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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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Senate committee hears responses to ACA audit
TSEA and the Tennessee Department of Correction Wednesday addressed the Senate State and Local Government Corrections Subcommittee in response to the American Correctional Association’s recent audit of our state prison [&hellip
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TSEA: ACA audit encouraging, yet deficient
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 7, 2015 Contact: Chris Dauphin Phone: (615) 256-4533, 800-251-8732 [email protected] TSEA: ACA audit encouraging, yet deficient NASHVILLE –The Tennessee State Employees Association considers the findings of [&hellip
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TSEA meets with prison auditors
On Tuesday, TSEA met with American Correctional Association Executive Director Jim Gondles, ACA consultant and former Massachusetts Corrections Commissioner Luis S. Spencer, and ACA auditor and former Secretary of the [&hellip
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NEWS RELEASE // TSEA: Third party should study privatization
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 2, 2015 Contact: Chris Dauphin Phone: (615) 256-4533, 800-251-8732 [email protected] TSEA: Third party should study privatization NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association today is calling [&hellip
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NEWS RELEASE: TSEA calls for repeal of the 28-day cycle
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association today is calling for the repeal of the 28-day work cycle within the Tennessee Department of Correction. The 28-day schedule allows TDOC under [&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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Focusing on Correction
My brothers and sisters in the Department of Correction, TSEA has heard your overwhelming concerns arising from recent changes within your department and are working diligently to help fix the [&hellip
Read More »TSEA meets with TDOC Commissioner Schofield
NASHVILLE – Yesterday, TSEA met with Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Derrick D. Schofield, Deputy Commissioner Chuck Taylor, HR Director Lisa Patton, Asst. HR Director Debby Dolan, Special Assistant Richard [&hellip
Read More »Important State Insurance Updates
State Insurance Committee Updates The State Group Insurance Committee met yesterday to consider the contract for the Voluntary Dental Preferred Provider for the state Dental Insurance. Legislation supported by TSEA [&hellip
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