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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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Questions from the Trenches

For this installment of APA Questions From The Trenches, we asked APA President Maury Koffman to highlight the main questions raised by members in response to the communications regarding the January 2015 Lump Sum bonus payment. What is the gross … Continue reading

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Expanded Autism Coverage

by Melissa Sortman, MEA Uniserv Director The MSU self-funded health care coverage will include autism claims for children age 0-19 beginning January 2015. Previously, the coverage was limited to autism claims for children age 0-8. Due to the Mental Health … Continue reading

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Questions From The Trenches

For this installment of APA Questions From The Trenches, we asked APA President Maury Koffman to answer questions regarding the APA 2014 October wage increase.   How much is the negotiated APA annual wage increase this year for 2014? The … Continue reading

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Your Fellow APs

This month’s featured APA member is Joshua Wortz, Information Technologist I who serves as a Systems Administrator for Collaborative Services & Support @ IT Services.   How long have you been at MSU?  Have you held other positions prior to … Continue reading

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APA Benefit News – Best Doctors

New Best Doctors service comes to MSU You should have recently received a welcome letter from “Best Doctors” at your home mailing address.  Best Doctors is a new service you can use to easily and confidentially get second opinions from … Continue reading

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