’s orders.

VA Central Office is instructing facilities to return to the status quo for all AFGE-represented employees. This includes EVERYONE covered by the Master Agreement before the August 6, 2025 Termination.

Thank you to everyone who has joined our fight to protect the Master Agreement. For those of you ready to join the fight for the future of the VA, visit join.afge.org today!

STAY STRONG and STAY TOGETHER!