Comment Number: OL-10508906
Received: 3/15/2005 11:22:58 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:

The DoD's proposal seems like a lot of vague double talk to me. But, to be more constructive, I will state the following: 1. I do not trust the idea of a Defense Labor Relations Board because there is no such thing as operating independently and autonomously within a department. You don't bite the hand that feeds you. 2. Exactly how many members of the DLRB will be nominated by the union? 3. Where will the union end and the DLRB begin? Why would an employee need that many layers for a decision to me made? Does this make the union obsolete? This is unclear to me???? 4. The paragraph in proposal number 2, titled Employee Rights, reads "The NSPS Labor Relations System ensures that employees may organize, bargain collectively as provided for in NSPS, and participate through labor organizations of their own choosing in decisions that affect them, subject to the provisions of NSPS." This paragraph seems to say that collective bargaining is allowed but only on the terms of the NSPS. If this is not true, please clarify. 5. What does "fee-for-service arrangement" mean? 6. Under proposal number 3, titled Bargaining Units, it's unclear what happens if less that 50% of membership participates in an election. 7. In section 11, concerning employee individual complaints, exactly what does "employee complaints... are consolidated into a new NSPS appeals system" mean? I am glad this is only a draft because there are so many things that need to be clarified in this document. I hope the next draft is clearer. It is my understanding that I authorized dues to be deducted from my pay check and in turn I have "the union at my side to represent me over employment related concerns" at all times of need. Please advise me if this understanding is incorrect and advise me of my alternatives.