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Update on TSEA Lawsuit Challenging State’s Handling of Layoffs
Today, at a 9 AM hearing before Davidson County Circuit Judge Amanda McClendon, lawyers for TSEA and Governor Haslam and the several departments recently sued by TSEA argued their respective [&hellip
Read More »Press Release: TSEA Files Lawsuit Challenging State’s Handling of Layoffs
NASHVILLE, TN. – The Tennessee State Employees Association (TSEA) has filed a class action lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Davidson County against the State of Tennessee charging that the [&hellip
Read More »State Employees to receive 1.5% raise
During this legislative session, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a $32.8 billion state budget. Included in the budget is a 1.5% raise for state employees. TSEA worked hard to ensure [&hellip
Read More »Senator Kyle and Senator Ketron take a stand for Higher Education employees
This week, the Tennessee General Assembly adopted a $32.8 billion 2013-2014 state budget that includes a 1.5% raise for state employees, higher education employees, and K-12 teachers. During Tuesday night’s [&hellip
Read More »TEAM Administrative Committee Elections Deadline April 9, 2013
TEAM is the non-partisan political action arm of the Tennessee State Employees Association. The nine-member TEAM Administrative Committee, which serves as the governing body directing the activities of TEAM. Nominations [&hellip
Read More »Anti-TSEA Bill SB0725 Defeated 3/27/13 in Senate Committee
UPDATE 4/2: Rep. Casada’s Union bill (HB0913) was rolled in the House State Government Committee to the first calendar of 2014, this was the companion bill to SB0725. — We [&hellip
Read More »Recap of TSEA’s 2013 Lobby Day
TSEA had another successful Lobby Day on March 26, 2013, with 141 members attending, 17 of whom were first time attendees. It was an even more exciting Lobby Day than [&hellip
Read More »2013 Lobby Day Schedule
Monday, March 25 (Member arrival and hotel check in) Holiday Inn Express, 920 Broadway, Nashville, TN 9:00 am TEAM Administrative Committee Meeting Music District Room -1st floor 11:00 am Awards/RA [&hellip
Read More »URGENT Legislative Call to Action!
Yesterday, the House State Government Subcommittee allowed a hostile bill detrimental to TSEA’s operations pass on to the full State Government Committee with little questioning. The majority of provisions in [&hellip
Read More »Important committee meetings that state employees need to attend
Pension Plan Update, 3/13/13 This afternoon the House State Government Subcommittee passed the Pension bill on to the full committee without allowing any discussion of the bill. The full committee [&hellip
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