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You’re not alone – Op-ed

You’re not alone – Op-ed

TSEA August 13, 2014 Comments Off on You’re not alone – Op-ed

An Op-ed by E. Douglas Varney, Commissioner Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Through the untimely death of entertainer Robin Williams, a bright light is shining once [&hellip

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Coverage of TDOC’s 28 Day Work Cycle and TSEA

Coverage of TDOC’s 28 Day Work Cycle and TSEA

TSEA August 12, 2014 Comments Off on Coverage of TDOC’s 28 Day Work Cycle and TSEA

“Tonight you’re going to hear from Correctional Officers, not through their voices, but through their voting.” – That was Nashville’s Channel 4 I-Team reporter Jeremy Finley’s opening line in a [&hellip

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TSEA Elects New President

TSEA Elects New President

TSEA June 25, 2014 Comments Off on TSEA Elects New President

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association’s membership has elected Bryan Merritt as President. “It is my distinct pleasure to serve this great Association,” Merritt said. “TSEA is the only [&hellip

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Want to Win a Trip?

Want to Win a Trip?

TSEA June 23, 2014 Comments Off on Want to Win a Trip?

TSEA’s new membership campaign, Target: Pay Raise, allows everyone an opportunity to win. Over the weekend, TSEA launched Target: Pay Raise, a new membership campaign with a goal of adding [&hellip

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TSEA Hires New Government Affairs Director

TSEA Hires New Government Affairs Director

TSEA June 17, 2014 Comments Off on TSEA Hires New Government Affairs Director

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association has hired former State Representative Randy Stamps as Government Affairs Director. “I had the opportunity to work with Randy for over 10 years [&hellip

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TSEA Announces New Executive Director

TSEA Announces New Executive Director

TSEA May 28, 2014 Comments Off on TSEA Announces New Executive Director

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association today announced John Summers as their new Executive Director. “John has spent his entire career advocating for others with great success and we [&hellip

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Call to Action // UPDATE

Call to Action // UPDATE

TSEA April 4, 2014 Comments Off on Call to Action // UPDATE

Your voice has been heard! Thanks to an enormous response from our members and other efforts by your legislators and TSEA, a bi-partisan group of House members is currently working [&hellip

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Haslam cancels raises, but averts insurance premium increase

Haslam cancels raises, but averts insurance premium increase

TSEA March 31, 2014 Comments Off on Haslam cancels raises, but averts insurance premium increase

NASHVILLE – State employees’ salaries will not be raised this year, but neither will their health insurance premiums, according to Governor Haslam’s budget amendment which will be released Tuesday morning. [&hellip

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Chattanooga State Office Building Temperature Issues Update

Chattanooga State Office Building Temperature Issues Update

TSEA March 14, 2014 Comments Off on Chattanooga State Office Building Temperature Issues Update

Updated as of 3/14/2014: During January’s record-breaking cold, two state office buildings in Chattanooga, managed by the giant Chicago-based company Jones Lang LaSalle (recently rebranded as just JLL), experienced major challenges with their climate control systems. One [&hellip

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TSEA Board Nomination deadline extended one day

TSEA Board Nomination deadline extended one day

TSEA March 3, 2014 Comments Off on TSEA Board Nomination deadline extended one day

Governor Haslam has declared a state of emergency for Tennessee due to severe winter weather conditions moving across our state, resulting in the closing of all state offices as well [&hellip

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