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Union Arbitrators overturn Most Federal Employee Dismissals
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Civil service protections make removing federal employees difficult. Dismissed employees can appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), which reinstates employees in just over one-quarter of cases. Unionized federal employees can alternatively grieve removals before an arbitrator. Federal unions help select these arbitrators, and they are even more lenient…
View EntrySTATEMENT: Mike Faulkender on the August CPI Release
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the America First Policy Institute released the following statement from Mike Faulkender, Visiting Fellow, regarding the August Consumer Price Index release: “So much for inflation reduction. Today’s report shows that the inflation fire is still raging. Hardworking Americans continue to suffer under the Biden Administration’s big…
View EntryAFPI Submits Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Title IX Regulations
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Dear Secretary Cardona, This year, 2022, marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, legislation that has protected female students attending schools that receive federal funding from discrimination based on sex. The text of the act specifies that “no person in the United States shall,…
View EntryIs the Government being Weaponized Against You?
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Unequally Applying the Law Subverts Justice for All Government agencies too often use their authority and power, appearing to unequally target groups and individuals based on their political and ideological views. AFPI has compiled a list of many recent abuses of executive authority, which point to an urgent need for…
View EntryReforming Florida’s State Career Service
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florida govERNMENt WOULD OPERATE EVEN BETTER UNDER AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT Florida modernized its state government by making supervisors at-will in 2001. These reforms were a success. Several other states have gone entirely at-will. HR directors in these states report this makes their workforces more responsive, flexible, and efficient. Florida can serve…
View EntryAt-Will Employment in the Career Service Would Improve Florida State Government
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Florida’s civil service laws protect state government employees from removal. Most state employees can only be dismissed “for cause.” They can appeal their removal administratively and then in the courts if fired. These removal protections make removing incompetent or intransigent state employees more difficult. Florida partially addressed these problems with…
View EntryMaking the Utah Career Service At-Will Would Improve State Government
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INTRODUCTION Utah’s civil service laws give state government employees extensive removal protections. These restrictions make removing incompetent or intransigent state employees more challenging. A series of incremental reforms have addressed these problems by making some state employees at-will, allowing agencies to dismiss them without going through civil service procedures. State…
View EntryReforming Utah’s State Career Service
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UTAH govERNMENt WOULD OPERATE BETTER WITH AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT One-in-three Utah state employees serve at-will. The remaining workers have civil service job protections that require 8 months for dismissals. Other states have entirely at-will workforces. HR directors in those states report an at-will makes their workforce more responsive, flexible & efficient.…
View Entry21 Years After 9/11, Has DHS lost its Mission?
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Introduction The tragic attacks on our Nation’s homeland on September 11, 2001, not only launched the Global War on Terrorism but also served as a catalyst for transforming the Intelligence Community (IC), America’s approach to the counterterrorism mission, and immigration. Directly after the attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 Americans, the…
View EntryRenewing our Strength in the Middle East: The Second Anniversary of the Abraham Accords
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The America First Policy Institute and the Abraham Accords Peace Institute are honored to invite you to mark the second anniversary of the signing of the historic Abraham Accords agreement between the governments of Israel and its neighbors. The event will celebrate the regional diplomatic progress made in the last…
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