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March 24th, 2023 FEA Pacific Area Update

FEA Pacific Area Update Amy Sweeney – Area Director Robin Smith – UniServ/General Counsel Josh Locke – UniServ/General Counsel Stephanie Trotter – Assistant UniServ March 24, 2023 Dear Pacific Leaders […] Read More

NOTICE OF RATIFICATION VOTE ON TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR OVERSEAS BARGAINING UNIT

March 21st, 2023 FEA and DoDEA have reached tentative agreement on a proposed new contract for the FEA Overseas bargaining unit. FEA will be asking members in the Overseas unit […] Read More

FEA Advocacy Leads to Special Quarters Allowance for Escalating Utility Expenses

March 15th, 2023 After FEA and NEA advocacy helped bring about the benefit, DoDEA is now implementing a Special Quarters Allowance (SQA) for LQA-eligible employees to meet escalating utility expenses. […] Read More

FEBRUARY 23rd, 2023 FEA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

 FEA FIGHTING FOR RESOLUTION TO HEALTH CARE CRISIS FOR EDUCATORS OVERSEAS DoDEA employees and other federal civilian employees in Japan and Okinawa not covered by Tricare Prime have lost nearly […] Read More

FEA EUROPE AREA UPDATE FEBRUARY 22 2023

 Terry’s Update   Attention FRS’s:  Please distribute this Update to all members. FEA Europe Elections—Ballots, envelopes, etc. have been sent to all FRSs/election chairs in Europe for the elections of […] Read More

MEMBERS URGED TO WRITE WHITE HOUSE, PENTAGON OVER JAPAN HEALTH CARE CRISIS

NOTICE: THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS INFORMATION URGING MEMBERS TO WRITE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. IT SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED WHILE ON GOVERNMENT TIME, ON GOVERNMENT PROPERTY OR […] Read More

APPLY FOR THE NEA FOUNDATION AWARDS

Each year, the NEA Foundation and NEA recognize outstanding educators through the NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence. FEA, like all NEA state affiliates, may submit a single applicant each […] Read More

FEA PRESIDENT’S REPORT JANUARY 26th, 2023

OVERSEAS CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE After an arbitrator determined in 2022 that DoDEA previously negotiated in bad faith with FEA on the Overseas contract, the Association and the Agency have been […] Read More

FEA EUROPE AREA UPDATE JANUARY 25, 2023

Attention FRS’s:  Please distribute this Update to all members. FEA Europe Elections—Ballots, envelopes, etc. are being sent to all FRSs/election chairs in Europe for the elections of NEA Representative Assembly […] Read More

FEA Members Help Senator Raise Issue of Civilian Access to Health Care in Japan

Jan 24, 2023 Since the Department of Defense’s (DoD) December decision to drastically restrict healthcare access for DoD civilians and contractors at hospitals located on U.S. bases in Japan, FEA […] Read More