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Defense Workers
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Federal Defense Workers Denounce Closure of the 102FW located at Otis ANGB, MA 6-20-2005
To All DoD Employees
My sincere thanks go out to each and every one of you for all that you accomplished during the last 30 days. You are responsible for the nearly 40,000 comments on NSPS! But your greatest achievement was the education you provided to local/national media, community members and your elected members of Congress. Your voices are being heard and your passion is being felt across this entire country. [document] 4-18-2005
AFGE v. DoD NSPS Law Suit
Find a copy of the Law Suit Concerning the DoD NSPS [document] 4-8-2005
DoD National Security Personnel System Dramatically Reduces the Scope of Bargaining for Employee Representatives
The purpose of this paper is to compare the scope of bargaining under the DoD NSPS draft regulations to the current scope of bargaining under Chapter 71, Title 5, U.S. Code. The paper will show the change in relation to five important workplace issues: overtime policy, shift rotation for employees, safety and health programs, flexitime and alternative work schedules, and deployment away from regular work locations. [full paper] 4-7-2005
DoD NSPS AFGE Comments
It is difficult to communicate how deeply outraged we are by the anti-worker, anti-union, anti-American values proposed National Security Personnel System (NSPS) regulations that were published in the Federal Register February 14, 2005. [full article] 3-16-2005
DoD NSPS United Defense Workers Coalition Comments
We are extremely disappointed by the progress of our discussions during the last year. At times, the Coalition sensed that many of the concerns we voiced fell on deaf ears as the Agencies (Department of Defense, hereinafter DOD or the Department and Office of Personnel Management, hereinafter OPM) had a predisposition toward a human resources system that substantially mirrored the system proposed by the Department of Homeland Security. [full article] 3-16-2005
Tune in to AFGE Radio Discussion on Social Security
AFGE members should visit www.thesoulofsandiego.com or tune in to KURS 1040 am (San Diego area) next Thursday, March 17, between 5 and 7 pm PST, to hear Dana Duggins, vice president of Council 220, and Katrina Lopez from AFGE District 12 to discuss Social Security. Listeners can submit questions and comments by calling 619 570-1040 or email. 3-9-2005
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TJ Bonner and AFGE General Counsel Mark Roth on FedTalk Radio Friday, February 11
National Border Patrol Council President T.J. Bonner and AFGE General Counsel Mark Roth appeared on "FedTalk" Friday, February 11 at 11:00 a.m. to discuss the Department of Homeland Security personnel regulations and the NSPS regulations on WTOP-AM/WFED-AM (1050 locally) and www.federalnewsradio.com nationally. [listen live] 2-10-2005
Defense Workers Hold News Conference/Rally to Protest Impending DoD Personnel Changes
Washington—Hundreds of federal employees from the Department of Defense (DOD) today rallied and then marched to Capitol Hill to protest the proposed implementation of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) within DOD. The NSPS will drastically overhaul existing civil service personnel regulations and will soon be implemented at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). [full release] 2-8-2005
Response to Congressman Jay Inslee from Kay Coles James (OPM), Paul Wolfowitz (DoD) 1-26-2005
Letter from Congress to Rumsfeld, James on DoD NSPS 12-21-2004
Defense Conference Notice
AFGE’s Defense Conference (DEFCON) allows for the voluntary participation of DOD locals in serving as an activist group committed to using the collective strength in representing federal employees. The leadership of this group, the DEFCON Steering Group, serves as an advisory group to AFGE’s National President and as part of the NEC’s Defense Committee. [full notice | DEFCON Agenda] 1-5-2005
NSPS Update
[On December 14, 2004] our DoD team, which included National Vice President Swanke, DEFCON Leaders and General Counsel Mark Roth, met with DoD along with the other unions.
DoD advised that their “proposed” regulations are likely to be published in early to mid January. They have refused to provide any substantive information on the direction they are heading.
The publication will begin a 30 day period for written public comment. AFGE will comment. We will do a quick analysis and distribute via web and email so that locals can comment as well. We also intend to do a summary for locals to pass out to every DoD employee. In a perfect world, every employee in DoD should register a comment. We expect the agency will provide a web site for anyone to use for comment purposes. Our goal should be to get as close to perfection as possible.
In addition, all other AFGE locals should be prepared to organize/mobilize their members/bargaining unit employees during this 30 day period as well to generate comments from outside DoD. What happens in DoD will likely be applied to the rest of the government. This comment period will be the critical time for the rest of our members in other units to weigh in.
We also were given information on the first group to be placed under pay for performance (copy attached). Please advise all of your locals as soon as possible.
Defense workers protest changes
Lisa Johnson held her sign high and shouted at the passing cars: "We're fighting for your jobs. Show your support, blow your horn." [full story] 10-26-2004
AFL-CIO President Sweeney sends letter to all AFL-CIO Bodies
The letter that AFL-CIO President Sweeney sent out to all AFL-CIO bodies - state feds and central labor councils - encourages their involvement in any activities to fight the DoD plan. See the letter
Newsletter for DoD employees
Please download, copy and circulate. Printed copies are available to Locals. If you would like a number of copies shipped to you, please call (202) 639-4104 or email your request to more@afge.org. There is only one catch. If you order them, you must promise to distribute them to employees.
DoD Personnel System (NSPS) Design and Implementation Plan (Members Only)
by NP John Gage
On April 19 the unions received a short briefing from Secretary England outlining a general process leading to the development and implementation of the NSPS. The attached material provides some information, but leaves many questions unanswered. Secretary England left for another meeting having only taken a couple of questions. His question for the unions was to describe what we envisioned as our role in the process. The unions will get together sometime next week to discuss the matter in general before responding to DoD. information charts 4-20-2004
Fight PrivatizationAttention DoD Locals
Have any jobs at your location performed by military personnel been taken over by contractors without federal employees having a chance to compete for the jobs? It is AFGE's understanding that DoD is required by the new Circular A-76 to allow federal employees to compete for these jobs.
Contractor Cost Tracking (Members-Only)
When government work is contracted out to private companies, it is often surmised that this new arrangement will save the government money. This is not always the case. In an effort to track the actual costs of contracts, AFGE has made available some resources to allow AFGE members to get these actual cost figures from agencies. |
Help fight NSPS
AFGE produced this video clip to call Defense Workers and activists to stop NSPS. Watch the video clip (1.10 Mb)
Activist Materials:
DOD NSPS Website
NSPS DoD Memo and Spiral Schedule
Letter from the Senate to Navy Secretary Gordon England (PDF)
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