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Outsourcing town hall scheduled @ UTM for Nov. 4

Outsourcing town hall scheduled @ UTM for Nov. 4

TSEA October 27, 2015 Comments Off on Outsourcing town hall scheduled @ UTM for Nov. 4

TSEA will join Rep. Andy Holt at the University of Tennessee at Martin for a town hall meeting to discuss concerns about the Haslam administration’s plan to outsource more state [&hellip

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Senate committee hears responses to ACA audit

Senate committee hears responses to ACA audit

TSEA October 16, 2015 Comments Off on Senate committee hears responses to ACA audit

TSEA and the Tennessee Department of Correction Wednesday addressed the Senate State and Local Government Corrections Subcommittee in response to the American Correctional Association’s recent audit of our state prison [&hellip

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October 2015 State Group Insurance Committee Update

October 2015 State Group Insurance Committee Update

TSEA October 9, 2015 Comments Off on October 2015 State Group Insurance Committee Update

On September 30, the State Group Insurance Committee met for the purpose of approving recommended plan document changes as presented by Benefits Administration. Any plan document changes require the committee’s [&hellip

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TSEA: ACA audit encouraging, yet deficient

TSEA: ACA audit encouraging, yet deficient

TSEA October 7, 2015 Comments Off on TSEA: ACA audit encouraging, yet deficient

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 7, 2015 Contact: Chris Dauphin Phone: (615) 256-4533, 800-251-8732 [email protected] TSEA: ACA audit encouraging, yet deficient NASHVILLE –The Tennessee State Employees Association considers the findings of [&hellip

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Woodland Hills YDC may move to New Vision in 2017

Woodland Hills YDC may move to New Vision in 2017

TSEA September 23, 2015 Comments Off on Woodland Hills YDC may move to New Vision in 2017

The National Guard’s Youth ChalleNGe program may soon expand to Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of the Military recently filed an application to bring the Youth ChalleNGe program to Nashville. If [&hellip

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TSEA meets with prison auditors

TSEA meets with prison auditors

TSEA September 18, 2015 Comments Off on TSEA meets with prison auditors

On Tuesday, TSEA met with American Correctional Association Executive Director Jim Gondles, ACA consultant and former Massachusetts Corrections Commissioner Luis S. Spencer, and ACA auditor and former Secretary of the [&hellip

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Employees Accepting the VBP with a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy – Payments Held Up and Sent to Trustees

Employees Accepting the VBP with a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy – Payments Held Up and Sent to Trustees

TSEA September 3, 2015 Comments Off on Employees Accepting the VBP with a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy – Payments Held Up and Sent to Trustees

TSEA received telephone calls starting on Tuesday from members who accepted the Voluntary Buyout Program (VBP) and also were on a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy repayment plan. Those who accepted the [&hellip

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NEWS RELEASE // TSEA: Third party should study privatization

NEWS RELEASE // TSEA: Third party should study privatization

TSEA September 2, 2015 Comments Off on NEWS RELEASE // TSEA: Third party should study privatization

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 2, 2015 Contact: Chris Dauphin Phone: (615) 256-4533, 800-251-8732 [email protected] TSEA: Third party should study privatization NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association today is calling [&hellip

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Senate Corrections Subcommittee special hearing on TDOC

Senate Corrections Subcommittee special hearing on TDOC

TSEA August 27, 2015 Comments Off on Senate Corrections Subcommittee special hearing on TDOC

Earlier today, TSEA addressed the Senate Corrections Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government regarding the ongoing issues in TDOC and concerns for staff safety. Subcommittee Chair Senator Ed Jackson [&hellip

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NEWS RELEASE: TSEA calls for repeal of the 28-day cycle

NEWS RELEASE: TSEA calls for repeal of the 28-day cycle

TSEA August 19, 2015 Comments Off on NEWS RELEASE: TSEA calls for repeal of the 28-day cycle

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association today is calling for the repeal of the 28-day work cycle within the Tennessee Department of Correction. The 28-day schedule allows TDOC under [&hellip

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