| Comment Number: | OL-10501230 |
| Received: | 2/24/2005 11:28:58 AM |
| Subject: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment |
| Title: | National Security Personnel System |
| CFR Citation: | 5 CFR Chapter XCIX and Part 9901 |
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Comments:
I cannot support the new National Security Personnel System (NSPS). I am bothered that collective bargaining has been attacked in the name of national security. Statements like “Confusing and inefficient disciplinary and appeals procedures fail to allow workplace issues to be resolved in a timely manner.” Are just plain false, the reason that there is an ineffective disciplinary system is that managers do not seem to understand the need to document their disciplinary actions, too many times, problem employees have a finger shaken at them and are told not to do it again, but when the problem employee repeats an infraction there isn’t any documentation to support any previous disciplinary action. To have these matters settled by an internal board will not give any creditability to the system, there is a perception that management will support management, no matter if they are right or wrong. As a federal employee with 28 plus years of service, I have seen this first hand, and as a Union person I have seen decisions over turned because management supported a manager, and ignored the facts. I also have a problem with having my career in the hands of a supervisor that has been brought up through the GS ranks, if it is believed that the “old system” promoted favoritism, and awarded less than stellar employees, what does that say about the leadership of DOD? These people were promoted to these positions under that system. Again, in my 28 years of service I have seen and worked for managers that were and are unqualified to manage a pet let alone a group of people, and I’m suppose to feel like I’ll be treated fairly by these poor performing managers. There is still favoritism in the federal work force, managers still award people based on this and not because they are the best performers. This will continue with the new NSPS, but now there will be no real recourse. I also object to limiting collective bargaining. This country was built by laborers, for a long time these people were abused and at times killed for wanting better working conditions and a fair wage. The new NSPS will wipe all that out. I urge you to reject this system until labor is given a voice in how the system is put together and how it will work. Sincerely, Bruce Maddocks.