VGEA to Meet with Youngkin Administration June 8

June 7, 2022 – Richmond, VA

Virginia Governmental Employees Association (VGEA) to Meet with Youngkin Administration on June 8

Continued thanks to the 400+ state employees who answered the VGEA’s survey about the governor’s new telework policy. We’ve been reading through the stories of hardships related to the loss of telework — rising costs, work/life balance, health and well-being, and stress — as well as the frustrations about how the policy was implemented. VGEA Executive Director, Marshall Terry, and VGEA Lobbyist, Dylan D. Bishop, are scheduled to meet face-to-face with the Secretary of the Administration on Wednesday and will present these concerns on behalf of all state workers affected.

Additionally, the administration wasn’t able to meet last Friday’s deadline for reviewing all state employee telework requests. The administration has said that they will need some additional time to complete those evaluations, partially because of requests that were submitted late. We’ll ask the Secretary for an update on the timeline as well.

And finally, we’re waiting expectantly to hear how the Governor will respond to the state budget that was approved by the General Assembly on June 1, and we’ll ask about where he is in the process. Note that Governor Youngkin has seven days after receiving the budget from the General Assembly to amend or approve it.

As always, the VGEA will keep you updated as we get more information. And if you have news or updates to share, we’d love to hear from you at info@vgea.org.

As always, we’re listening and advocating for you. Reach out to the VGEA team at info@vgea.org with questions, comments, or concerns.