The Charlotte Observer reports that a correctional officer is assaulted approximately once every eight hours in this state, and there were 1,160 assaults on prison staff in 2016.
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The N.C. Senate voted earlier this morning to approve its budget proposal, which turns a blind eye to the needs of state employees and retirees in favor of tax cuts for the rich and corporations.
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The N.C. Senate finally released its full budget at two minutes until midnight Tuesday, and unfortunately it's no better than the summary given in Senate leaders' press conference earlier in the day.
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SEANC spoke out this week against an attempt to weaken the state retirement system by moving all new hires to a 401k plan and doing away with retiree health care coverage for anyone hired after July 1, 2018.
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The state was shocked by heartbreaking news on Wednesday that a sergeant at Bertie Correctional Institution was attacked and killed by an inmate. Sgt. Meggan Lee Callahan, 29, was a member of SEANC District 63 and had been since 2012. We mourn her passing and pray for her family and friends in this difficult time.
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SEANC is in full “pay raise and cost-of-living adjustment” mode right now, as the House and Senate continue work on their state budget proposals.
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We need members to reach out to your legislators to ask them to hear the bills! It doesn't cost the state a dime to discuss these bills in committee, so there's no reason not to have a good debate over what state employee pay and retiree COLA should be this year.
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SEANC retirees showed up in force once again this week to advocate for House Bill 497, which would grant a 2-percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in the upcoming budget.
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The likelihood of true, meaningful pay raises for state employees and cost-of-living adjustments for retirees got huge lifts this week when bills were filed for both by prominent Republican legislators!
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SEANC’s Executive Committee gathered at the N.C. Executive Mansion on Thursday to witness Gov. Roy Cooper sign an Executive Order to guarantee access for SEANC to best represent the needs of state employees throughout state government.
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