{"id":13789,"date":"2020-03-31T20:33:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T20:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/31\/union-calls-for-administrative-leave-for-employees-at-regional-va-office\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:37:35","slug":"union-calls-for-administrative-leave-for-employees-at-regional-va-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/hr\/2020\/03\/31\/union-calls-for-administrative-leave-for-employees-at-regional-va-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Union calls for administrative leave for employees at regional VA office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A local branch of the largest federal employee union is demanding that the Department of Veterans Affairs grant administrative leave to employees working at a regional Philadelphia office after two employees there tested positive for the new coronavirus, COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American Federation of Government Employees Local 940, which represents employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration in Philadelphia, called for employees still reporting to the VBA office to be allowed to telework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It is appalling that VBA management still expects employees to come into the facility after there were two confirmed coronavirus cases. These employees were still walking around the facility less than two weeks ago,\u201d said Jim Rihel, president of AFGE Local 940. \u201cSince the announcement of the positive COVID-19 cases, the anxiety levels of already nervous employees have been through the roof.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the union, VBA management allowed nonessential employees to telework. Less than two days later, employees who didn\u2019t have adequate technology to work from home were deemed essential and told to report to the office, the union said in a news release. The office also lacks personal protective equipment, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is nothing but a ruse to avoid granting these employees administrative leave. Until the VBA can provide these employees with the technology needed to telework, they must authorize administrative leave,\u201d Rihel added. \u201cThe physical and mental health of these employees \u2014 who are tasked with providing critical services to veterans \u2014 should be the number one priority. 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