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4/3/25 Contract Funding Update
Good morning APA colleagues, We received news this morning that our APA 2024-2027 Contract has been signed by the Governor and added to spending bill 194/HD4540. We are another step forward in the process of getting the funds released for our increases. Please watch for further updates in the coming weeks. https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/HD4540 SECTION 97. The…
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3/26/25 Contract Funding Update
Dear APA Members and Colleagues, As your Statewide Bargaining Chair, I would like to share a quick update on where our contract is in the process of getting the funding released for our increases. As usual our CBA was delayed for some time between the offices of Administration and Finance and the Dept. of Higher Ed; On 2/21/2025…
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2025 Statewide APA Officer Candidates
The 2025 Statewide APA Officer Elections will be held via ElectionRunner from 8:00 am March 21st through 5:00 pm March 23rd, 2025. Candidates President Vice President Secretary
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Health and Welfare Fund Update
Dear Members, The MTA/Board of Higher Education Health & Welfare Fund (The Trust or MTA Fund) was established in 1984 under collective bargaining agreements between what was then called the Board of Regents of Higher Education and MTA affiliates at the University of Massachusetts, the State Universities, and the Community Colleges. The purpose of the…
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2/27/25 Contract Funding Update
Dear APA Members, As your Chapter President and Statewide Vice President, I would like to share a quick update on where our contract is in the process of getting the funding released for our increases. As usual our CBA was delayed for some time between the offices of Administration and Finance and the Dept. of…
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Nominations and Elections Committee Chair Letter: February 3, 2025
Good afternoon, APA Colleagues – As you are aware, we have successfully ratified our 2024-2027 Contract as of January 22, 2025. Article V, Section 3 of our statewide APA Bylaws require that elections of statewide elected officers will be held within 60 days following the ratification of a new contract. Accordingly, the 2025 Statewide APA Officer Elections will be held via ElectionRunner from 8:00…
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President’s Message: December 20, 2024
Date: December 20, 2024To: APA MembersSubject: Tentative Agreement and Ratification Details Dear APA Members, We are pleased to share long-awaited news with all of you. The APA Executive Board has received and approved our Tentative Agreement (TA) with the Board of Higher Education (BHE). This document outlines the negotiated language changes and financial parameters (raises)…
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Vice President’s Message: December 11, 2024
December 11, 2024 Dear APA Members, As your APA Bargaining Chair and Statewide VP, I would like to share a quick update on contract negotiations; Finally, we have a verbal agreement with BHE on our new CBA. You will soon be hearing about the several language changes in our contract that we were able to negotiate…
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President’s Message: November 4, 2024
November 4, 2024 Hello APA Members, The APA Negotiating Team and our Silent Representatives met with the Board of Higher Education and Council of Presidents representatives this last Thursday, October 24, 2024 over Zoom. We discussed several proposals that we had put forth in our first few sessions, and while we have made some progress…
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President’s Message: October 2, 2024
October 2, 2024 Hello APA Members, I hope everyone’s semester is going well. I wanted to provide you with an update on contract negotiations. This past Thursday, September 26th, the APA team met with Management representatives from the Council of Presidents, the universities, and the Board of Higher Education. It was a productive meeting where…