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APA Prepares for Bargaining a Successor Contract

Per Article VII of the APA Constitution and Bylaws, the APA must begin preparations to negotiate a successor agreement by naming our Negotiations Committee in January of the year our current contract is set to expire. Noting our current collective … Continue reading

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APA 2015 Annual Picnic

This is a reminder that the APA Annual Picnic will be held later this week on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. This member event will be held at Patriarche Park at 1100 Alton Street in East Lansing from 4:30pm to 7:00pm under … Continue reading

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Your Fellow APs

This month we feature Amber Cordell, Educational Programs Manager for The Office for International Students and Scholars How long have you been at MSU? 7 years. Have you been a member of APA the whole time? Yes! Can you tell … Continue reading

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2015 Election

APA Election Information Voting Opens March 19 through 5:00pm March 31, 2015 Voting will be done electronically. APA members will receive information on voting via the official APA ListServ. Please watch our email for important election information. Candidate Bio’s are … Continue reading

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What The APA Has Done For Me Lately: Litigating MSU’s Lump Sum Bonus Contract Violation

by Maury Koffman, APA President   The APA is proud to have led collective staff union negations that resulted in lump sum bonus payments, each in excess of $1,000, for APA bargaining unit members in January 2014 and January 2015. … Continue reading

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Know Your Contract – Am I eligible for another annual raise?

by Melissa Sortman, MEA Uniserv Director   The APA bargains a base level wage increase which is applied each October. It is a forty-percent (40%) guaranteed increase and a sixty-percent (60%) merit increase. In October 2014, the potential wage increase … Continue reading

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Your Fellow APs

Interview by Laura Wise, APA Executive Board This month’s newsletter features Dujuan Wiley, Intramural Coordinator at the IM Sports West. How long have you been at MSU? I started working for MSU on August 11, 2014 and have been a … Continue reading

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APA Night at the MSU College of Music Opera Theatre

**APA TICKETS SOLD OUT** While APA event tickets have  sold out, you may still attend on your own! Please visit http://music.msu.edu/event-listing/handels-xerxes to purchase tickets. ——– The APA is proud to announce a partnership with the MSU College of Music to … Continue reading

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