http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/copes_contract Comments for "Cope's contract" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/copes_contract <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p><img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/images/dana.cope.jpg" border="1" alt="" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="124" height="210" align="right" />Dana Cope will be on the job for at least another five years.</p><p>The board of the <a href="http://www.seanc.org/">State Employees Association of North Carolina</a> voted to give him another five-year contract to lead the 55,000 member group, Dan Kane reports. He serves as CEO, lobbyist and spokesman for the organization.</p><p>Cope became executive director of the group, which represents state employees, in April 2000. He has often engaged in tough talk with state legislative leaders and Gov. <a href="/dome/profiles/mike_easley">Mike Easley</a> to try to win better pay and benefits for state workers.</p><p>&quot;I look forward to continuing my work on behalf of state employees to provide North Carolina&#39;s taxpayers with the best quality services in the nation,&quot; Cope said in a statement.</p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/copes_contract#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/copes_contract#comment Dana Cope Mike Easley SEANC state employees Under the Dome Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:31:12 -0400 ryanteaguebeckwith 1595 at http://projects.newsobserver.com