Why State Employees Join TPEA.

State employees are encouraged to join TPEA because with each new member, salaries, benefits and pensions are enhanced and protected every two years.

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Jimmy Teal, Waco District Railroad Coordinator at TxDOT
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I think state employees should be a part of TPEA because they help all state employees, like they did with getting us two across-the-board pay raises. TPEA also helps us into retirement as they advocate for our pensions, stabilizing the funds, and other benefits too. We should all join because it’s not just helping ourselves but each other too.


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Kerrie Summerfield, Team Lead for the Budget Division at the OAG
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I relied on TPEA for years regarding information about changes in our benefits and what’s going on in the Legislature. Then, I decided to become a member and eventually volunteer so that I could help advocate for myself. The advocacy helped get our recent state raises. TPEA showed up to over 50 hearings to get the across the board pay raises. And they fight for our benefits like keeping premiums low. TPEA fights for employees, they fight for us.


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Tim Fitzpatrick, Director III for Classification & Records at TDCJ
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As a state employee, it's so beneficial to have a non-partisan, non-union association looking out for our best interest. I've seen the mission of TPEA firsthand in action, and how they've been able to support us by working to ensure our state benefits are protected. They support us as current employees and into retirement.



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I wished I would have joined earlier in my career at TDCJ," said Vernon Pittman. "TPEA consistently fights for what’s most important to state employees, and that is our salaries, pensions, and benefits.

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