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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why isn’t there anything more recent than 2018? Is it because the response rate was pretty low and the report is so poorly written that its an embarrassment to the union? [/quote]

I'm disagree that the response rate to the survey was low. Approximately 395 out of 800 Board attorneys responded to that survey. While I admit that less than 50 percent of Board attorneys responded to the survey, that's still nearly 50 percent of the Board's attorney staff.

There isn't anything more recent than 2018 because the union was essentially disbanded during the Trump Administration. Trump issued a series of executive orders in 2018 that drastically reduced the amount of time that union officials could spend on union activities. While these cuts did not officially disband unions at federal agencies, the cuts were so drastic that most unions, including the one at the Board, were forced to cease representational activities. Under the Biden administration, the union at VA is becoming more active, but right now, the focus is on negotiating return to work policies and other Covid related issues.

https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/05/25/restricting-federal-unions-firing-poor-performers/
https://www.fedsmith.com/2020/05/29/dramatic-decrease-official-time-va/[/quote]

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