Union members in Chicago for the APRI Conference received an encouraging message from Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson as the Trump administration deepens cuts to the VA and attacks union-represented federal employees. Now is the time to stand up for what is right!

Thank you, Congressman Lynch for always sticking up for workers and veterans 👏

Unlawful and extreme! Thank you, Congressman, for speaking against these anti-union, anti-veteran attacks.

The Trump administration just tore up union contracts for 400,000 VA workers — including NFFE members who care for our veterans. It’s a blatant attack on all who served our nation and those who serve them. The IAM Union won’t back down. nytimes.com/2025/08/06/us/…

Thank you, Elizabeth Warren, for ALWAYS standing up for workers and veterans, and being in the fight with us against these anti-worker, anti-veteran attacks✊

Thanks, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for standing with us to call out these harmful attacks on veterans and those who care for them ✊

This move is absolutely intended to punish federal workers for speaking out against anti-worker, anti-veteran attacks. Thanks for standing with us Rep. Tim Kennedy.

PREACH Sen. Bernie Sanders 🙌 The Trump administration is retaliating against VA employees for speaking against their plans to dismantle the VA and sell its services off piece by piece, to the lowest bidder. Thanks for always being in the fight with unionized workers and veterans ✊

Terminating the union contracts of 400,000 workers at the VA, many of whom are veterans themselves, is union-busting, plain and simple. VA Secretary Doug Collins: taking away your workers’ union contracts isn’t putting veterans first—it’s putting them at risk.

I proudly wore the uniform. From one veteran to another, people are tired of this VA Secretary Doug Collins using VA and veterans used as props to settle political scores. Silencing VA workers doesn’t do anything to help veterans — it just makes it easier to cut staff and services.

Read this entire thread. Janessa Goldbeck is preaching 🙌

To every American who cares about the fundamental freedoms of working people, now is the time to stand up and speak out about the Trump admin’s unlawful union-busting of federal workers. As Everett Kelley said, the labor movement isn't going anywhere.

VA Secretary Doug Collins As a disabled veteran & retired VA psychologist (also served as a manager & later local AFGE leader at VA), I am disgusted by @secvetaffairs celebration of union busting. This hurts veterans (the 33% who are VA employees and the patients). His intent-PRIVATIZATION. @afgenational

Thank you, Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi. You've always been in the fight with us and such a fierce advocate for veterans and federal workers ✊

Solidarity with SEIU forever ✊

Thank you, Congresswoman Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth, for being in the fight with veterans and VA workers 🙌

Unacceptable and un-American. Thanks for being in the fight, Senator Dick Durbin ✊

Thanks for being in the fight! Rep. Brendan Boyle

VA Secretary Collins just terminated collective bargaining agreements at the VA. This will hurt our veterans and our workers. I’m proud to stand with AFGE in our work to support unions, not fight them. nytimes.com/2025/08/06/us/…