The Department of Veterans Affairs terminated contracts for most bargaining-unit workers Wednesday, a move regional union leaders are calling “retaliation” for their opposition to Trump administration layoffs.

In a statement released Wednesday, the VA said the termination of the collective bargaining agreements “will make it easier for VA leaders to promote high-performing employees, hold poor performers accountable, and improve benefits and services to America’s Veterans.”

The VA is the largest federal-government employer in Pennsylvania, with more than 19,000 employees as of September. The majority work for the Veterans Health Administration, which operates health centers and clinics across the state.

Five unions will be impacted, including the American Federation of Government Employ

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