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TPEA in the News

TPEA is often interviewed by and featured in news articles regarding state employee and retiree issues. Here are some recent features:

• "Bishop, who currently serves as the executive director of the Texas Public Employees Association, didn’t have paid parental leave at the time, and could only take one week of unpaid leave to bond with her new family.

  “The most difficult part was finding daycare,” Bishop told the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce on Tuesday. “When you are a natural birth, you can plan for that a little bit. When you are an adoptive parent you are told one day, you go pick up your child the next day." Article: Texas Republicans and Democrats coalesce around proposals to expand paid parental leave - KERA News 

• “State workers have not seen a general pay raise since 2014,” Bishop said in a statement. “With a historic state surplus, this is the ideal time to make an overdue investment in those Texans who are on the front lines of providing needed services throughout Texas.” Article: Texas' record-breaking surplus is now nearly $33 billion - The Texas Newsroom (NPR)

• "And the executive director of the Texas Public Employees Association, Ann Bishop, argued lawmakers should consider helping government employees, saying "state workers have not seen a general pay raise since 2014." Article: Texas announces record $33B budget surplus - UPI

• "The proposed pay raises for state employees earned applause from a group that advocates for those workers, 22% of whom left their jobs last year and who, as a group, have not seen a general pay raise since 2014, said Texas Public Employees Association Executive Director Ann Bishop.

  “The proposed pay raise for state workers is welcome news. We fully support increasing salaries by 5 percent for each of the next two years, and we thank legislative leaders for their commitment to all Texans who serve the public and keep our state running daily," Bishop said." Article: Texas Legislature’s state budget proposals leave more than $50 billion in state funds up for grabs - Texas Tribune

  • Also in: Hill Country News, KERA News