The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. (Betsy Bloom/Daily News file photo)

Collective bargaining agreements for most Department of Veterans Affairs union employees are being terminated, a move the VA says is in response to an executive order President Donald Trump signed in March that excludes certain federal agencies from labor-management relations programs.

In a news release, VA Secretary Doug Collins said it will make it easier for leaders to promote high-performing employees, hold poor performers accountable, and improve benefits and services to America’s veterans.

The move has prompted rebukes from labor leaders and others, including VA nurses who say it’s an attempt to silence them.

The VA on Wednesday notified these unions that, effective immediately, their con

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