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Cookeville Regional Dinner Postponed

Cookeville Regional Dinner Postponed

TSEA March 4, 2015 Comments Off on Cookeville Regional Dinner Postponed

Due to the approaching inclement winter weather, TSEA is postponing tomorrow night’s Legislative Dinner in Cookeville for the safety of attendees. We are working to determine a date and location [&hellip

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2015 ParTNers for Health Well-Being Assessment Deadline, March 15th

2015 ParTNers for Health Well-Being Assessment Deadline, March 15th

TSEA March 4, 2015 Comments Off on 2015 ParTNers for Health Well-Being Assessment Deadline, March 15th

Only a few more days remain for you to fulfill the first 2015 deadline requirement.  By March 15th, all PFH plan members must log in to their Well-Being Account and [&hellip

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TSEA argues against eliminating longevity pay

TSEA argues against eliminating longevity pay

TSEA March 3, 2015 Comments Off on TSEA argues against eliminating longevity pay

TSEA Executive Director John Summers Tuesday made a presentation during a public hearing before the full House State Government Committee to outline our concerns and opposition with HB647, the bill that would [&hellip

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TSEA Board votes to oppose legislation eliminating longevity and reducing health benefits

TSEA Board votes to oppose legislation eliminating longevity and reducing health benefits

TSEA March 2, 2015 Comments Off on TSEA Board votes to oppose legislation eliminating longevity and reducing health benefits

The TSEA Board of Directors on Saturday voted to oppose legislation that would eliminate longevity pay for all executive branch state employees and make significant reductions to the state health [&hellip

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LEGISLATIVE ALERT: No More Longevity Checks. Period

LEGISLATIVE ALERT: No More Longevity Checks. Period

TSEA February 25, 2015 Comments Off on LEGISLATIVE ALERT: No More Longevity Checks. Period

At the request of the Haslam Administration, HB 647 by McCormick has been placed on the Wednesday March 4th calendar for the House State Government Subcommittee.  This is the Haslam Administration’s bill [&hellip

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News Release // TSEA: State employees’ compensation package earned, not a subsidy.

News Release // TSEA: State employees’ compensation package earned, not a subsidy.

TSEA February 24, 2015 Comments Off on News Release // TSEA: State employees’ compensation package earned, not a subsidy.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 23, 2015 Contact: Chris Dauphin Phone: (615) 256-4533, 800-251-8732 [email protected] TSEA: State employees’ compensation package earned, not a subsidy. Sub·si·dy – defined by Merriam Webster as [&hellip

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Longevity: What can we do?

Longevity: What can we do?

TSEA February 23, 2015 Comments Off on Longevity: What can we do?

TSEA fought for years to establish, then expand longevity pay for ALL state employees. That’s why TSEA continues to fight to protect longevity pay for ALL state employees. WHAT CAN [&hellip

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State Offices/TSEA closed today due to weather

State Offices/TSEA closed today due to weather

TSEA February 17, 2015 Comments Off on State Offices/TSEA closed today due to weather

Due to continuing hazardous weather conditions across Tennessee, state offices as well as the TSEA office will be closed the remainder of the day. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Monday night [&hellip

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What we know about the Governor’s proposed budget

What we know about the Governor’s proposed budget

TSEA February 10, 2015 Comments Off on What we know about the Governor’s proposed budget

What we know. Last night, Governor Haslam gave his State of the State address, outlining his FY2015-2016 proposed budget. Here is what we know about the Governor’s proposed budget as [&hellip

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Gov. Haslam’s State of the State

Gov. Haslam’s State of the State

TSEA February 9, 2015 Comments Off on Gov. Haslam’s State of the State

TSEA has major concerns with Governor Haslam’s budget proposals announced during his State of the State address, but we are reserving comment until we have had ample opportunity to fully analyze [&hellip

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