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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 Executive Conference Room on
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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 eligible for pay increases,
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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 employees. The meeting will
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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 system. TSEA began by
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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 approval. The Plan document
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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 the American Correctional Association’s
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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 the application is accepted,
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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 Louisiana Department of Public
Read More »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 VBP were to separate
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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 for a halt to
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