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TSEA Elects New President
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association’s membership has elected Bryan Merritt as President. “It is my distinct pleasure to serve this great Association,” Merritt said. “TSEA is the only voice for State Employees
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TSEA Addresses Privatization Rumors at ETSU, Empowers our Higher Education Members
In recent weeks, rumors began to surface that custodial services at East Tennessee State University would be contracted out as a means of saving money. As rumors continued, outsourcing talk began to include groundskeeping
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U.S. Congress, President pass continuing appropriations act
Late last night (Wednesday, Oct. 16th), the U.S. Congress and the president came to an agreement to reopen the Federal Government and to raise the nation’s debt limit. Included in the bill signed by
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TSEA Remembers Representative Lois DeBerry
“The Tennessee State Employees Association is deeply saddened by the passing of Representative Lois DeBerry, a long-time TSEA member and loyal friend to state employees,” said Robert O’Connell, Executive Director of TSEA. Lois DeBerry
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Good News from Employee Rights
TSEA members enjoy access to an Employee Rights staff that provides advice, assistance, and representation for job-related problems and questions including applications, registers and ratings, performance evaluations, reductions-in-force (RIF), workplace safety, and employee disciplinary actions.
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Haslam salary study rewards, confuses: 100% of State Workers receive 1.5% pay increases, 86% receive additional adjustments, 14% deemed at or above market value
NASHVILLE – Over the last two years, funding was set aside in the General Appropriation bill for the FY 2013-2014 salary policy – effective as of July 1, 2013. Included in that policy was a
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Health Insurance Changes: What to expect in 2014
By Gwen Tuttle TSEA Compensation and Benefits Manager Depending on your perspective, you may be pleasantly surprised to find that the summary of changes below for 2014 do not include many of the costs
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Court ruling announced, state to move ahead with layoffs
Earlier this morning, during a session of the Second Circuit Court, Davidson County Circuit Court Judge Amanda McClendon announced her decision to deny a preliminary injunction, sought by TSEA, that would have prevented the
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State’s job posting site comes back online
Earlier today, the state’s job portal website (NeoGov) came back online. As of the writing of this message there were 225 positions posted on the site. The closing date listed for many of these
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URGENT! Layoffs barred until Monday, June 24th
If you are affected by the recent reductions-in-force (RIF), and your lay-off date is this week, you need to be aware that Davidson County Circuit Court Judge Amanda McClendon – by way of a
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