1.29.2005
Four Unions Sue Over New Rules for Homeland Security Workers (NYTimes.com)
By ROBERT PEAR
Published: January 28, 2005
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 - Four unions filed suit on Thursday to prevent the Bush administration from carrying out the first phase of a personnel system that would give officials sweeping power to reward, punish and reassign federal employees.
The suit was filed by career employees of the Homeland Security Department, challenging rules it issued on Wednesday.
White House officials said the new procedures, affecting 110,000 employees, were a model for changes throughout the federal government.
The unions asked the Federal District Court here to issue an injunction against the final rules, which will be published on Tuesday in The Federal Register and will take effect in a few months.
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Published: January 28, 2005
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 - Four unions filed suit on Thursday to prevent the Bush administration from carrying out the first phase of a personnel system that would give officials sweeping power to reward, punish and reassign federal employees.
The suit was filed by career employees of the Homeland Security Department, challenging rules it issued on Wednesday.
White House officials said the new procedures, affecting 110,000 employees, were a model for changes throughout the federal government.
The unions asked the Federal District Court here to issue an injunction against the final rules, which will be published on Tuesday in The Federal Register and will take effect in a few months.
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