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The Fight for the VA: Veterans and Union Members Organize
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Mirabel
The murder of VA nurse and AFGE member Alex Pretti, during anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis, drew national attention to the role of federal workers in resistance to the Trump administration. This panel brings together VA caregivers and health care reform advocates to discuss union mobilization of vets within their own ranks, efforts to build cross-union unity among VA labor organizations currently stripped of bargaining rights, and “Save The VA” coalition-building.
Moderators
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Mark Smith

National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 1
Speakers
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Mae apGovannon

AFGE Local 2157, Federal Unionists Network
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Suzanne Gordon

NewsGuild-CWA
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David Marshall

CWA Local 6215, Texas AFL-CIO
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Aimee Potter

AFGE Local 789, Federal Unionists Network
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Latisha Thompson

AFGE Local 1793, Federal Unionists Network
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Mirabel
  Politics   Health Care Workers   Government Workers

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