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 salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the following collective bargaining agreements shall be effective for the purposes of section 7 of chapter 150E of the General Laws:

  1. the agreement between the Sheriff of Bristol County and the National Correctional Employees’ Union, Local 103, K-9 Unit, Unit SA7, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
  2. the agreement between the Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts and Service Employees International Union, Local 888, Unit L95, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
  3. the agreement between the Secretary of the Commonwealth and Service Employees International Union, Local 888 AFL/CIO on behalf of certain employees of the Suffolk Registry of Deeds, Unit SC2, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
  4. the agreement between the Sheriff of Bristol County and the National Correctional Employees’ Union, Local 103 K-9 Unit, Unit SA7, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
  5. the agreement between the Sheriff of Plymouth County and the New England Police Benevolent Association (NEPBA), Local 580 (BCI), Unit SP3, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
  6. the agreement between the Sheriff of Norfolk County and the National Association of Government Employees, RI Local 202, Unit SN1, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
  7. the agreement between the Sheriff of Norfolk County and the County Correctional Officers Association, NEPBA Local 570, Unit SN3, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
  8. the agreement between the Board of Higher Education and the Association of Professional Administrators, MTA/NEA, Unit APA, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
  9. the agreement between the Sheriff of Norfolk County and the County Correctional Officers Association, NEPBA Local 575, Unit SN2, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
  10. the agreement between the Sheriff of Hampshire County and the Hampshire Sheriff’s Office Treatment Association (SOTA), Unit SH6, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
  11. the agreement between the Sheriff of Hampshire County and the Hampshire Jail and House of Correction Supervisory Correctional Officers, Unit SH8, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
  12. the agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the New England Police Benevolent Association, Unit 4A, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027; and
  13. the agreement between the Sheriff of Barnstable County and NAGE-IBCO, Local 217, Unit S3B, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.

In Solidarity, 

Susan McNeil
APA Bargaining Chair 
MCOA APA Chapter President

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