RALEIGH, N.C. — For its first endorsement of the 2014 election cycle, EMPAC, the Political Action Committee of the State Employees Association of North Carolina, has endorsed Boz Zellinger for the office of Wake County District Attorney.
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SEANC’s investigation into investments made by State Treasurer Janet Cowell with the state retirement system has taken another turn. Edward Siedle, the nationally known pension expert conducting the investigation, wrote a letter to Cowell calling her out for providing limited information to him as a result of SEANC’s public records requests.
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Executive Director Dana Cope sent a letter to state Treasurer Janet Cowell requesting a timetable to receive information for the association's forensic investigation into the state's retirement system and wants to know, literally, where in the world are significant assets being held and how the money is being invested.
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SEANC will not participate as an organization in the Moral March on Raleigh – HKonJ – to protest the Republican Party this weekend in keeping with the tradition and vote of SEANC's Board of Governors to not engage in civil disobedience or advocate for a partisan political agenda.
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The State Employees Association of North Carolina made a formal public records request on Friday of documents pertaining to investments made by the Department of State Treasurer with funds from the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System.
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The General Assembly doesn't return to session until May, but SEANC is already working on much-needed pay raises for state employees and retirees in the halls of the legislature and speaking out in the media on your behalf.
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The State Employees Association of North Carolina has enlisted an independent, nationally known expert in retirement system forensics, Edward Siedle, to conduct a comprehensive review of the $83 billion Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System for conflicts of interest related to TSERS investments and potential violations of the federal securities laws.
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SEANC General Counsel Tom Harris appeared before the State Human Resources Commission to express the association's concerns with implementation of changes to the State Human Resources Act (formerly the State Personnel Act), particularly as it pertains to workplace harassment.
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Yesterday State Treasurer Janet Cowell tried to spin her poor investment performance as a positive in order to justify her legislative agenda to move more of state employees’ retirement funds into risky alternative investments.
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SEANC Legislative Director Ardis Watkins was denied the opportunity before the State Health Plan Board of Trustees today to discuss several proposals on how to save the State Health Plan money that could provide funding for benefit enhancements and assist plan members.
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