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Meet Liz Ayres, our highlighted APA member from RHS Creative Services.   What is your job title? Graphic Designer II   How long have you been at MSU? I have worked for MSU for 41 years; 4 years as a … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

The state’s 15 universities would receive a 1.9 percent base increase – less than the 2.5 percent the Governor proposed – in its Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 state allocation under a spending plan that moved out of a House subcommittee … Continue reading →

Per the APA Constitution and Bylaws, the annual election for the APA Election Board must be held by March 31 of each year. Additionally, the APA holds election for MEA/NEA/RA delegate seats. Please find below the 2017 APA election results … Continue reading →

We know that our APA members are talented in many areas both here at MSU and in their lives outside of work. The Michigan Education Association (MEA) and the Michigan Art Education Association (MAEA) are seeking entries for their 53 rd annual … Continue reading →

“Many of us in APA are in IT, and when issues arise in our areas we don’t have the luxury of stepping away until it is fixed. So having an offering [of The More You Know session] at night was … Continue reading →

It’s time to do something for yourself in 2017.  A New Year’s Resolution that APA can help you keep is resolving to know yourself!   Every APA member has access to their official personnel folder and you should make a … Continue reading →

by Carol Graysmith, APA Executive Board Member Several members of the APA union jumped at the chance to travel to Washington, DC for the Women’s March on January 21, 2017. The attendees included 3 executive board members, Sue Brandt, Deb … Continue reading →