VIRGINIA. (WWBT) - According to Virginia Mercury, in a sweeping policy shift that could reshape labor relations at one of the largest federal agencies, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated collective bargaining agreements for most of its unionized workforce, citing a need to better serve veterans and implement long-stalled management reforms.

The decision, announced last week , follows an executive order from President Donald Trump that excludes certain agencies from labor-management relations programs on national security grounds.

The VA said it acted under that order to end union contracts covering hundreds of thousands of employees represented by five major labor organizations, including the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the National Associa

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