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A note about inclement weather
Due to hazardous travel conditions that developed during the very early hours of the day on Friday, January 22, a state of emergency was declared for the State of Tennessee. [&hellip
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Summary of TSEA Legislation 2016
SB 2485 Sen. Becky Massey HB 2269 Rep. Bill Dunn TSEA is preparing an amendment for this bill that will add clarification to the T.E.A.M. Act in the area of [&hellip
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2016 TCRS Board of Trustees and State Insurance Committee Elections information
State employees elect two representatives to serve as members of the Board of Trustees of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System and two representatives to serve as members of the State [&hellip
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State employee raises and market adjustments part of governor’s budget proposal
NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam includes raises and a new market rate adjustment for state employees in his proposed budget as outlined during his sixth-annual State of the State address [&hellip
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State Outsourcing Efforts Persist
Despite mounting opposition and evidence to the contrary, the Haslam administration continues to push its facilities management outsourcing project under the guise of cost savings. The FMO project seeks to [&hellip
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State offices and TSEA to close Friday 1/22
The following update was copied from the tn.gov website: — Due to severe weather conditions, ALL state offices will be closed today, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. ### Read the original [&hellip
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TDOC announces changes to assault definitions
The Tennessee Department of Correction during a hearing Thursday announced changes in how assaults are defined in Tennessee’s prisons. Tuesday afternoon the Corrections Subcommittee of the Senate State and Local [&hellip
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Statement on Governor Haslam’s comments regarding the merit-pay plan
Governor Haslam’s recent comments about TSEA and the performance-pay plan, as reported Tuesday in the Times Free Press and The Tennessean, misrepresent the association’s position. TSEA did send a letter [&hellip
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Statement on Comptroller’s Performance Audit Report
TSEA is pleased to see that the recent audit, conducted by State Comptroller Justin Wilson and his staff, confirms the numerous concerns that have been brought to the Department of [&hellip
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DOHR Social Media Policy: Employees must exercise caution
DOHR’s Personal Use of Social Media policy, revised February 2015, has recently come up again especially as it relates to state employee’s posting their personal concerns about happenings in the [&hellip
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