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UTHSC abruptly announces layoffs for 70 employees
TSEA has recently learned the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is laying off 70 employees effective today, Friday, March 12. UTHSC notified affected employees this morning that they would be placed on administrative
Read More »U of M President Rudd to step down in 2022
The University of Memphis today announced President M. David Rudd will step down in May 2022. TSEA has enjoyed a positive working relationship with President Rudd since he became President of the University in
Read More »Legislative Update: Week Ending 2-19-2021
Hazardous weather and travel conditions in Middle and West Tennessee, including freezing rain, ice and snowfall, shut down the Tennessee General Assembly this week. The legislature will reconvene next week. Committees and Bills we are watching next
Read More »University of Memphis to raise minimum wage to $15 per hour
The University of Memphis announced this week to faculty and staff that beginning in June 2021, the University will raise the minimum wage for employees to $15 per hour. “President Rudd and his staff
Read More »TSEA thanks University of Memphis President Rudd for efforts on pay
The Tennessee State Employees Association thanks University of Memphis President M. David Rudd for his commitment to exploring ways to improve the pay of his University’s lowest-paid staff, as indicated in a recent campus-wide
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