RE: [Chevelle-list] Attn: DoD Federal Employees

[Fruhauf Kerry A SSgt 3 CS/SCBS]

Title: Message

I'll forward the info to my civilian co-worker.  As I'm an enlisted guy, I'm not really affected.  I get screwed over all the time anyway!  It doesn't take an act of Congress, just a Captain or a Major!  (Course, the Lt Colonel seems to do it quite often, as well!)  :-)

 

SARGE

69SS/Clone

-----Original Message-----
From: Dale McIntosh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 2:37 PM
To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List'
Subject: [Chevelle-list] Attn: DoD Federal Employees

No, this isn't spam.  Our local union representative just gave us some information today that will affect every Federal Employee and may trickle down to the state levels as well.  This information was obtained from Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole's office concerning the DOD AUTHORIZATION PACKAGE bill.

The House voted and passed this bill this A.M.  The vote was 362/40.  If you have never called your U.S. Senator before, do it NOW.  If this passes in the Senate, we will lose many benefits.

The understanding is there will be NO more overtime pay (just straight time) and supervisors can still demand 'mandatory overtime.'  NO cost of living (COLA's), NO premium holiday pay - holidays, mandatory or not, will get straight time, NO due process such as the Merit Protection Board, NO step increases.

The House has voted on the final version of the DoD Plan agreed to late last night by House and Senate negotiators.  A Senate vote will soon follow although we don't know exactly when.  AFGE strongly opposes the conference report because House and Senate negotiators did not change the outright attack on the collective barganing and other rights of DoD civilian employees contained in the legislation.

Call your Senators and urge them to oppose the Defense Authorization conference report.  Call your lawmakers toll free at 1-877-331-2000 and ask to be connected to your Representative or Senators office.  You can find your Representative at http://www.house.gov and your Senator at http://www.senate.gov.

Personal note:  As I understand it, and I may be wrong, this bill was passed as a 'rider' on the defense authorization bill to fund the Iraq war...not on its own merits.  This may also affect other Federal Employees, I'm not sure.  You can be sure if this only affects DoD employees now, it will be a catalyst for any and all federal workers!

Dale McIntosh
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