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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
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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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TDOC Survey produces mixed results
The survey of Tennessee Department of Correction employees has found that 82 percent of survey respondents are negatively impacted by the calculation of their overtime under the 28-day work period. [&hellip
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Details on Pay for Performance Raises
Today the Department of Human Resources announced pay for performance salary percentage increases for employees rated Valued (2.5 percent), Advanced (3 percent), or Outstanding (4 percent). These increases are set [&hellip
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TDOC work schedule survey underway
As you may know, TSEA is working in partnership with TDOC on a survey of correctional workers about their work schedule preference. The survey is currently active and will close [&hellip
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No raise if under one year of service on Sep 30
This past Friday, TSEA learned from a DOHR communication that not all state employees will receive the upcoming January pay for performance raises. The October notification specifically stated, “To be [&hellip
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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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