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Governor gives his State of the State address; 1% raise proposed for state employees
TSEA was in attendance Monday as Governor Haslam gave his fourth annual State of the State address to Tennesseans. Under the theme, “Tennessee – America at Its Best”, most of [&hellip
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Legislative Update – January 28, 2014
TSEA Meets with Governor Haslam On Friday, TSEA President Phil Morson, Executive Director Robert O’Connell, and Government Affairs Director Sarah Adair attended our annual meeting with Governor Haslam to discuss [&hellip
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General Services Parking Information for Downtown Nashville State Employees
TN State Parking Lots 6, 7, and 9A were closed earlier the last week of January due to the development of the new Sounds Baseball Ballpark, which has moved state [&hellip
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ETSU President confirms outsourcing rumors false
In recent weeks, rumors began to surface that custodial services at East Tennessee State University would be contracted out as a means of saving money. As rumors continued, outsourcing talk [&hellip
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Fiscal Review Committee hears TSEA members
State employees and their dependents have now had a little over two years under the ParTNership PPO as their health insurance plan. During this time, TSEA members have voiced concerns [&hellip
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TDOT Update
In a recent meeting with TSEA, the Department of Transportation announced that it is in the process of hiring two staff members from the Department of Labor to work with all [&hellip
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Greene County Chapter hosts Treasurer Lilliard
Greene County – The Greene County Chapter of TSEA was proud to host State Treasurer David Lillard for a visit. Treasurer Lillard served as the Regional Chapter Meeting Guest Speaker [&hellip
Read More »TSEA Addresses Privatization Rumors at ETSU, Empowers our Higher Education Members
In recent weeks, rumors began to surface that custodial services at East Tennessee State University would be contracted out as a means of saving money. As rumors continued, outsourcing talk [&hellip
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U.S. Congress, President pass continuing appropriations act
Late last night (Wednesday, Oct. 16th), the U.S. Congress and the president came to an agreement to reopen the Federal Government and to raise the nation’s debt limit. Included in [&hellip
Read More »TDOT Construction/Maintenance Merger Update
As many of you know, last fall TDOT announced that they would proceed with the Regional Construction and Maintenance merge that would: Consolidate regional construction and maintenance divisions to improve [&hellip
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