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FEA Fights DoDEA Plan to Increase Class Sizes

DoDEA Director Dr. Shirley Miles wants to slash staffing in Middle School classes so she can hire more unnecessary administrators. Get the latest information from FEA's Save Our Schools Page, including what you can do.

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FEA calls upon Dr. Miles to settle question of class sizes for middle schools before hiring any Resource Managers. Read about it here.

Restrictions Lifted on Household Goods Allowance for Japan, Okinawa

The Association is pleased to announce that management has agreed to lift all remaining restrictions on the amount of household goods (HHG) shipped to or from any area of Japan, including Okinawa. Get more information here.

#May 2009 FEA Journal
May 2009 FEA Journal Now Online

Learn about FEA's survey of its membership, how FEA is fighting DoDEA plans to cut staffing, and what your fellow members did for Read Across America this year.
Read the Journal.

Alternate Email Connections for FEA

Due to the security changes in the DoDEA Outlook Mail system, FEA has been unable to access our "FEA Legal", "FEA Outlook" and "FEA President" Outlook mail for several days.

Until this problem is resolved, FEA has set up email addresses in the NEA email system for members to use to contact us. These addresses are:

FEAAdmin@nea.org (use to contact Connie Shanaghan, Barbara Wright, Gary Hritz, and Nereyda Jones).

FEALegal@nea.org (use to contact HT Nguyen, Richard Tarr, and Patricia Weil).

FEAPresident@nea.org (use to contact Michael Priser, FEA President).

If you have sent any messages to us through the DoDEA Outlook mail in the past week that we have not yet responded to, we ask that you forward these messages to us again using one of the above addresses.

NEA RA and FEA Annual Meeting

Learn all about these meetings, which will take place this summer in San Diego, at our RA Information Page.


Join the Fight to Stop GPO WEP

The Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) unfairly penalizes some public employees by cutting or completely eliminating Social Security benefits they or their spouse earned. Find out how you can urge Congress to repeal GPO WEP. (IMPORTANT: This information should not be downloaded using government equipment, read during duty time or sent to others using government equipment because it suggests action to be taken in support or against legislation.)

Hatch Act Do's and Don'ts

Wondering what you can and can't do, as a federal employee, when it comes to politics and elections? FEA has links to the information you need.