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Lobby Day and Legislative Updates – April 9, 2015
Lobby Day 2015 Yesterday, TSEA held its annual Lobby Day on the Hill. State employees spent the day attending committees and meeting with elected officials to discuss legislation which impacts [&hellip
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Statement by TSEA President Bryan Merritt supporting Chairman Bill Sanderson
For Immediate Release: Statement by TSEA President Bryan Merritt in support of Chairman Bill Sanderson’s actions regarding longevity While we continue the fight to defeat Governor Haslam’s proposal to [&hellip
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Administration Bills to be heard next week in House Committee
The House State Government subcommittee today passed an amended longevity bill on to the full committee. The bill will be heard by the full House State Government committee on April [&hellip
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TSEA Legislative Update – March 27, 2015
The legislative pace moved into high gear this week, as committees met for hours to work through their calendars and others held multiple meetings for a committee in the same [&hellip
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House State Government Subcommittee Update – Longevity and Insurance Bills
The House State Government subcommittee passed HB648 on Wednesday, which is the bill that would reduce health insurance benefits for state employees, on to the full House State Government committee. The bill [&hellip
Read More »TSEA Legislative Update – March 20, 2015
Legislative activity began again this week with the Pension and Insurance Council considering the State Employee Insurance bill SB607/HB648. The Council added five amendments and then moved the bill forward [&hellip
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TSEA: Governor Haslam’s policies are creating second-class state employees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 23, 2015 Contact: Chris Dauphin Phone: (615) 256-4533, 800-251-8732 [email protected] TSEA: Governor Haslam’s [&hellip
Read More »Subcommittee defers Longevity and Health Insurance bills
The House State Government Subcommittee today deferred HB647 and HB648. HB647, the bill that would eliminate Longevity Pay for the majority of state employees was rolled to the final calendar [&hellip
Read More »Giving you what you are entitled to is NO COMPROMISE!
The Governor is calling in members of the House State Government Subcommittee putting pressure on them to take away your longevity pay. Initially the Governor wanted to take away your [&hellip
Read More »Bill that would eliminate Longevity Pay rolled two weeks
The House State Government Subcommittee today was scheduled to discuss HB647, the bill that would eliminate Longevity Pay for the majority of state employees, however that discussion was postponed. Rep. Bill [&hellip
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