State Employees Association of North Carolina The SEANC Scoop December 3, 2010
Governor's Awards for Excellence On Tuesday, three SEANC members were honored with the Governor’s Awards for Excellence. District 5 member Turner South received the Human Relations award. District 17 member Rodney Trogdon received the Public Service award, and Dick Lankford of District 44 received the Outstanding State Government Service award.
People & Politics SEANC Executive Director Dana Cope and Civitas Institute President Francis De Luca sat down to discuss former Gov. Mike Easley’s recent verdict, SEANC’s Save Our State program and ideas on closing the state’s budget gap. To hear the interview, tune in at 5 p.m. on Sunday to 680 AM WPTF in the Triangle or listen at 11 p.m. on Saturday night to 600 AM WSJS in the Triad.
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SEANC in the News Members of the Future of Retirement Study Commission are recommending changes to the pension plan to allow future employees a 401(k)style option. SEANC President Charles Johnson voted against the recommendation. Legislative Affairs Director Ardis Watkins told the AP the recommendations are "counterproductive to having a retirement system that does what it was intended to do when it was set up, and that's to attract the best and the brightest employees." For more, read SEANC in the News.
Member Discount Want to show your children what Woody and Buzz Lightyear can do on ice skates? Disney on Ice’s Toy Story 3 will be stopping at the RBC Center Dec. 812. Order tickets through SEANC’s Member Discount program, and save up to 50 percent!
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