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Prison Violence Skyrockets
According to data recently provided by The Department of Correction on assaults, there have been 119 assaults on correction officers since new assault definitions became effective on January 11. Figures referenced by [&hellip
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Haslam administration releases ‘business justification’ for Facilities Management Outsourcing
The Haslam administration on Tuesday, March 8 presented to the Senate State and Local Government committee the business justification report for their Facilities Management Outsourcing plan. The administration claims their [&hellip
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TSEA Lobby Day 2016 recap
NASHVILLE – As part of TSEA’s annual Lobby Day event, more than 150 association members spent time Tuesday lobbying their elected leadership at legislative plaza in Nashville. This year, for [&hellip
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TSEA Statement on third-party review of outsourcing
NASHVILLE – The Haslam administration today announced plans to seek a third-party review of the numbers included in the cost analysis of their Facilities Outsourcing Management plan. “It is in [&hellip
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Summary of TSEA Legislation 2016
SB 2485 Sen. Becky Massey HB 2269 Rep. Bill Dunn TSEA is preparing an amendment for this bill that will add clarification to the T.E.A.M. Act in the area of [&hellip
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2016 TCRS Board of Trustees and State Insurance Committee Elections information
State employees elect two representatives to serve as members of the Board of Trustees of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System and two representatives to serve as members of the State [&hellip
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State employee raises and market adjustments part of governor’s budget proposal
NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam includes raises and a new market rate adjustment for state employees in his proposed budget as outlined during his sixth-annual State of the State address [&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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TDOC announces changes to assault definitions
The Tennessee Department of Correction during a hearing Thursday announced changes in how assaults are defined in Tennessee’s prisons. Tuesday afternoon the Corrections Subcommittee of the Senate State and Local [&hellip
Read More »Statement on Governor Haslam’s comments regarding the merit-pay plan
Governor Haslam’s recent comments about TSEA and the performance-pay plan, as reported Tuesday in the Times Free Press and The Tennessean, misrepresent the association’s position. TSEA did send a letter [&hellip
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