The Department of Veterans Affairs is cutting off some support for its staff's unions next year -- ending pay union representatives receive while pursuing grievances on behalf of bargaining unit employees and requiring unions to pay rent to use VA office space and equipment, the department said in a statement Nov. 15. These changes are the result of three executive orders President Donald Trump signed in May 2018 to cut how much money the federal government compensates unions and its representatives. Read more on Military.com.