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Minutes 2025-5
Date/Time: Friday, May 16, 2025, 10:00amLocation: ZOOM Room Present APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Guests Absent APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Call to Order Approval of Minutes Public Comments Secretary Powers wishes to acknowledge the outstanding work of MassArt Chapter President McNeil and Chapter Vice President Shirland for their exceptional leadership and contributions to the…
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President’s Message: June 12, 2025
Dear Members, Like many of you, I am deeply frustrated by the ongoing delay in funding our contract. Your Executive Board shares these frustrations, and we’ve been working persistently from multiple angles to push this through. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: it is ridiculous that we have to beg for the…
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Minutes 2025-3
Date/Time: Friday, March 21, 2025, 10:00amLocation: MTA Worcester Office & ZOOM Room Present APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Guests Absent APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Call to Order Approval of Minutes Public Comments President’s Report – Seth Bean Treasurer’s Report – Maria Brunelle Membership and Data – Aaron Childs Website – Julie Dunlap LePoer Health…
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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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Minutes 2025-2
Date/Time: Friday, February 21, 2025, 10:00amLocation: MTA Worcester Office & ZOOM Room Present APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Guests Absent APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Call to Order Approval of Minutes Public Comments President’s Report – Seth Bean Treasurer’s Report – Maria Brunelle Membership and Data – Aaron Childs Website – Julie Dunlap LePoer Health…
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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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Minutes 2025-1
Date/Time: Friday, January 17, 2025, 10:00am Location: MTA Worcester Office & ZOOM Room Present APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Guests Absent APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Call to Order Approval of Minutes Public Comments President’s Report – Seth Bean Treasurer’s Report – Maria Brunelle Membership and Data – Aaron Childs Website – Julie Dunlap LePoer…