| Comment Number: | OL-10502637 |
| Received: | 3/2/2005 2:28:00 PM |
| Subject: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment |
| Title: | National Security Personnel System |
| CFR Citation: | 5 CFR Chapter XCIX and Part 9901 |
| Attachment: | NSPS COMMENTS.doc Download Adobe Reader |
Comments:
LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS-SUBPART I This part of the proposed NSPS does not sit well with me at all. Besides my additional comments on the incompleteness and the unfairness of the proposed NSPS (See attached), this section bears an omen of gloom and doom for the federal workers. With no checks and balances in place such has been provided by our various labor unions, there is a great propensity for managers to abuse the federal worker. NSPS as proposed is a new and unproven personnel system The unions are VITAL to retain the federal workers’ hard earned bargaining rights to keep the civil service from reverting to one of corruption, abuse, and nepotism. That was the reason for Civil Service Reform in the first place. Now DOD wants to undo all that has been accomplished in the name of Homeland Security? To use the excuse that DOD needs more flexibility is just a cover-up for “union busting” and a veiled sabotage to strip the federal workers of their rights. A National Security Labor Relations Board that is created by the “Department” (Or agency) which makes up its own rules doesn’t signify that the federal employee will be given a fair chance in any labor relation disputes. To top this, the Secretary of the Defense will appoint the members, which will further stack the deck against the federal worker. To allow the creation of such a board without the input of unions along with the discontinuance of already established negotiated agreements will spell a death sentence for the career of many federal employees. Instead of retaining and rewarding the deserving employees, the implementation of this obviously biased board in place of current labor relations processes will only drive out the experienced and skilled work force. Please see attached for further NSPS comments.