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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In early June, the N.C. House unveiled, debated and passed its $20.57 billion budget proposal. The House budget proposal includes five bonus days of vacation for state employees but no pay raises or retiree cost-of-living adjustments.
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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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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina Senate's $20.6 billion budget proposal released Sunday night would put our state's priorities in the wrong place while devaluing vital public services and the people who provide them.
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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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SEANC Lobbyists Mitch Leonard and Chuck Stone, working with the SEANC Retiree Council and Membership Committee, have embarked on a tour of the state to educate retirees on issues directly affecting them and gain feedback on how to better serve their needs.
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State Treasurer Janet Cowell rushed the State Health Plan's Board of Trustees to approve a proposal on Feb. 4 that will add surcharges of up to $40 per month to the premiums that state employees and retirees pay for health coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2014.
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Use your membership in SEANC to help cushion the hit your bank account takes from the payroll tax hike through several money-savings partnerships.
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