VA rule banning union activity during the day challenged in lawsuit

Unions representing Department of Veterans Affairs employees are suing the agency following its announcement that on-staff medical professionals can no longer engage in union activities during work hours.

The American Federation of Government Employees, along with the National Federation of Federal Employees and the National Association of Government Employees, filed the lawsuit in a U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., shortly before the VA was set to put the change in place.