American Federation of Government Employees Want VA Director Gone

Union Wants Top Veterans Affairs Official Out of Office
Time Warner Cable News
By: Chris Williams
09/12/2014

DURHAM-- A national union wants to oust a top VA official.

The American Federation of Government Employees held a protest outside the Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Regional office in Durham on Friday. They want network director, Dan Hoffman, gone.

Union members blame him for many of the problems in the VA system. His office oversees VA hospitals in North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Hospitals have come under fire for lack of patient care. A national audit showed the Durham VA had one of the longest wait times for patients. Hospital officials dispute that.

AFGE members say part of the problem is that Hoffman hasn't hired more doctors and nurses. They say he continues to downgrade and cut the pay of low-salaried employees.
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