PAPPAS JOINS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE COLLEAGUES IN OPPOSING NEW OPM RULE WEAKENING CIVILIAN LABOR PROTECTIONS AT PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

Washington, Aug. 4 -- Congressman Chris Pappas issued the following press release:

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Senator Maggie Hassan (NH) and Angus King (ME), Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) in raising concerns around a new rule proposed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Merit Systems Protection Board that would weaken civil service protections and undermine workers' rights at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY). In their letter, the lawmakers note that the rule would threaten workforce recruitment and retention at the Shipyard-which already needs 700 workers annually to keep pace-and potentially harm U.S. naval readiness. The lawmake...