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Any post that is intended to edn up in the bi-monthly news letter

New COVID Information

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Area Representative (AR) Spotlight

Tiffany Norwood, AR – In – Training   What is your job title?  Executive Staff Assistant to the Senior Associate Vice President of Research and Innovation    What area of campus (this refers to the area rep info on the APA website, … Continue reading

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Your Fellow APs

  Meet Fellow APA Lisa D. Frugé    What is your job title? – Project Event Coordinator    How long have you been at MSU? – 24 years    Have you been a member of the APA the whole time? – No    What … Continue reading

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APA 2018 – 2021 Health Care & Wage Increases 

The APA has confirmed that the base wage increases for this year and the next year of our joint wage and health care agreement will be 2.75%. Those increases will be realized for all APA members in October 2020 and 2021. These are contract raises and … Continue reading

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Meet Fellow APA John “JJ” Thomas   

1. What is your job title? Administrative Business Analyst      2. How long have you been at MSU? Started as a student in January 2013 (graduated May 2016) and returned in October 2016 as an employee.    3. Have you been … Continue reading

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Legislative Update

Dear Members,    I hope all is well with you and your families during this uncertain time.   With some of our members being on furlough, we want to continue to keep you inform. The general election is on November 3rd and … Continue reading

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Relationship Violence, Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Policy 

Submitted by Shannon Alston, MEA/APA UniServ Director  Please note that the following is not intended to be construed as legal opinion, I am not advising you in a legal capacity, and the laws referred to could be subject to change prior to … Continue reading

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Much more than the basic package 

  The Right to Work law requires all employees working a position covered under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), to have representation for those provisions covered within that CBA. This law feeds the misperception that those not paying union dues get … Continue reading

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