AFGE Local 221 · VA Boston Healthcare System
Stronger
when we
stand together.
Frontline VA Boston employees, organized. We enforce the Master Agreement, represent members in every grievance, and make sure the people who serve veterans are heard.
Steward training — Saturday, June 20Open to all members · West Roxbury · Lunch provided · RSVP required
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Your union is here when you need it. Get representation, read your contract, and stay on top of what's happening at VA Boston.
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If you're in the bargaining unit, the contract already protects you — but only members vote on it, run for office, and build the power behind it. Add your name.
Dues are payroll-deducted and start protecting you on day one.
What we do
Representation, not red tape
Three jobs, every day, for every member of the bargaining unit — whether you've been here thirty years or thirty days.
We represent you
A trained steward at your side in every investigation, discipline meeting, and grievance. You never face management alone — that's a right, and we make sure you use it.
We enforce the contract
The Master Agreement is only as strong as the people who hold management to it. We file grievances, win back pay, and fix what's broken on the floor.
We build power
Safe staffing, official time, fair scheduling, and respect for the people who serve veterans. We organize so the answer to "that's just how it is" can be no.
From the Local
Latest news
Tell management: fix the parking shuttle
Members on three shifts are paying for management's broken schedule. We're collecting signatures — add yours.
"My steward had my back" — a member's story
A food-service member on what it meant to walk into a fact-finding with the union beside her.
Local elections — nominations open through June 30
Every member can run and every member can vote. Here's how to put your name forward.
"Alone we ask. Together we win."