Bush administration plan to reform civil service draws union ire

[The Straight Story]

Bush administration plan to reform civil service draws union ire

By Shawn Zeller
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Federal employee union leaders reacted with anger Thursday to news that the Bush administration will begin a governmentwide push to dismantle current civil service rules.

On Wednesday, Clay Johnson, Office of Management and Budget deputy director for management, announced the decision to replace the General Schedule with a new personnel system, arguing that it would be unfair to leave other government agencies without the flexibility the Homeland Security and Defense departments have to limit union bargaining rights, set pay based on performance and discipline workers.

But union leaders, already furious over the new DHS pay for performance personnel system released Wednesday, said they would continue to fight a civil service overhaul.

"This isn't any modernization," said American Federation of Government Employees President John Gage. "This isn't any improvement. This is gutting the civil service."

http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0105/012705sz1.htm

[winston61]

1. use the right word

The word 'reform' is Bushspeak for 'destroy'. Tax reform, SS reform, healthcare reform, education reform.

[The Straight Story]

2. LOL - so true....(n/t)

[Fleshdancer]

3. they're wasting no time....

cutting Veteran's benefits, gutting the civil service, raiding social security...this is going to be a loooong, hideous 4 years.

[Mountainman]

4. The more people get screwed the sooner they will want a change

But at least he will protect us and gays won't get married so who need a life anyway?