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The head of an employee union at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center said understaffing at the facility has taken a toll on nursing staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
Gayle Griffin, president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3, said nurses and aids have been forced to work overtime or face disciplinary action.
“Some people are calling in because for the simple fact they know that once they come into work, that they’re going to stay. They have no other life. You cannot plan anything outside of your eight hours at the Milwaukee VA because you don’t know where you will end up,” Griffin said.