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NSPS Message

Years of hard work by NFFE members and our brothers and sisters in fellow unions finally paid off this year.

On January 28^th, President Bush signed into law the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill included language which made sweeping changes to the National Security Personnel System (NSPS).

Significant victories in the bill include the restoration of collective bargaining and employee appeal rights for Defense employees. Blue-collar workers are also now exempt from the system. The law left in place the Defense Department’s authority to implement a pay-for-performance system; however, the measure would guarantee that NSPS employees get 60 percent of the annual pay raise given to most federal workers if they perform at a satisfactory level or above. Only the remaining 40 percent of the pay adjustment, which is set annually by Congress, would go toward performance pay.

While the new version of the system is still far from perfect, it is a vast improvement from the previous forms. By relentlessly working together to make our voices heard, we ensured that many of Defense workers’ rights will be maintained under this new system. This is a significant victory for Defense workers, for NFFE, and for the entire labor movement. Thank you to everyone who stepped up to the plate and helped bring about this important change.

Richard N. Brown

NFFE Applauds House Panel's NSPS Reform Language

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Randy Erwin, NFFE Legislative Director

Phone: (202) 257-0948

Washington, DC – Yesterday, the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee approved language to amend the law establishing the National Security Personnel System (NSPS), a controversial personnel reform at the Department of Defense (DoD).

The language, if passed into law, would restore collective bargaining rights and adverse action appeal rights for hundreds of thousands of Defense workers.

“Collective bargaining and a fair system of employee appeals are basic rights that all workers deserve. The courts have been very clear that DoD could not strip the employees of these rights. Now Congress is making that point clear to the agency,” said Richard N. Brown, NFFE president.

The language passed by the subcommittee would leave in place DoD’s ability to create a pay for performance system. However, the unions would have a greater role in establishing the terms of the pay system.

“Pay for performance is an idea that can work, but only if it is implemented correctly. We are afraid that if DoD is making all of the decisions on pay without input from the employees, the workers are going to end up with the short end of the stick. This language gives DoD the flexibility they need for reform, but ensures workers get a say in the new pay system,” said Brown.

“The unions applaud Chairman Ortiz and the readiness subcommittee for their leadership on NSPS,” said Brown.

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