Unions Look to Undo Contracts at VA, Other Agencies in Biden Era

Federal employee unions want to renegotiate labor contracts at agencies across the government once President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in, with a top priority being to eliminate Trump-era provisions that weakened workers’ rights.

“We will try to get meetings with the biggest agencies first,” said Jeff Friday, general counsel for the National Federation of Federal Employees, which represents workers at a variety of agencies, including the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.

A placeholder while agencies and unions negotiate new contracts may be to return to the labor contracts they had with their unions before President Donald Trump took office, ...