Author Archives: Todd

This year marks the sixteenth annual celebration of reading and Dr. Seuss’s birthday!  As we gear up for NEA’s Read Across America Day, APA would like to ask fellow community members to put aside the many hats they wear for … Continue reading →

Michigan’s cold, icy weather can be a challenge, even for many individuals already accustomed to it at MSU.  New students from warmer climates often quickly realize the need for several crucial additions to their wardrobes as the snow starts flying. … Continue reading →

By Leo Sell, Legislative Committee Chair First and foremost, as most of you surely know, some onerous legislation called Right to Work (which is a complete misnomer) was passed during lame duck session and signed into law by the Governor. … Continue reading →

Per the APA Constitution and Bylaws, the annual APA Executive Board election shall be conducted by March 31 of each year.  This year the 2013 election is scheduled to run from March 14 – March 25, 2013. The 2013 election … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, February 19, 2013 from 5:30 to 8:00 pm the APA will be hosting our members, local legislators and leaders of MEA at the new Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU. Sponsored by the Broads and other … Continue reading →

APA bargains your annual wage increases and health care coverage collectively with the other labor organizations on campus (Coalition of Labor Organizations (CLO)) through the Joint Health Care Committee. Historically, the University and the unions have collectively worked together to … Continue reading →

In a disingenuous and non-democratic course of events, the Michigan legislature and Governor Rick Snyder jammed through right-to-work for less legislation, signing it into law as Public Act 349 on December 11, 2012.  All but four Republican senators and all … Continue reading →