On April 14, 2011 NTEU filed a national grievance in response to data it received from the IRS which indicated that many bargaining unit employees eligible for bilingual awards in fiscal years (FY) 2009 and 2010 were not granted those awards. NTEU requested similar data at the end of FY 2011 to determine whether or not the IRS complied with the contractual requirement to pay bilingual awards in FY 2011. NTEU determined that the IRS once again failed to properly compensate all bargaining unit employees eligible for a bilingual award in FY 2011, and filed a second national grievance on October 26, 2011 alleging violations of Article 18 Section 5A.

There are two categories of bargaining unit employees for whom NTEU is seeking relief. The first group consists of employees who were on a bilingual position description in the fiscal years covered by the grievances but who did not recieve a bilingual award. The second group consists of employees who were not on a bilingual position description in the fiscal years covered by the grievances, but who should have been compensated with a bilingual award because they used their bilingual skills on a regular basis during the fiscal year.

The purpose of this online survey is to gather the factual evidence that NTEU needs to support its efforts to obtain compensation for all bargaining unit employees who should have, but did not, receive a bilingual award in FY 2009, 2010, and/or 2011.

We would very much like you to give us your name and contact information, to better preserve the integrity of the survey. NTEU will only use the personal information you provide here in connection with union-related activity.

Please take a few minutes to answer this online survey. Please complete it during non-work time.

If you have any questions, you may contact NTEU National Negotiator Anna Gnadt at (202) 572-5500, or Anna.Gnadt@nteu.org.

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* 1. Your name:

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* 2. Your current post of duty (work location):

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* 3. Your current position:

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* 4. NTEU chapter number:

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* 5. Work telephone:

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* 6. Email address:

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* 7. What is the ending date of your performance rating period?

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* 8. What was your post of duty in FY 2008?

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* 9. What was your position description number in FY 2008?

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* 10. Were you on a bilingual position description in FY 2008?

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* 11. If you were not on a bilingual position description in FY 2008, describe how you used your bilingual skills during FY 2008 on a regular basis.

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* 12. Were you rated at least fully successful in FY 2008?

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* 13. What was your post of duty in FY 2009?

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* 14. Did you receive a performance award in FY 2009?

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* 15. If you did receive a performance award in FY 2009, did the narrative discuss the use of your bilingual skills?

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* 16. Were you rated at least fully successful in FY 2009?

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* 17. Did you receive a superior accomplishment award in FY 2009?

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* 18. If you received a superior accomplishment award in FY 2009, was there any indication that the award was to compensate you for the use of your bilingual skills?

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* 19. Did you receive a bilingual award in FY 2009?

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* 20. If you did receive a bilingual award in FY 2009, when did you receive the award payment?

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* 21. If you did not receive a bilingual award in FY 2009, when did you realize you should have received the award?

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* 22. Were you on a bilingual position description in FY 2009?

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* 23. If you were not on a bilingual position description in FY 2009, describe how you used your bilingual skills in FY 2009 on a regular basis.

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* 24. What was your position description number in FY 2009?

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* 25. What was your post of duty in FY 2010?

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* 26. Did you receive a performance award in FY 2010?

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* 27. If you did receive a performance award in FY 2010, did the narrative discuss the use of your bilingual skills?

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* 28. Were you rated at least fully successful in FY 2010?

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* 29. Did you receive a superior accomplishment award in FY 2010?

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* 30. If you received a superior accomplishment award in FY 2010, was there any indication that the award was to compensate you for the use of your bilingual sklls?

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* 31. Did you receive a bilingual award in FY 2010?

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* 32. If you did receive a bilingual award in FY 2010, when did you receive the award payment?

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* 33. If you did not receive a bilingual award in FY 2010, when did you realize you should have received the award?

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* 34. Were you on a bilingual position description in FY 2010?

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* 35. If you were not on a bilingual position description in FY 2010, describe how you used your bilingual skills in FY 2010 on a regular basis.

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* 36. What was your position description number in FY 2010?

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* 37. What was your post of duty in FY 2011?

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* 38. Did you receive a performance award in FY 2011?

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* 39. If you did receive a performance award in FY 2011, did the narrative discuss the use of your bilingual skills?

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* 40. Were you rated at least fully successful in FY 2011?

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* 41. Did you receive a superior accomplishment award in FY 2011?

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* 42. If you received a superior accomplishment award in FY 2011, was there any indication that the award was to compensate you for the use of your bilingual skills?

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* 43. Did you receive a bilingual award in FY 2011?

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* 44. If you did receive a bilingual award in FY 2011, when did you receive the award payment?

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* 45. If you did not receive a bilingual award in FY 2011, when did you realize you should have received the award?

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* 46. Were you on a bilingual position description in FY 2011?

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* 47. If you were not on a bilingual position description in FY 2011, describe how you used your bilingual skills in FY 2011 on a regular basis.

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* 48. What was your position description number in FY 2011?

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* 49. If NTEU is required to arbitrate these grievances, would you be willing to be a witness in the arbitration?

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* 50. Please add any other comments here.

Thank you for participating in this survey.

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