Thursday, January 15, 2009
Politics / Woods State Workers Union Accuses Bredesen of Bullying
Posted by Jeff Woods on Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:19 PM
The Tennessee State Employees Association lashed out at the governor today, claiming he's threatening mass layoffs to force the legislature to weaken civil service laws. "TSEA is the only voice for state employees and our voices will echo across Tennessee if state employee protections are tampered with," said Jim Tucker, Executive Director TSEA.
Governor Bredesen says he is trying to work with TSEA, but he will not share his plans and holds press conferences without informing or inviting the Association. The Governor's threats in an attempt to gain power have made the Board of Directors for TSEA even more resolved to protect state employee's rights. TSEA will hold firm to the notion that layoffs are not a correct course of action and that many other options are available to the Governor and the General Assembly to effectively balance the budget.
"We have balanced the state's budget through difficult times in our past and under numerous administrations and never before has a governor requested such power to accomplish the task. It is unnecessary control that will have repercussions for generations to come," said Tucker.
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