Anonymous wrote:It should probably be 100 percent. The law is super generous and you can appeal forever. The denials are rarely defensible in court.

Anonymous wrote:If the AI approves all the claims, sure. I doubt that the veterans will accept denials written by AI.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/16/trump-wants-fire-federal-workers-return-office-cal/

All federal employees are to return to the office or be dismissed.

If only there were offices for 1000+ staffers to return to at the BVA...

Anonymous wrote:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/16/trump-wants-fire-federal-workers-return-office-cal/

All federal employees are to return to the office or be dismissed.

Anonymous wrote:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/16/trump-wants-fire-federal-workers-return-office-cal/

All federal employees are to return to the office or be dismissed.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are doing this to get people to quit. That have explicitly stated that is the reason they are killing remote work.

You won’t be going into a local RO. You will be moving to the washington DC area or you will be fired for failing to show up to your official duty location.

Per their own statements to many media outlets, they hope you will just quit. This is not about the Board. It’s about firing federal employees generally to downsize, get rid of the democrats, and fill any necessary vacancies with loyalist republicans.

This ^. Read what they’re actually saying to the media. They’re explicitly saying they want to force people to quit. I think, obviously, you shouldn’t quit because you could be giving up your rights — severance, unemployment (who knows what the job market will look like with these clowns in charge), the union taking action on your behalf. It’ll be interesting to see how management responds. Given how they treated the union last time, I doubt they’ll be trying to protect Board employees but will be more interested in self preservation & looking loyal to their new boss. I look forward to what the union says at the upcoming meeting and hearing their action plan. As I see it, our telework agreements are contracts for which we relied on when we went remote in our locations. & these clowns have openly stated their reasons for this apparent upcoming EO, and it’s not a legitimate reason. It’s simply indefensible. But who knows what will happen. Things could change but from what I’m reading now, they want an executive order on day 1 to return to DC. Though, our new boss has also said he wants to move parts of the federal government out of DC, decentralize it. There’s a reason for this — make VA less blue. Also, the reason for crashing the economy — they make money when they do it. Stocks become cheap. They’re selling billions in stocks now. These oligarch billionaires are ready to become trillionaires. Also, they’re trying to break the government to destroy what they see as the deep state. They want to install their people. Even your job likely through a loyalty test and little to no POCs, lgbtq, etc. They have stated this. They don’t like the fact the government is multicultural, diverse. They went to destroy this. One thing I’d like to see our union do is educate the public about how important federal employees are to the lives of Americans and that we’re hardworking through reaching out to the media. They want us to be scared and they want us to quit. Let them fire you. This is a form of protest. Contact your local media and call your representatives. Have your friends and family do the same thing. Maybe we’ll dodge this bullet, but they seem hellbent on making it happen.

Okay, point taken. However, assuming half the people do agree to move to Washington to keep their job, VA will have to get more space to accommodate them. Several hundred Board employees are not going to fit in a few cubicles at 425 Eye Street.

I understand, and I should’ve been clear my point is for people, most likely all fully remote, who can’t come back to DC because they can’t afford to move to DC, have mortgages, need to be close to family or their community for whatever reasons, don’t want to move schools, etc., & relied on their employer’s promise they can do their job remotely.

Thanks for responding. I agree that many people either can't relocate or will not want to move because of the expense of living in DC. Remote work is relatively recent at the Board and was first initiated due to space constraints.

I would be interested to know whether they ever told newly hired remote employees that they could be called to come to DC.

Anonymous wrote:

Thanks for responding. I agree that many people either can't relocate or will not want to move because of the expense of living in DC. Remote work is relatively recent at the Board and was first initiated due to space constraints.

I would be interested to know whether they ever told newly hired remote employees that they could be called to come to DC.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Expect to be packed into small rooms of around 100 people so close to each other that are they almost touching each other. Expect IT issues. Expect constant noise from 100 people shuffling around, talking, and getting up to pee all day long. Expect disgruntled employees getting angry and causing a scene. Welcome to your new hell.

No need for such a negative outlook. On the bright side, working in close proximity to others would likely create new friendships and romances.

Anonymous wrote:Expect to be packed into small rooms of around 100 people so close to each other that are they almost touching each other. Expect IT issues. Expect constant noise from 100 people shuffling around, talking, and getting up to pee all day long. Expect disgruntled employees getting angry and causing a scene. Welcome to your new hell.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are doing this to get people to quit. That have explicitly stated that is the reason they are killing remote work.

You won’t be going into a local RO. You will be moving to the washington DC area or you will be fired for failing to show up to your official duty location.

Per their own statements to many media outlets, they hope you will just quit. This is not about the Board. It’s about firing federal employees generally to downsize, get rid of the democrats, and fill any necessary vacancies with loyalist republicans.

This ^. Read what they’re actually saying to the media. They’re explicitly saying they want to force people to quit. I think, obviously, you shouldn’t quit because you could be giving up your rights — severance, unemployment (who knows what the job market will look like with these clowns in charge), the union taking action on your behalf. It’ll be interesting to see how management responds. Given how they treated the union last time, I doubt they’ll be trying to protect Board employees but will be more interested in self preservation & looking loyal to their new boss. I look forward to what the union says at the upcoming meeting and hearing their action plan. As I see it, our telework agreements are contracts for which we relied on when we went remote in our locations. & these clowns have openly stated their reasons for this apparent upcoming EO, and it’s not a legitimate reason. It’s simply indefensible. But who knows what will happen. Things could change but from what I’m reading now, they want an executive order on day 1 to return to DC. Though, our new boss has also said he wants to move parts of the federal government out of DC, decentralize it. There’s a reason for this — make VA less blue. Also, the reason for crashing the economy — they make money when they do it. Stocks become cheap. They’re selling billions in stocks now. These oligarch billionaires are ready to become trillionaires. Also, they’re trying to break the government to destroy what they see as the deep state. They want to install their people. Even your job likely through a loyalty test and little to no POCs, lgbtq, etc. They have stated this. They don’t like the fact the government is multicultural, diverse. They went to destroy this. One thing I’d like to see our union do is educate the public about how important federal employees are to the lives of Americans and that we’re hardworking through reaching out to the media. They want us to be scared and they want us to quit. Let them fire you. This is a form of protest. Contact your local media and call your representatives. Have your friends and family do the same thing. Maybe we’ll dodge this bullet, but they seem hellbent on making it happen.

Okay, point taken. However, assuming half the people do agree to move to Washington to keep their job, VA will have to get more space to accommodate them. Several hundred Board employees are not going to fit in a few cubicles at 425 Eye Street.

I understand, and I should’ve been clear my point is for people, most likely all fully remote, who can’t come back to DC because they can’t afford to move to DC, have mortgages, need to be close to family or their community for whatever reasons, don’t want to move schools, etc., & relied on their employer’s promise they can do their job remotely.