Colleen Kelley
Colleen Kelley
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What we do support is anything that would fall into the town's master plan. The mayor has said he is committed to rebuilding the town's villages. We will support plans that are in keeping with that.
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The governments continuing refusal to negotiate is proof that these illegal regulations were designed to eliminate collective bargaining.
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The private sector wants quality people, and it is willing to go after them. Competitive pay by federal agencies is an imperative.
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We will be identifying projects, as we did at the IRS, where the presence of contractors is resulting in higher costs, poor quality service, or privacy concerns for taxpayers.
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I was pleased with the immediate response from DHS and welcomed the opportunity to sit down with Deputy Secretary Jackson, ... He indicated a desire to work with NTEU in the future and listened to my suggestions on how to proceed. NTEU will continue our efforts to achieve a personnel process that helps accomplish the multiple missions of the department while respecting the rights of federal employees.
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We're asking that they reconsider this entire sham, ... The system is not fair, it is not credible and it is not transparent. . . . From the very earliest drafts, it was clear that this system was nothing more than a thinly-veiled attempt to severely restrict employee rights and to concentrate power in the hands of the managers. . . . NTEU and the employees at the DHS need to be involved in the development of this system.
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Staggering increases in the price of gas are having serious ripple effects throughout the economy and forcing employees to dip into their own packets to cover the costs of fuel. This is an untenable situation for these workers.
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Management has taken the position that they will make unilateral decisions without any real opportunity for employees to put in a re-quest.
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If the administration doesn't do that, people will look to Congress to do something.
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We made known our differences at that time, and since then, through our determined and thus far successful legal actions against the department's regressive personnel rules.
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We don't see how DHS can move forward with a scheme that was chopped full of holes.
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We'd like to see a pharmacy there, but not one that will take up half of the Landing. We support the existing stores that are still there. As space becomes available, we'd like to see a small bank, bakery or another type of restaurant there. We'd like to see something small fit into those vacant shops.
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These lower-premium plans can mask hidden costs for federal employees, ... The cheaper premium is usually coupled with higher deductibles, meaning federal workers will simply pay higher out-of-pocket costs or avoid visiting the doctor.
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Because DoD contracts out by far the most federal work to private companies, it is especially critical that these provisions be applied to DoD.