Community Service Project: SECU Family House
SEANC members and districtions generously contributed to the success of this year's community service project at the 30th Annual SEANC Convention, the SECU Family House.
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SEANC members and districtions generously contributed to the success of this year's community service project at the 30th Annual SEANC Convention, the SECU Family House.
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This week marked the end of a long legislative session. Starting on Sunday night the General Assembly kept up a grueling pace and SEANC lobbyists were there every minute advocating on behalf of public services and the state employees who provide them on topics ranging from the budget, the retirement system and workers' rights.
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See the state budget broken down by department
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Late Sunday night, the N.C. General Assembly released its compromise $20.6 billion budget proposal which includes five bonus days, but no pay raises or retiree cost-of-living adjustments. To say that this is disappointing is an understatement.
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As the General Assembly enters its final days of this session, we continue to advocate for public services and the people who provide for them. SEANC continues to fight against State Treasurer Janet Cowell’s attempt to gamble more of state employees’ retirement on high-risk investments like real estate and hedge funds. SEANC spoke out against SB 558, which would expand Cowell’s ability to play the odds, at this week’s House Finance Committee. Read all about it in this week’s Legislative Update.
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Reduction-in-force (RIF) rights are not my favorite topic because I only feel compelled to write about them when it appears that layoffs are eminent. However, since the budget proposals of the governor, Senate and House each provide for differing numbers of state facilities to be closed, it’s hard to dodge the topic, especially since one RIF right is currently in a state of confusion that our members need to know how to navigate.
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Members can now see clearly for less thanks to more affordable vision coverage from SEANC Insurance. SEANC’s Insurance Board of Trustees and staff recently negotiated with Spectera for a 5 percent decrease on premiums for members.
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The SEANC Scholarship Foundation announced this week that it will award 41 statewide scholarships this year at totaling $33,500.
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SEANC's Youth Council rolled up its sleeves and pitched in for a worthy cause last month, donating time and money to the State Employees' Credit Union Family House in Chapel Hill.
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On March 20, Gov. Pat McCrory released his first budget, a $20.6 billion document containing a 1-percent pay raise and a 1-percent retiree cost-of-living adjustment.
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