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FEA/DODEA EXCHANGE BARGAINING PROPOSALS
posted May 1, 2019 In accordance with the ground rules imposed earlier this year by the Federal Service Impasses Panel, FEA and DoDEA exchanged their bargaining proposals recently as the opening step in the negotiation of a new contract for the Overseas bargaining unit. FEA has posted its complete proposal at this page. The document… Read More
DODEA RELEASES INFO ON RITA/WTA FOR PCS TAXES
DoDEA has (FINALLY!) issued guidance to Overseas employees regarding the availability of and procedure to follow in order to claim Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) and/or Withholding Tax Allowance (WTA) for taxes on applicable civilian PCS moves. Anyone who PCSed in 2018 is advised to visit DoDEA's Web site and carefully read the guidance from… Read More
FSIP SIDES WITH MANAGEMENT ON OVERSEAS CONTRACT GROUND RULES
posted February 22, 2019 In a move that was disappointing but not at all surprising given its clear bias in favor of management, the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP) this week imposed ground rules for the bargaining of a new contract for Overseas employees that align almost exactly with those requested by DoDEA. The Trump-appointed… Read More