May 2021 • Vol. 38, Issue 4
THE
REPORTER
State Employees Association of North Carolina
SEANC standing up for UNC System employees SEANC is the only organization standing up for UNC System employees against House Bill 243. This bill gives UNC System President the authority to implement temporary salary cuts for employees to offset budget shortfalls or other reductions in revenue at any of the UNC campuses. The bill does not limit the use of pay cuts to only COVIDrelated situations. The bill passed the Senate with amendments that would raise the threshold of salary affected to $65,000 and above and limit the cut to 10% of salary rather than 20%. The House voted not to concur with those changes, meaning a
conference committee will hash out the discrepancies. SEANC District 25 Chairman James Holman spelled out SEANC’s concerns about the bill in a letter to the editor of The Daily Tar Heel on April 21. Ironically, at a meeting in late April the UNC Board of Governors discussed an incentives plan that could result in 20% bonuses for chancellors. Some of these chancellors make more than $600,000 a year already, yet the system is telling legislators it needs to cut employee salaries to deal with a budget crunch! The state has a $4 billion revenue
surplus this year and more federal relief funding coming that can be used to offset budget problems. The system should manage its budget and the General Assembly should properly fund the System. The UNC System may see an exodus of faculty with the threat of a pay cut looming overhead. University employees were left out of pay increases from the last biennium budget stalemate. The threat of pay cuts adds insult to injury. SEANC will not relent until this provision is removed from the bill. After a year on the front lines of the pandemic, UNC employees cannot afford a pay cut and should not have to.
Personnel records bill amended, problems remain SEANC successfully lobbied to amend parts of a Senate bill that would have violated state employees’ Constitutional rights to due process pertaining to personnel records. Advocates of Senate Bill 355, led by the North Carolina Press Association, hoped to open state employee personnel records, including parts that may contain false allegations, to unnecessary public scrutiny. In its original form, Senate Bill 355 would have allowed anyone full access to a state employee’s personnel file including any comments from supervisors about disciplinary actions that may not be true. This would have been a violation of employees’ constitutional rights.
SAVE THE DATE
Employees have the right to due process when accused of a violation. Opening personnel files to the public would create a vulnerability for employees who may be in the middle of a grievance or appeal. “This comes down to Constitutional rights,” SEANC Executive Director Ardis Watkins told the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 27. “In this case, the government is the employer. You can’t legislate your way around it.” SEANC successfully fought to amend the parts of the bill that would have violated state employees’ constitutional rights before it passed the Senate on May 11. On the surface, this bill seems well-
intentioned. We applaud efforts at transparency and openness in state government where and when it is needed and beneficial to the public good. This bill still contains problems, though. The burden of proof is on the employees to prove that they are innocent of false claims prior to publication. And a general description of any personnel action could be written in the personnel record in a salacious manner and would be subjective at best. Bills like this one have come up several times over the years, including an effort in 1997 and another in 2011. SEANC will continue to oppose it in the House.
2021 Virtual SEANC Convention Friday, September 10 Details to come.
Drive n to SEAN C ANN UAL C ONVE NTION 2021
PUBLIC POLICY Fight continues for SHP transparency bill State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s efforts to bring transparency to the State Health Plan is once again meeting opposition from big hospital conglomerates and insurers. House Bill 169 gives Folwell and his staff much-needed access to costs paid to providers by the State Health Plan, and is a step in the right direction toward lower health care costs for state employees, retirees, and taxpayers. Unfortunately, the hospitals and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), which administrates the Plan, are siding against state employees
and retirees in the fight for lower health care costs. SEANC believes that because the State Health Plan is funded by tax dollars, it is important to all North Carolinians that the Plan be able to use its own data to negotiate rates, fees, and charges. Currently, this is not possible without permission from BCBSNC, who are unwilling to allow it. Insurance companies and providers are lining up to oppose the bill because they want to keep what you’re paying for procedures a secret.
Bringing Humana to You webinar events State Health Plan Humana Medicare Advantage Plan Members, please join Humana for a Bringing Humana to You (BH2U) webinar event! These online meetings will be held May – June and will help you learn more about your Humana Medicare Advantage PPO plan. Humana representatives will share information about various educational topics, how to get involved in activities, and a deeper dive into Humana resources. Information about these events is available on the custom Humana State Health Plan website: our.humana.com/ncshp/additional-information You may also register today for one of the webinars at: huma.na/BH2U After registering for a webinar, you will receive a registration confirmation email with instructions on how to log into the webinar on the day of the event. If you have questions about your Humana Medicare Advantage PPO Plan, please call the dedicated North Carolina State Health Plan Humana Group Medicare Customer Care team at 1-888-700-2263 (TTY: 711), Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. ET.
THE
REPORTER
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Jonathan Owens, Editor-In-Chief • Beth Dew, Managing Editor
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It is unacceptable that state employees aren’t allowed to know what we are paying for health care. This is responsible, common-sense Dale R. Folwell, CPA State Treasurer legislation. As of presstime, the bill had yet to pass the House. Watch SEANC’s social media outlets and look for a full update in the next edition of The Reporter.
2021 RETIREE PAY DATES Date retirement payment is issued. (Date payment is direct deposited or date a check is mailed).
May 25 June 25 July 23 August 25
September 24 October 25 November 24 December 22
Contact N.C. Retirement Systems at 877-627-3287 with address updates, questions about your retirement check, or deductions.
The Reporter, USPS 009-852 (ISSN 1069 2142), is published six times a year in the months of February, April, May, July, September and November for $2.50 per year, per member, by the State Employees Association of North Carolina, Inc., 1621 Midtown Place, Raleigh, NC 27609. Periodicals postage paid at Raleigh and additional offices. POSTMASTER, Send address changes to: THE REPORTER, 1621 Midtown Place, Raleigh, NC 27609.
ANNUAL MEETINGS CALENDAR District
1
Date
June 22
Time
Place
City
6:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting
Dinner
N
Contact Name
Jim Rowell
Contact Information
jrowell20@gmail.com
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June 10
6:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting
N
Cliff Johnson
clifford.johnson57@yahoo.com
3
June 22
6:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting
N
Janice Smith
janicesmith546@gmail.com
Caroline Dedmon
lcd2328150@gmail.com
4
May 25
6:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting
5
May 14
5:30 p.m. Catawba Meadows, 701 Sanford Dr.
6
June 8
TBD
7
June 3
6:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting 6:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting
Morganton
Y
TBD N
Tony Smith
(828) 448-0384
Sonya Akbar
akbarsonya@yahoo.com
Henry Belada
(828) 413-0427
8
June 17
9
TBD
10
June 7
7:00 p.m. Golden Corral, 1540 US 29 Hwy
Concord
Y
Tonia Warnic
royalteeisme@gmail.com
11
May 20
6:30 p.m. Anson Bridge Department, 1015 Old Prison Camp Rd.
Polkton
Y
Jamie Bennett
jfbennettsr@gmail.com
Chenell Rose
chenellr@gmail.com
N
Mary Clark
seancdistrict13@gmail.com
12
TBD
13
June 8
6:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting
Michael Jenkins
jenkins_65@hotmail.com
Jamie Robinson
turkey10133@yahoo.com
16
June 15
6:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting
N
Willie Bailey
baileyw620@triad.rr.com
17
June 21
6:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting
N
Kemrey LaMarr
(336) 697-8724
18
June 14
6:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting
N
Lisa Martin
lisa.martin@ncdps.gov
19
June 15
6:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting
N
Angela Lyght
aslyght@gmail.com
N
Jacque Chatman
(910) 624-6134
Y
Virginia Lindsey
vdlstar10@hotmail.com
Deborah Harney
deborahharney@ymail.com
20
June 21
7:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting
21
June 17 TBD
6:00 p.m. Union Chapel Baptist Church (Fellowship Hall), 901 E. F St.
23
June 2
24
July 15
7:00 p.m. Dale's Seafood, 107 S JK Powell Blvd. TBD
25
July 13
5:30 p.m. TBD
26
TBD
22
Butner Whiteville
Y
Jeremy Register
jgr74@ymail.com
Lennetta Singletary
lennetta.singletary@gmail.com
James Holman
jbholman1@outlook.com
Charles Sanders
cdssanders@gmail.com
27
June 29
6:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting
N
Janet Bunch
jbunch4@frontier.com
28
June 23
6:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting
N
DuBoris Peterkin
duboris.peterkin@yahoo.com
37
July 8
7:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting
38
June 28
6:00p.m.
Carolina BBQ, 733 Hwy 70 W
39
June 8
6:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting
40
June 10
6:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting
41
June 14
6:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting
42
June 17
7:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting
Garner
N
Furman Beckwith
fbeck5304@hotmail.com
Y
Betty Jackson
(919) 580-5810
N N
Brian Swiger
bwswiger@yahoo.com
Vernice Whyms
vawhyms@aol.com
Emily Jones
emdokay@aol.com
Mamie Harris
(919)-815-2447
43
June 8
6:00 p.m. TBD
44
June 8
6:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting - Will provide link later
45
TBD
John Williams
williams911@outlook.com
46
TBD TBD
Regina Norman
rwnorman22@gmail.com
Michael Johnson
(252) 642-3082
Drew Stanley
drew.stanley@suddenlink.net
58
TBD June 8
6:00 p.m. Neuse Correctional Training Bldg.
59
June 7
5:30 p.m. TBD
56 57
N
Zoom Meeting
N
Goldsboro
Brenda Johnson
bjohnson2179@gmail.com
Brenda Williams
brendaw674@gmail.com
Y
Chuck Stone
otherchuckstone@aol.com
?
Kathy Merritt
(919) 738-8729
N
Debi Artis
debi.artis@dhhs.nc.gov
Y
Cindy Hester
cindy.hester1971@gmail.com
N
Laura Overstreet
church237@gmail.com
60
June 7
5:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting
61
June 11
6:00 p.m. Country Squire, 748 NC-50
62
June 21
6:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting
63
May 25
6:00 p.m. The Heritage House Restaurant, 1303 S. King St.
Windsor
Y
Marion Drake
(252) 325-2387
64
June 10
6:00 p.m. Greenville Country Club, 216 Country Club Dr.
Greenville
Y
Latina Shelley
latinashelley@gmail.com
6:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting
65
June 15
66
TBD
67
May 18
Kenansville
N
Cynthia Hart
chartcast@gmail.com
Kinston
Y
Evelyn Brown
919-738-7205
6:30 p.m. Moore's BBQ, 3621 Dr. M.L.K. Jr. Blvd
New Bern
Y
Patricia Moore
pmoore54@yahoo.com
Plymouth
68
May 27
6:30 p.m. Golden Skilet Restaurant, 167 US 64 West
69
June 24
6:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting
70
TBD
Y
Rita Woods
(252) 394-6244
N
Joyce Shaw
seancd69@outlook.com
Ernest Fleming
ernestfleming@yahoo.com
THE REPORTER • May 2021
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MEMBERS IN ACTION
District 9 Chair Jamie Robinson, Amy Robinson, and James Burgess delivered 500 goodie bags to Alexander Correctional in April.
PAIGE PITTS
District 58 and SEANC staff delivered more than 1,200 goodie bags in March to worksites including Neuse Correctional in Goldsboro and Greene, Eastern, and Maury Correctional Institutions in Greene County.
District 62 members delivered appreciation gifts in March to employees at the Department of Transportation’s Division 3 office, the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher, New Hanover Correctional Institution, the Fort Fisher and Southport Ferry offices, and Williston Middle School. They also delivered lunch in April to the state employees at the USS North Carolina battleship in Wilmington.
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JOHNNY DAVISON
District 7 donated 1,000 more ear protector straps and Heroes signs to J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center (JIRDC) staff in March. JIRDC staff will give out straps and place the signs at the testing and screening stations. District 7 members appreciate District 2 members for their assistance with this order. Pictured are SEANC members Summer Nixon-Snell, District 7 Chair Henry Belada, Scott McMahan, and Alicia Lorenzo Wilson.
District 1 Membership Chair Mark Haskett delivered snacks and appreciation bags to the Swain County DOT and Macon County Clerk of Court. Pictured at right is District 1 member Vic Perry.
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First stop
BUTNER!
District 21 Chair Virginia Lindsey brought the snacks for the event.
Murdoch Center employee Bobby Autry signed up to be a SEANC member.
The SEANC Member Relations Team is back on the road and helped the District 21 members host their first event in Butner since the pandemic began! On April 28, SEANC members welcomed state employees and retirees at the gazebo near the R.J. Blackley Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center (ADATC) and the Murdoch Developmental Center.
If you would like to plan a SEANC event at your workplace, contact lcote@seanc.org
Executive Director Ardis Watkins and District 21 Chair Virginia Lindsey enjoyed the beautiful day at our event at the gazebo.
District 21 William Puryear set up the Spin the Wheel table.
Theme park season is here!
SEANC is offering savings at 10 theme and water parks in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Go to seanc.org to purchase tickets.
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Our organization has partnered with
This benefit allows members to enroll at UMO in any of our undergraduate or graduate level programs and receive a tuition scholarship to help with the overall cost of attendance.
to offer tuition scholarships to all members.
10% TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
Enroll at our main campus in a seated program or in a 100% online program
SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTION, PLEASE CONTACT PAUL RUTTER
JRUTTER@UMO.EDU 919.299.4818
SECU’s Mobile Check Deposit Easy as 1-2-3!
30% TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
Enroll in 12 credit hours per semester at the undergraduate level or 9 credit hours at the graduate level
APPLICATION FEES WILL BE WAIVED. Find a complete list of degree options at
WWW.UMO.EDU/DEGREES Apply for admission at
WWW.UMO.EDU/APPLY
Retired recently? SEANC wants to
Recognize you! In this time of work-from-home measures, SEANC understands it is hard to celebrate retiring employees. We would like to help by recognizing any member who has retired during the crisis. If you or a coworker retired during the crisis, we want to know! Go to seanc.org/recentlyretired. Complete the form and give us some details. We will recognize your years of service on our social media platforms!
For details, go to www.ncsecu.org. Federally insured by NCUA
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