As has been the past practice for nearly the last 20 years, the APA has joined with the other support staff unions on campus to negotiate a successor wage and health care agreement. Our current wage and health care agreement is in effect through December 31, 2017.
The MSU Administration contacted the APA and all support staff unions to begin negotiations in March 2017. The APA rejoined the Coalition of Labor Organizations at MSU for the limited and exclusive purpose of negotiating a new agreement. Each union has one or two representatives at the bargaining table. APA President and Chairperson Maury Koffman, and APA Treasurer Erica Phillipich, are serving as the representatives for the APA. Â
Additionally, the support staff unions collectively asked APA/MEA UniServ Director, Melanie Waltz, to serve as the co-chief negotiator, a role the APA previously served during the 2013 joint wage and health care negotiations.
At this time, only a couple bargaining sessions have been held and it remains unclear what issues will be brought to the table. Rest assured that the APA will keep the membership updated as we fight to preserve and enhance the current wages and health care benefits of all APA members and support staff on campus.
If you have any questions, please direct them to APA President and Chairperson, Maury Koffman, at [email protected].