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Does outsourcing really save taxpayer money?
Saving taxpayer money is the main selling point behind every proposal to outsource a state service. On the contrary, when analyzed, outsourcing is often found to be more expensive than [&hellip
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State employees endorse Gary Hicks in District 9 House Race
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Employees Action Movement endorses Gary Hicks, R-Rogersville, in the race for House District 9. “Working to elect candidates who support state employees is an important goal for [&hellip
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TDEC puts effort to privatize golf courses on hold, for now
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation in an email yesterday announced it is for now placing on hold a Request for Proposals (RFP) to operate their nine Tennessee State [&hellip
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State Outsourcing Efforts Persist
Despite mounting opposition and evidence to the contrary, the Haslam administration continues to push its facilities management outsourcing project under the guise of cost savings. The FMO project seeks to [&hellip
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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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Outsourcing town hall scheduled @ UTM for Nov. 4
TSEA will join Rep. Andy Holt at the University of Tennessee at Martin for a town hall meeting to discuss concerns about the Haslam administration’s plan to outsource more state [&hellip
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Pay our correctional officers more than Wal-Mart’s retail associates
One of the factors contributing to ongoing high turnover in the Department of Correction is low pay for correctional officers. During Monday’s special House State Government committee meeting, TDOC Commissioner [&hellip
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President Merritt on yesterday’s tragedy in Chattanooga
Our thoughts and prayers go out to our brothers and sisters in Chattanooga. Yesterday was a sad day in Tennessee history. A terrible act by one resulted in the deaths [&hellip
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LEGISLATIVE ALERT: No More Longevity Checks. Period
At the request of the Haslam Administration, HB 647 by McCormick has been placed on the Wednesday March 4th calendar for the House State Government Subcommittee. This is the Haslam Administration’s bill [&hellip
Read More »Gov. Haslam’s State of the State
TSEA has major concerns with Governor Haslam’s budget proposals announced during his State of the State address, but we are reserving comment until we have had ample opportunity to fully analyze [&hellip
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