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Important Notice: Clarification on State Employee Pay for Performance raises and Benefit Improvements

Important Notice: Clarification on State Employee Pay for Performance raises and Benefit Improvements

[email protected] May 9, 2023 Comments Off on Important Notice: Clarification on State Employee Pay for Performance raises and Benefit Improvements

Pay for Performance clarification We want to clarify a statement in our Legislative Update Week Ending 4-21-23. In the update, we mentioned that based on the budget which just passed [&hellip

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Legislative Update – Week Ending 2/17/23

Legislative Update – Week Ending 2/17/23

TSEA February 17, 2023 Comments Off on Legislative Update – Week Ending 2/17/23

Great news, TSEA members! The TSEA Board has unanimously approved our Legislative agenda for 2023, and we are moving ahead focused on those priorities. You can view our legislative priorities [&hellip

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Gov. Bill Lee includes raises and additional benefits in proposed budget

Gov. Bill Lee includes raises and additional benefits in proposed budget

TSEA February 7, 2023 Comments Off on Gov. Bill Lee includes raises and additional benefits in proposed budget

NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Lee delivered his State of the State address on February 6, 2023, proposing significant funding for Tennessee’s state employees. Here are a few highlights from Gov. [&hellip

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West TN Higher Ed Benefits Fairs

West TN Higher Ed Benefits Fairs

TSEA September 30, 2022 Comments Off on West TN Higher Ed Benefits Fairs

TSEA is attending many of the Higher Education Benefits Fairs in West TN this month. Come out and meet TSEA West TN Field Representative Gayle Williams at one of the [&hellip

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State doubles 401(k) match for one year starting July 1, 2022

State doubles 401(k) match for one year starting July 1, 2022

TSEA June 17, 2022 Comments Off on State doubles 401(k) match for one year starting July 1, 2022

One of the items TSEA worked on this year with your legislators was a temporary (one-year) increase in the 401(k) match. General State and Higher Education Employees will be eligible [&hellip

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Winter Pay Adjustments and Bonuses 2021-2022

Winter Pay Adjustments and Bonuses 2021-2022

TSEA December 17, 2021 Comments Off on Winter Pay Adjustments and Bonuses 2021-2022

On Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, state employees received excellent news about upcoming pay adjustments. Some details of those announcements are included below. “We are grateful to the Lee administration and [&hellip

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TSEA concerned about funding for 2022 Pay for Performance rewards

TSEA concerned about funding for 2022 Pay for Performance rewards

TSEA November 1, 2021 Comments Off on TSEA concerned about funding for 2022 Pay for Performance rewards

The 2021 Pay for Performance rewards email sent by DOHR to all state employees on May 11, 2021, included a sentence that concerned TSEA and which may have been overlooked [&hellip

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UTHSC abruptly announces layoffs for 70 employees

UTHSC abruptly announces layoffs for 70 employees

TSEA March 12, 2021 Comments Off on UTHSC abruptly announces layoffs for 70 employees

TSEA has recently learned the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is laying off 70 employees effective today, Friday, March 12. UTHSC notified affected employees this morning that they would [&hellip

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U of M President Rudd to step down in 2022

U of M President Rudd to step down in 2022

TSEA March 10, 2021 Comments Off on U of M President Rudd to step down in 2022

The University of Memphis today announced President M. David Rudd will step down in May 2022. TSEA has enjoyed a positive working relationship with President Rudd since he became President [&hellip

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Legislative Update: Week Ending 2-19-2021

Legislative Update: Week Ending 2-19-2021

TSEA February 19, 2021 Comments Off on Legislative Update: Week Ending 2-19-2021

Hazardous weather and travel conditions in Middle and West Tennessee, including freezing rain, ice and snowfall, shut down the Tennessee General Assembly this week. The legislature will reconvene next week. [&hellip

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