March 27, 2026
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs must resume working with the unions that represent its employees, a Rhode Island federal judge ruled Friday, granting a union coalition's request for a preliminary injunction in a case that challenged the agency's decision to cut ties with the unions last year.
December 17, 2025
A coalition of labor organizations urged a Rhode Island federal court Wednesday to stop the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from canceling collective bargaining agreements covering 2,800 federal workers, arguing that the agency failed to provide a valid reason for doing so.