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Thousands of market adjustments confirmed

Thousands of market adjustments confirmed

TSEA June 29, 2016 Comments Off on Thousands of market adjustments confirmed

Great news for state employees – thousands of market adjustments are confirmed! State employees can now view their July 1 market adjustments in Edison. Employees in the executive branch earning $50,000 [&hellip

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State budget passes, includes significant investment for state employees

State budget passes, includes significant investment for state employees

TSEA April 14, 2016 Comments Off on 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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TSEA: Don’t give up on state employees

TSEA: Don’t give up on state employees

TSEA March 22, 2016 Comments Off on TSEA: Don’t give up on state employees

Earlier today, TSEA testified before the Senate State and Local Government committee in response to the Haslam administration’s business justification report on their Facilities Management Outsourcing plan. TSEA’s primary message [&hellip

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State offices and TSEA to close Friday 1/22

State offices and TSEA to close Friday 1/22

TSEA January 21, 2016 Comments Off on State offices and TSEA to close Friday 1/22

The following update was copied from the tn.gov website: — Due to severe weather conditions, ALL state offices will be closed today, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. ### Read the original [&hellip

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TDOC announces changes to assault definitions

TDOC announces changes to assault definitions

TSEA January 8, 2016 Comments Off on TDOC announces changes to assault definitions

The Tennessee Department of Correction during a hearing Thursday announced changes in how assaults are defined in Tennessee’s prisons. Tuesday afternoon the Corrections Subcommittee of the Senate State and Local [&hellip

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TDOC Survey produces mixed results

TDOC Survey produces mixed results

TSEA December 16, 2015 Comments Off on TDOC Survey produces mixed results

The survey of Tennessee Department of Correction employees has found that 82 percent of survey respondents are negatively impacted by the calculation of their overtime under the 28-day work period. [&hellip

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Details on Pay for Performance Raises

Details on Pay for Performance Raises

TSEA December 15, 2015 Comments Off on Details on Pay for Performance Raises

Today the Department of Human Resources announced pay for performance salary percentage increases for employees rated Valued (2.5 percent), Advanced (3 percent), or Outstanding (4 percent). These increases are set [&hellip

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President Merritt on getting results

President Merritt on getting results

TSEA December 2, 2015 Comments Off on President Merritt on getting results

I have had conversations in the past with members who want us to be more vocal, make more noise, and say that we need to rally because we need to [&hellip

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TDOC work schedule survey underway

TDOC work schedule survey underway

TSEA December 2, 2015 Comments Off on TDOC work schedule survey underway

As you may know, TSEA is working in partnership with TDOC on a survey of correctional workers about their work schedule preference. The survey is currently active and will close [&hellip

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Schedule for Governor Haslam’s FY 2016-2017 Budget Hearings

Schedule for Governor Haslam’s FY 2016-2017 Budget Hearings

TSEA November 20, 2015 Comments Off on Schedule for Governor Haslam’s FY 2016-2017 Budget Hearings

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will hold state budget hearings for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 on Monday, November 30, through Friday, December 4. The hearings will be held in the [&hellip

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