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TSEA attends RIF meeting at GVDC
The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities held Reduction in Force meetings for the final closure of Greene Valley Developmental Center on April 19 and 20, 2017. Two TSEA staff [&hellip
Read More »Is facilities management outsourcing about something bigger than Tennessee?
Haslam pushes invulnerable outsourcing plan through system By Chris Dauphin TSEA Communications Director [email protected] Not surprisingly, amid what seemed like daily rebukes from TSEA, state legislators, and other interested parties, [&hellip
Read More »NextGen IT chooses insourcing over outsourcing
After several failed state IT projects, Strategic Technology Solutions, formerly the Office for Information Resources, in 2013 decided they would invest in state IT employees through professional training and development [&hellip
Read More »Budget passes including Pay-For-Performance raises for state employees
The legislature this week passed the 2017-2018 state budget which includes funding for pay-for-performance raises of three percent for those with evaluation scores of valued, advanced, or outstanding. Employee evaluations [&hellip
Read More »Fall Creek Falls outsourcing plan postponed
The Department of Environment and Conservation has postponed plans to outsource at Fall Creek Falls state park according to an amendment published today on the Department of General Services website. “As of now, TDEC has [&hellip
Read More »TSEA calls for economic impact statement on outsourcing
NASHVILLE – During a presentation Tuesday before the Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee, the Tennessee State Employees Association called for an economic impact statement for outsourcing plans at [&hellip
Read More »Outsourcing is no joking matter
Governor Haslam today held a press conference to outline the key points of his 2017 legislative agenda, specifically the Improving Manufacturing, Public Roads and Opportunities for a Vibrant Economy or IMPROVE [&hellip
Read More »Does outsourcing really save taxpayer money?
Saving taxpayer money is the main selling point behind every proposal to outsource a state service. On the contrary, when analyzed, outsourcing is often found to be more expensive than [&hellip
Read More »Press release – Stop the growth of private prisons in Tennessee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 22, 2016 Contact: Chris Dauphin Phone: (615) 256-4533, 800-251-8732 [email protected] Stop the growth of private prisons in Tennessee NASHVILLE – In light of the concerns outlined last [&hellip
Read More »State budget passes, includes significant investment for state employees
The $34.8 Billion Tennessee state budget, which includes $60 million for state employee raises and an additional $36 million for state employee salary adjustments, has passed both the House and [&hellip
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