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Senate Corrections Subcommittee special hearing on TDOC
Earlier today, TSEA addressed the Senate Corrections Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government regarding the ongoing issues in TDOC and concerns for staff safety. Subcommittee Chair Senator Ed Jackson [&hellip
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NEWS RELEASE: TSEA calls for repeal of the 28-day cycle
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association today is calling for the repeal of the 28-day work cycle within the Tennessee Department of Correction. The 28-day schedule allows TDOC under [&hellip
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Focusing on Correction
My brothers and sisters in the Department of Correction, TSEA has heard your overwhelming concerns arising from recent changes within your department and are working diligently to help fix the [&hellip
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TSEA meets with TDOC Commissioner Schofield
NASHVILLE – Yesterday, TSEA met with Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Derrick D. Schofield, Deputy Commissioner Chuck Taylor, HR Director Lisa Patton, Asst. HR Director Debby Dolan, Special Assistant Richard [&hellip
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Voluntary Buyout Program – what we know
As you may know, approximately 2000 Voluntary Buyout offers were sent to eligible employees on May 21. To those employees eligible for the Voluntary Buyout Program, employees who have applied, or [&hellip
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Statement by TSEA President Bryan Merritt on publishing detailed personal information about state employees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2015 Contact: Chris Dauphin Phone: (615) 256-4533, 800-251-8732 [email protected] Statement by TSEA President Bryan Merritt on publishing detailed personal information about state employees A citizen [&hellip
Read More »April 15, 2015 // Update on Longevity and Insurance Bills
This week, the Administration’s bills affecting Longevity and Health Insurance for future state employees were both passed out of the Senate and House Finance, Ways, & Means Committees and will [&hellip
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Statement by TSEA President Bryan Merritt supporting Chairman Bill Sanderson
For Immediate Release: Statement by TSEA President Bryan Merritt in support of Chairman Bill Sanderson’s actions regarding longevity While we continue the fight to defeat Governor Haslam’s proposal to [&hellip
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Administration Bills to be heard next week in House Committee
The House State Government subcommittee today passed an amended longevity bill on to the full committee. The bill will be heard by the full House State Government committee on April [&hellip
Read More »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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