District 65 members joined with East Carolina University employees and other volunteers to help construct a Habitat for Humanity home in Farmville. Tasks included staining the barn and painting the inside of the home. District 65 provided snacks and drinks for the volunteers during their morning break.
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State Health Plan Open Enrollment for 2014, originally scheduled to end Oct. 31, has been extended to Nov. 15. This provides all active and retired employees one final opportunity to change the State Health Plan option which they were automatically enrolled in.
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SEANC will host State Health Plan forums in October to help prepare members for the changes to the plan in 2014.
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SEANC officers for 2013-2014 started their second term this week after being re-elected at the 30th Annual Convention in Greensboro on Sept. 6.
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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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