Author Archives: Todd

Volunteers are currently in the process of talking to their fellow APs as part of the APA All Member Canvass.  This all-inclusive initiative to contact and interact with every member aligns with the Association’s ongoing efforts to expand and enhance … Continue reading →

Patricia Hampton Accountant  |  Office of Sponsored Programs How long have you been at MSU? 28 years, will be 29 years on March 4, 2013 Have you been a member of the APA the whole time? No, since December 24, … Continue reading →

The Public Employment Relations Act (PERA) is the reason you, as a public employee, have a contract of negotiated wages, hours, terms and working conditions at MSU. This law was passed in 1947 and amended to include public employees in … Continue reading →

By Leo Sell, Legislative Committee Chair The biggest and happiest news is that the critical constitutional amendment, now dubbed Protect Working Families, will be on the November ballot. The language in this amendment locks in rights of people like you … Continue reading →

On September 5, the Michigan Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge from corporate special interests to block a vote on a proposal that preserves collective bargaining for working families. The initiative will officially be on the Nov. 6 ballot. “Collective … Continue reading →

The APA has asked APA member Todd Ring to help the communications committee make changes to the APA website. Some of these changes will be visual and some of them will not. During the next several months, as these changes … Continue reading →

MEA maintains a listing of recommended candidates for offices in Michigan that is constantly updated as decisions are made. In some races, and Screening and Recommendation will occur before the August primary, and in most, before the general election in … Continue reading →