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TSEA’s 5-point legislative agenda for 2018
Tomorrow (Tuesday, January 9, 2018) the 110th General Assembly reconvenes in Nashville for the 2018 legislative session. This year, TSEA is gearing up for a major grassroots campaign to help [&hellip
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Lawmakers reauthorize Department of Correction for one year
Today the members of the Judiciary and Government Joint Subcommittee of Government Operations reauthorized the Tennessee Department of Correction for a period of one year. The committee’s decision came after [&hellip
Read More »News Release – TSEA: End the use of private prisons in Tennessee
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association today, in light of continued noncompliance with state contract requirements and department policies as reported by the state comptroller, is calling for the [&hellip
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Press Release: TSEA applauds University of Tennessee’s decision to opt out of outsourcing
NASHVILLE – TSEA applauds the decision by the University of Tennessee’s four campuses to opt out of the facilities management contract with Jones Lang Lasalle. According to statements recently released [&hellip
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NEWS RELEASE – TSEA: Opt Out of Outsourcing
TSEA issued the following News Release today: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 18, 2017 Contact: Chris Dauphin Phone: (615) 256-4533, 800-251-8732 [email protected] TSEA: Opt-out of outsourcing NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State [&hellip
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TDEC Launches State Park Upgrades Survey
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is asking for public input on the facilities at Fall Creek Falls State Park. According to an email sent to Tennessee State Park supporters, [&hellip
Read More »Memphis City Council urges Univ of Memphis to opt out of outsourcing
Members of the Memphis City Council want the University of Memphis Board of Trustees to opt out of the state’s controversial facilities management outsourcing contract with JLL, a multi-national corporation located [&hellip
Read More »Knoxville legislators urge UT to opt out of outsourcing
Sen. Richard Briggs and Rep. Rick Staples coauthored a guest column for the Knoxville News Sentinel Friday urging University of Tennessee Chancellor Beverly Davenport and President Joseph DiPietro to opt [&hellip
Read More »Haslam abandons outsourcing park operations
The Haslam administration announced it will no longer pursue outsourcing the management and operations of any of Tennessee’s state parks. The announcement was made by Tennessee Department of Environment and [&hellip
Read More »Chancellor Young rules state must release public records on Fall Creek Falls privatization effort
Haslam appointee Chancellor Bill Young ruled this week that the state must publically release records associated with the unsuccessful privatization effort at Fall Creek Falls. The ruling came out of [&hellip
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