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Legislative Update – March 24, 2014

Legislative Update – March 24, 2014

TSEA March 24, 2014 Comments Off on Legislative Update – March 24, 2014

A Brief Update on our Bills Proposed TEAM Act Changes TSEA Bill: HB1940 (Dunn) / SB2045 (Southerland) DOHR Bill: HB1420 (Dunn) / SB1624 (Johnson) TSEA and DOHR have negotiated a [&hellip

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Parking Woes

Parking Woes

TSEA March 19, 2014 Comments Off on Parking Woes

By Jonathan Stephens, TSEA Staff Attorney [email protected] NASHVILLE – State employees who work in downtown Nashville have recently had to deal with changes in their usual parking routine. These changes are primarily due to parking lot and [&hellip

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Partnership Promise Reminders for 2014

Partnership Promise Reminders for 2014

TSEA March 17, 2014 Comments Off on Partnership Promise Reminders for 2014

By this time, hopefully every Partners For Health (PFH) plan member (and spouse, if covered) completed their Well Being Assessment (WBA). The date for completion was March 15, 2014. If you have any concerns [&hellip

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Legislative Update – March 14, 2014

Legislative Update – March 14, 2014

TSEA March 14, 2014 Comments Off on Legislative Update – March 14, 2014

Most of the discussion on Lobby Day focused on the fact that the present proposed budget includes a 2% raise for teachers but only a 1% raise for state employees [&hellip

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Chattanooga State Office Building Temperature Issues Update

Chattanooga State Office Building Temperature Issues Update

TSEA March 14, 2014 Comments Off on Chattanooga State Office Building Temperature Issues Update

Updated as of 3/14/2014: During January’s record-breaking cold, two state office buildings in Chattanooga, managed by the giant Chicago-based company Jones Lang LaSalle (recently rebranded as just JLL), experienced major challenges with their climate control systems. One [&hellip

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Legislative Update – March 10, 2014

Legislative Update – March 10, 2014

TSEA March 11, 2014 Comments Off on Legislative Update – March 10, 2014

This 108th General Assembly has an unprecedented opportunity to clean up Tennessee’s state contracting procedures, protecting the public and safeguarding the taxpayers’ dollars. TSEA and legislators on both sides of [&hellip

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TSEA Board Nomination deadline extended one day

TSEA Board Nomination deadline extended one day

TSEA March 3, 2014 Comments Off on TSEA Board Nomination deadline extended one day

Governor Haslam has declared a state of emergency for Tennessee due to severe winter weather conditions moving across our state, resulting in the closing of all state offices as well [&hellip

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Legislative Update – February 28, 2014

Legislative Update – February 28, 2014

TSEA February 28, 2014 Comments Off on Legislative Update – February 28, 2014

Lobby Day A Success Thank you for all of your efforts to make Lobby Day a huge success. We have followed up with many legislators based on the discussions you [&hellip

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Haslam Administration Considering Privatizing State Park Services

Haslam Administration Considering Privatizing State Park Services

TSEA February 27, 2014 Comments Off on Haslam Administration Considering Privatizing State Park Services

Once again, the Haslam administration is floating the idea of privatizing a state service. Recently, the Department of Environment and Conservation issued a Request for Information (RFI), on behalf of [&hellip

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State employees blanket legislative plaza for annual Lobby Day

State employees blanket legislative plaza for annual Lobby Day

TSEA February 21, 2014 Comments Off on State employees blanket legislative plaza for annual Lobby Day

NASHVILLE, TN – TSEA’s 2014 Lobby Day was one of the biggest and most well-attended Lobby Days the organization has seen in recent years. With approximately 200 members in attendance, [&hellip

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