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- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs let its collective bargaining agreements with the American Federation of Government Employees expire.
- The contracts expired on Aug. 8 after the VA announced the lapse in July.
- A three-judge federal appeals panel allowed the VA to proceed despite a district judge’s halt.
- VA management said most workers will lose the Weingarten right to union representation during discipline.
