Virginia Governmental Employees Association (VGEA)

12/10/2025

VGEA family,

Let's help fight isolation this season!

The Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services is reminding us that little things, like a quick call to a friend or relative in long-term care, can make a huge difference.

To the state workers doing this important work: thank you for bringing your compassion to the job every day. You’re making Virginia stronger, and we see you!

12/07/2025

When life throws the unexpected your way, help is closer than you think.

The Virginia State Employee Assistance Fund (VSEAF) provides emergency grants of up to $500 to qualifying Virginia state employees facing short-term crises like sudden medical emergencies, catastrophic weather damage, or the unexpected loss of a loved one.

These are not loans; they're one-time grants to help during a time of real need.

As your partner in advocacy and support, the VGEA wants you to know about every resource available to you, including the VSEAF.

Learn more: https://www.dhrm.virginia.gov/vseaf

When state employees experience an unexpected financial crisis - VSEAF is there to help.

Donations to VSEAF help provide emergency grants of up to $500 to coworkers facing hardship due to short-term, unforeseen medical emergencies, catastrophic storms, or unexpected loss of family members.

Learn more at: https://www.dhrm.virginia.gov/vseaf/donate and https://cvc.virginia.gov/

CVC Code: 203040

12/06/2025

VDOT is always on duty and always appreciated!

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has our backs year-round, keeping our roads safe in every season and every condition. Many of the dedicated professionals at VDOT are proud members of the VGEA, and we’re proud to stand with them.

If you need to report hazardous road conditions, contact their 24/7 Customer Service Center at my.vdot.virginia.gov
or call 800-FOR-ROAD (367-7623).

Thanks, VDOT team. We see you, we appreciate you, and we're safer because of you.

If need to report hazardous road conditions, contact our 24/7 Customer Service Center online at https://my.vdot.virginia.gov or call 800-FOR-ROAD (367-7623).

12/05/2025

Shoutout to the amazing public workers who brave the chill to keep Virginia safe and moving! Thanks to our friends at the Virginia Department of Emergency Management for the frosty reminder, and for all you do!

❄Tiny Window, Giant Risk❄

If your view looks like you're driving a snow globe, it’s time for a scrape party!

Driving with only a small patch of your windshield cleared reduces your vision, delays reaction time, and puts you and others at risk. Always take a few extra minutes to fully clear ice and frost from your windshield, mirrors, and lights before hitting the road. If visibility is poor, postpone travel. Your safety—and everyone else’s—depends on it.

(*Here's an extra FREE Pro-tip...a credit/debit card can be used as an emergency frost scraper!🤔😂😎👍)

More visibility, less guesswork—drive with confidence! ❄️🚗🎉

08/14/2025

Don't forget to fill out our 2026 priorities survey while you can!

Invite your coworkers: Every response strengthens our advocacy.

Our survey is open to ALL state employees and retirees, let us fight for you.

vgea.org/survey26

08/13/2025

MAKE YOURSELF SEEN AND HEARD.

VGEA Member Exclusive: The 2025 VGEA Annual Meeting is your chance to help set the agenda for pay, benefits, and policy in the year ahead.

Saturday, September 13, 2025 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Bon Air Baptist Church, Richmond, VA

Featuring Speakers and Sponsors From: AMBA, WAGE, DHRM, Virginia Retirement System (VRS), plus lobbyist Dylan Bishop and VGEA leadership.

Member guests are welcome. Bring a colleague or friend who shares our mission and needs to see what the VGEA is all about.

Registration is open! vgea.org/25

08/12/2025

Help us help you!

If you're a Virginia state employee or retiree, your input directly influences the work we do at the Capitol.

Our 2026 agenda is in the works, so help us fight for you by filling out a quick survey. By filling this survey out, we can identify the most pressing issues facing employees and retirees.

Take the survey now! vgea.org/survey26

08/11/2025

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How to Access:
1️⃣ Visit vgea.org/ticketsatwork.
2️⃣ Create an account with your VGEA access code.
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07/04/2025

On July 4th, we reflect not only on freedom, but on the strength that comes when individual voices join in common purpose.

At the VGEA, we're proud of our independence as a Virginia-based organization run by and for the Commonwealth’s public employees and retirees. We're real people working together to make a meaningful difference.

Every win we’ve achieved starts with our members who choose to unite, and when we stand together, we’re unstoppable.

Wishing you all a restful and meaningful Independence Day weekend!

04/14/2025

The General Assembly may be done, but key decisions about Commonwealth employee paychecks are still unfolding. Will state employees get the 1.5% bonus? What bills did and didn’t survive the session? How do these changes affect the future?

VGEA members receive the full, insider report delivered to their email. Why? Because their dues—$144/yr. for active employees and $50/yr. for retirees—powers the advocacy that makes these wins possible, and they deserve to stay in the know.

Learn more: vgea.org/news

Join the movement! Become a VGEA member to get full updates delivered to your email! vgea.org/join

03/25/2025

VGEA at WAGE Spring Assembly 2025!

We're thrilled to have represented Virginia at the WAGE - Working Assembly of Governmental Employees 2025 Spring Assembly in Charlotte, March 20-22, 2025! Our leadership team joined public employee advocacy groups nationwide to share strategies, tackle challenges, and strengthen our collective impact.

We're bringing home powerful ideas to continue advocating strongly for Virginia’s governmental employees!

Read more: vgea.org/vgea-at-wage-spring-assembly

02/17/2025

VGEA members and leaders recently came together at the General Assembly for Legislative Day 2025 to advocate for state employee pay raises, fair policies, and hiring reform.

Real change happens when we show up, speak up, and meet with legislators face-to-face. This is where decisions about your pay, benefits, and workplace policies are made.

Every conversation with a lawmaker moves us one step closer to better pay, benefits, and fair policies for Virginia’s state employees and retirees.

To everyone who attended Legislative Day, thank you for your time, passion, and advocacy. We couldn’t do this without you!

Stay involved! Contact your legislator and keep the conversation going: whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov

Together, we’re building a stronger future for Virginia state employees and retirees!