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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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TDOC Survey produces mixed results
The survey of Tennessee Department of Correction employees has found that 82 percent of survey respondents are negatively impacted by the calculation of their overtime under the 28-day work period. [&hellip
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Details on Pay for Performance Raises
Today the Department of Human Resources announced pay for performance salary percentage increases for employees rated Valued (2.5 percent), Advanced (3 percent), or Outstanding (4 percent). These increases are set [&hellip
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President Merritt on getting results
I have had conversations in the past with members who want us to be more vocal, make more noise, and say that we need to rally because we need to [&hellip
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TDOC work schedule survey underway
As you may know, TSEA is working in partnership with TDOC on a survey of correctional workers about their work schedule preference. The survey is currently active and will close [&hellip
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Schedule for Governor Haslam’s FY 2016-2017 Budget Hearings
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will hold state budget hearings for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 on Monday, November 30, through Friday, December 4. The hearings will be held in the [&hellip
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No raise if under one year of service on Sep 30
This past Friday, TSEA learned from a DOHR communication that not all state employees will receive the upcoming January pay for performance raises. The October notification specifically stated, “To be [&hellip
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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
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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