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Knoxville legislators urge UT to opt out of outsourcing
Sen. Richard Briggs and Rep. Rick Staples coauthored a guest column for the Knoxville News Sentinel Friday urging University of Tennessee Chancellor Beverly Davenport and President Joseph DiPietro to opt [&hellip
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July Tax Revenues
The state has announced total tax revenues for July were more than budgeted expectations. This marks the fourth straight month and 11 of the last 12 months where total tax [&hellip
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Haslam abandons outsourcing park operations
The Haslam administration announced it will no longer pursue outsourcing the management and operations of any of Tennessee’s state parks. The announcement was made by Tennessee Department of Environment and [&hellip
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Market Adjustment increases
What we know about Market Adjustment increases effective July 1, 2017 TSEA staff has received the complete list of all job classifications that will see the market adjustment of 4% [&hellip
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5 Questions with TDOC Commissioner Tony Parker
We recently reached out to Commissioner Parker about the department’s decision to move away from the 28-day work schedule. We thank the commissioner for taking the time to answer the following [&hellip
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28-day work schedule’s days are numbered
Correction Commissioner Tony Parker responds to questions about his decision to move away from the controversial schedule NASHVILLE – After almost three years operating under the 28-day work schedule, the [&hellip
Read More »No Bids Received For Fall Creek Falls Outsourcing Proposal
The Times Free Press reported today that Gov. Haslam’s proposal to outsource at Fall Creek Falls state park received no bids. This means state employees will continue to operate the [&hellip
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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
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TGA members signing joint chamber letter to halt outsourcing
Sen. Steven Dickerson and Rep. Bob Ramsey are working together to gather signatures of General Assembly members on a joint chamber letter urging the Office of Customer Focused Government to [&hellip
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Haslam administration chooses JLL for state-wide outsourcing contract
Yesterday, the Haslam administration announced JLL as the winning bidder for their controversial state-wide facilities management outsourcing contract. The Haslam administration’s continued push to outsource state jobs is disappointing to TSEA. TSEA is also [&hellip
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