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Haslam Administration Considering Privatizing State Park Services
Once again, the Haslam administration is floating the idea of privatizing a state service. Recently, the Department of Environment and Conservation issued a Request for Information (RFI), on behalf of [&hellip
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State employees blanket legislative plaza for annual Lobby Day
NASHVILLE, TN – TSEA’s 2014 Lobby Day was one of the biggest and most well-attended Lobby Days the organization has seen in recent years. With approximately 200 members in attendance, [&hellip
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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 – February 3, 2014
TSEA has a number of bills before the legislature this year, and two very important bills regarding the reductions in force (RIF) process will be heard this week in committee. [&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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TSEA Executive Director Robert O’Connell to retire in May
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10th, 2014 Contact: Chris Dauphin Phone: (615) 585-8490, 800-251-8732 [email protected] TSEA Executive Director Robert O’Connell to retire in May Nashville, TN., January 10th, 2014 – After [&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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