Overall, an endorsement from SEANC and its political arm, EMPAC, proved to be beneficial for many lawmakers facing primary challenges on March 15. All but three candidates endorsed by EMPAC will move on to races in November after securing their party’s nomination.
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SEANC members scored a victory last Friday when the State Health Plan Board of Trustees, responding to a large outcry from plan members, decided not to raise premiums or make other major plan changes for 2017.
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The State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) today announces bipartisan endorsements for the primary election on March 15. The endorsements are made through SEANC’s Employees Political Action Committee (EMPAC), which is a member-led subsidiary.
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With the 2016 General Assembly short session fast approaching, SEANC has issued its list of Top 10 Policy Platform Objectives. As in previous years, pay, retirement and health care are among the most identified issues. Opposition to privatization is highly ranked. Protecting dues deductions and SEANC access to workplaces made the list as well.
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Are you a SEANC member going to college? Do you have a son, daughter, legally adopted grandchild or a spouse going to college? Do you want help paying high tuition, room and board and even book bills? Then apply today for a scholarship from the SEANC Scholarship Foundation. With the spring semester starting, now is the time to work on your application for the 2016-17 academic year.
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Gov. Pat McCrory's problems with prison maintenance contracts only confirm what state employees have known all along, that corporations will do whatever they have to in order to get public contracts, be it in our prisons, in the Department of Transportation, in our universities or anywhere else they see a chance to fleece the taxpayers.
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The legislature finally adjourned at 4:18 a.m. on Wednesday morning, but not before passing a host of bills in the wee hours. This week, we take a look back at the 2015 session, which included a few highs and several lows for state employees.
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Action in the General Assembly is winding down, finally. The finish line is in sight, as the Senate passed an adjournment resolution on Thursday that sets Tuesday as the final day of this session. The House has yet to pass it, but is expected to do so soon. This week we thank EMPAC’s Legislators of the Year selections, Rep. Nelson Dollar and Rep. Gary Pendleton, for their hard work representing state employee concerns this session.
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House members followed the Senate in the wee hours of Friday morning, passing a state budget on to Gov. Pat McCrory that once again fails to make public services a priority, meaning state employees will continue to fall further and further behind.
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