| Comment Number: | OL-10503520 |
| Received: | 3/6/2005 4:27:21 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:
Docket #NSPS 2005-001 RIN-3206-AK76 or 0790-AH82 Paragraph 9901.101-991.108 Collaboration. "The Secretary will decide how many union Representatives to include... What gives him the right to pick and choose. These are leagally elected union officials. THIS IS UNION BUSTING. Subpart C-Pay Administration 9901.301 -9901.373. DOD gives itself the right to lower overall payroll. The active duty pay pairity law directs otherwise. THIS TAKES POWERS FROM THE HOUSE and SENATE and goes around public law. Setting and adjusting rate ranges. Even for Acceptable performance an employee may not get a pay raise. I don't seeing that building loyalty! Subpart D-Performance Management 9901.401-9901.409 Challenging a rating. There is not a negotiated grievance process nor a process for challenging a performance pay out. This will do wonders for employee atttiudes. THIS IS UNION BUSTING Subpart G Adverse Actions 9901.701-9901.721 "The Dpartment may disallow a representative of the employee's choice by the mere assertion that a conflict of interest may exist. THIS IS UNION BUSTING. Subpart H Appeals 9901.801-9901-810, RIF actions under DOD placement may not be appealed to MSPB. THIS IS UNION BUSTING. Subpart I Labor-Management Relations 9901.901-9901.928 Collective bargaining agreements inconsistent with NSPS will be unenforceable. These agreements are negotiated locally. A national plan can't be as effective. THIS IS UNION BUSTING. Scope of bargaining. Talks about deploying civilians even single parents. These are civilians not acitve duty personnel. Representation rights and duties. The proposed regulations take away the right for the employee to request a union representative. THIS IS UNION BUSTING AND DENYING BASIC CIVIL RIGHTS TO EMPLOYEES. Collective bargaining above the level or recognition. The Secretary may decide that negotiations will occur at DOD, Component level, and will determine which labor organization(s) will be involved. Just how much power does the Secretary have? He is sounding like Joseph Stalin. He is an appointed offical not an elected offical. This plan should not be allowed to activated until all Unions have had an opportunity to negotiate with the DOD and the Secretary of Defense. Unions have served the civilian work force faithfully for many years protecting them from uncaring supervisors, doing away with the good old boy system, creating equal opportunity based on race, sex, national origin, religion and physical handicap. Putting all the decision making into the hands of management will not create a dedicated, loyal, high morale workforce. Stop this program until all details are added like how DOD will decide which career pay bands get raised and which won't. Protect the rights of workers to have representation whenever they may be called into speak during an investigation. Without that protection it is the same as Germany in the 1930's and 40's. Put all the details on paper and present this to both houses of Congress and legal review. Civil Servants take pride in their jobs and serving their country. Don't drive them away with these unAmerican iron fisted policies. Keep the protections of the past 50 years they worked then and they work now. If a person knows that he/she has rights and protections they will go the extra mile for their employer. If they don't they will fear that 1 mistake could end their employment. A fearful employee is not a dedicated employee. Civil Servants are employees not paid slaves without opinions, rights, and freedoms; after all that is what America is built on.