The 2023 Master Agreement includes revisions to Article 23 that aim to help modernize and improve the VA's hiring procedures. After over five years of unwavering dedication, members of the AFGE National VA Council have ratified the 2023 Master Agreement with the VA.This web page is intended to provide a summary of the special issues involved in collective bargaining with nonhybrid Title 38 health care professionals. The AFGE National Local 228 is coterminous with AFGE Council 228. âś“ What is a collective bargaining agreement (CBA)?. âś“ What topics are covered in the. CBA?