The VA says it’s streamlining through attrition—but nurses and union allies say the cuts could quietly undermine care for veterans

As the Department of Veterans Affairs moves to eliminate 30,000 jobs through attrition, National Nurses United is joining forces with federal unions to push back, warning that the cuts could erode frontline care and shift veterans into a fragmented community care system. That message was front and center at a recent town hall in Georgia. Here with the nurses' perspective is longtime VA nurse and chair of National Nurses United's VA division, Irma Westmoreland. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .