Comment Number: OL-10503007
Received: 3/3/2005 5:07:55 PM
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:

MY NAME IS RONDELIAN GAYLE BROWN AND I AM A UNION STETWARD, LOCAL 1764, AT TRAVIS AFB CA. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT NSPS. I DO NOT WANT THEM TO LOWER MY PAY RAISES IN THE FUTURE (IM A SINGLE PARENT AND I NEED EVERY PENNY I EARN) I'M ALSO A GS-05 SO I DON'T MAKE MUCH TO START WITH BUT I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT THAT TAKEN AWAY. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CHALLENGE MY PERFORMANCE REPORT TO AN INDEPENDENT ARBITRATOR. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO NEGOATIATE OVER IMPORTANT ISSUES SUCH AS WORK SCHEDULE ASSIGNMENTS, OVERTIME WORK, AND ETC. I WANT MY YEARS OF QUALITY SERVICE TO COUNT AND I CERTAINTLY DON'T WANT TO BE SUBJECT TO RIF. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IF NSPS GOES THROUGH? WILL THEY ABOLISH ALL FEDERAL POSITIONS AND REPLACE ALL THOSE POSITIONS WITH CONTRACT CIVILIAN SLOTS(THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING THAT I WANT). I AM A VETERAN AND HAVE 10 POINTS - VETERANS PREFERANCE - I WANT THAT TO CONTINUE TO COUNT AND AS A UNION STEWARD I WANT TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE A VOICE OR WHO ARE TOO AFRAID TO SPEAK AND I WANT TO BE REPRESENTED TOO IF I NEED REPRESENTATION.