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Press Release: State to require IT workers to reapply for their jobs

Press Release: State to require IT workers to reapply for their jobs

TSEA April 11, 2013 Comments Off on Press Release: State to require IT workers to reapply for their jobs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 11, 2013 CONTACT: Chris Dauphin OFFICE: (615) 256-4533 State to require IT workers to reapply for their jobs Earlier this week, the Tennessee State Employees [&hellip

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Anti-TSEA Bill SB0725 Defeated 3/27/13 in Senate Committee

Anti-TSEA Bill SB0725 Defeated 3/27/13 in Senate Committee

TSEA March 27, 2013 Comments Off on Anti-TSEA Bill SB0725 Defeated 3/27/13 in Senate Committee

UPDATE 4/2: Rep. Casada’s Union bill (HB0913) was rolled in the House State Government Committee to the first calendar of 2014, this was the companion bill to SB0725. — We [&hellip

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URGENT Legislative Call to Action!

URGENT Legislative Call to Action!

TSEA March 15, 2013 Comments Off on URGENT Legislative Call to Action!

Yesterday, the House State Government Subcommittee allowed a hostile bill detrimental to TSEA’s operations pass on to the full State Government Committee with little questioning. The majority of provisions in [&hellip

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Important committee meetings that state employees need to attend

Important committee meetings that state employees need to attend

TSEA March 12, 2013 Comments Off on Important committee meetings that state employees need to attend

Pension Plan Update, 3/13/13 This afternoon the House State Government Subcommittee passed the Pension bill on to the full committee without allowing any discussion of the bill. The full committee [&hellip

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Present state employees unaffected by proposed pension changes

Present state employees unaffected by proposed pension changes

TSEA February 28, 2013 Comments Off on Present state employees unaffected by proposed pension changes

As you may know, earlier this week Tennessee State Treasurer David Lillard proposed to the Council on Pensions and Insurance a new Hybrid Pension Plan for state employees, higher education [&hellip

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2012 closes with many high-level meetings

2012 closes with many high-level meetings

TSEA January 17, 2013 Comments Off on 2012 closes with many high-level meetings

TSEA attends all 2013 Budget Hearings, State Group Insurance meetings, DOHR meetings, and meetings with many other state departments and officials. The end of 2012 was a very productive time [&hellip

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Gov. Haslam signs the TEAM Act

Gov. Haslam signs the TEAM Act

TSEA April 24, 2012 Comments Off on Gov. Haslam signs the TEAM Act

This morning the TEAM Act, the bill that reforms the state’s civil service system, was signed into law by Governor Bill Haslam. Through a bipartisan effort in the legislature and [&hellip

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