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TSEA Legislative Update – March 27, 2015

TSEA Legislative Update – March 27, 2015

TSEA March 30, 2015 Comments Off on TSEA Legislative Update – March 27, 2015

The legislative pace moved into high gear this week, as committees met for hours to work through their calendars and others held multiple meetings for a committee in the same [&hellip

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House State Government Subcommittee Update – Longevity and Insurance Bills

House State Government Subcommittee Update – Longevity and Insurance Bills

TSEA March 27, 2015 Comments Off on House State Government Subcommittee Update – Longevity and Insurance Bills

The House State Government subcommittee passed HB648 on Wednesday, which is the bill that would reduce health insurance benefits for state employees, on to the full House State Government committee. The bill [&hellip

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TSEA Legislative Update – March 20, 2015

TSEA Legislative Update – March 20, 2015

TSEA March 23, 2015 Comments Off on TSEA Legislative Update – March 20, 2015

Legislative activity began again this week with the Pension and Insurance Council considering the State Employee Insurance bill SB607/HB648. The Council added five amendments and then moved the bill forward [&hellip

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TSEA: Governor Haslam’s policies are creating second-class state employees

TSEA: Governor Haslam’s policies are creating second-class state employees

TSEA March 23, 2015 Comments Off on TSEA: Governor Haslam’s policies are creating second-class state employees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 23, 2015 Contact: Chris Dauphin Phone: (615) 256-4533, 800-251-8732 [email protected]                            TSEA: Governor Haslam’s [&hellip

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Subcommittee defers Longevity and Health Insurance bills

Subcommittee defers Longevity and Health Insurance bills

TSEA March 18, 2015 Comments Off on Subcommittee defers Longevity and Health Insurance bills

The House State Government Subcommittee today deferred HB647 and HB648.  HB647, the bill that would eliminate Longevity Pay for the majority of state employees was rolled to the final calendar [&hellip

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NEWS RELEASE // TSEA Survey: State Performance Evaluation system subjective, limited

NEWS RELEASE // TSEA Survey: State Performance Evaluation system subjective, limited

TSEA March 10, 2015 Comments Off on NEWS RELEASE // TSEA Survey: State Performance Evaluation system subjective, limited

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2015 Contact: Chris Dauphin Phone: (615) 256-4533, 800-251-8732 [email protected] TSEA Survey: State Performance Evaluation system subjective, limited  NASHVILLE – The Haslam administration plans to eliminate across-the-board pay [&hellip

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Giving you what you are entitled to is NO COMPROMISE!

Giving you what you are entitled to is NO COMPROMISE!

TSEA March 10, 2015 Comments Off on Giving you what you are entitled to is NO COMPROMISE!

The Governor is calling in members of the House State Government Subcommittee putting pressure on them to take away your longevity pay. Initially the Governor wanted to take away your [&hellip

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State Offices and TSEA Closed Today Due to Weather

State Offices and TSEA Closed Today Due to Weather

TSEA March 5, 2015 Comments Off on State Offices and TSEA Closed Today Due to Weather

Due to hazardous weather conditions across Tennessee, state offices as well as the TSEA office will be closed today, Thursday, March 5th. Any phone calls and emails sent to our offices today may [&hellip

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NEWS RELEASE // TSEA opposes legislation eliminating longevity pay and reducing health insurance benefits

NEWS RELEASE // TSEA opposes legislation eliminating longevity pay and reducing health insurance benefits

TSEA March 4, 2015 Comments Off on NEWS RELEASE // TSEA opposes legislation eliminating longevity pay and reducing health insurance benefits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2015 Contact: Chris Dauphin Phone: (615) 256-4533, 800-251-8732 [email protected]                                  [&hellip

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Bill that would eliminate Longevity Pay rolled two weeks

Bill that would eliminate Longevity Pay rolled two weeks

TSEA March 4, 2015 Comments Off on Bill that would eliminate Longevity Pay rolled two weeks

The House State Government Subcommittee today was scheduled to discuss HB647, the bill that would eliminate Longevity Pay for the majority of state employees, however that discussion was postponed. Rep. Bill [&hellip

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