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All Members Invited to Inaugural Reception at NEA Building in Washington DC
FEA members who will be in Washington DC later this month for the inauguration of Barack Obama are invited to a reception at the NEA Building a few days before the big event.The reception will take place at NEA headquarters from 5:00-7:00pm on January 18. If you are able to attend the event, we ask that you fill out and return the attached RSVP form (in PDF or Word formats) no later than January 14, to enable us to plan accordingly.
Although inauguration details are still being finalized, it is clear that Washington, DC will be very crowded and moving around the city will take a lot of patience. Many streets will be closed and security will be tight. We encourage you to visit www.pic2009.org for information about planned events and logistics.
If you have any questions about the reception, please contact Cathey Bernhard in NEA Government Relations at 202-822-7343 or cbernhard@nea.org. We hope to see you on the 18th to celebrate this historic occasion.
MOU Covers Trial Period Requirements for DDESS Educators Moving to DoDDS
Current DDESS educators who have completed a trial period and have at least 2 years of service in DDESS will not be required to complete a new trial period if they transfer to DoDDS, according to a Memorandum of Agreement recently signed by FEA and DoDEA. To find out more about trail period requirements for such DDESS-to-DoDDS transfers, read the MOU in the FEAONLINE Legal section. |  |
FEA Works to Improve LQA/PA
FEA is again urging the State Department to improve allowance rates for our members.For additional background on this issue, see FEA's earlier correspondence to State from March 2008 and December 2007.
Conducting a new survey to recompute Living Quarters Allowance/Post Allowance for your post may help to improve your rates. Visit FEA's Salary Information Page for information on how to request new surveys for LQA/PA.