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Minutes 2018-01
Statewide Executive Board Meeting Worcester Educator’s Association Office Worcester, MA. Friday, January 19, 2018 Attending: Sherry Horeanopoulos (APA President/FitchburgSU), Charlie Cianfarini (APA Vice President/MCLA), Michael Pelletier (President/SalemSU), Katie D’Urso (MTA), Kathi Bradford, APA Secretary (Westfield SU), Mark Powers (President/Framingham), Howie Larosee (President, MassArtSU), Rich Sutter (President/WestfieldSU) (arrived at 10:33am), Aaron Childs (APA Membership/WestfieldSU), Mike Storey…
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Minutes 2017-12
Statewide Executive Board Meeting Publick House, Sturbridge, MA Friday, December 15, 2017 Attending: Sherry Horeanopoulos (APA President/FitchburgSU), Charlie Cianfarini (APA Vice President/MCLA), Michael Pelletier (President/SalemSU), Katie D’Urso (MTA), Alan Jackson (President/WorcesterSU), Kathi Bradford, APA Secretary (Westfield SU), Mark Powers (President/Framingham), Howie Larosee (President, MassArtSU), Edward Vacha, (MassMaritime), Maribeth Wrobel (Membership/WorcesterSU) Not Attending: Jim Murphy, Treasurer…
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Minutes 2017-11
Executive Board MeetingFriday, November 17, 2017Salem State University, Bertolon School of Business, Room 225 Attending: Sherry Horeanopoulos (APA President/FitchburgSU), Charlie Cianfarini (APA Vice President/MCLA), Michael Pelletier (President/SalemSU), Katie D’Urso (MTA), Mike Storey (President/BridgewaterSU), Alan Jackson (President/WorcesterSU), Kathi Bradford, APA Secretary (Westfield SU), Mark Powers (President/Framingham) at 10:20am, Howie Larosee (President, MassArtSU) at 10:36am Guest: Brian…
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Minutes 2017-10
Executive Board MeetingEducation Association of Worcester (EAW) conference room 397 Grove Street, Worcester 01605Friday, October 20, 2017APA Board Meeting 10:00am Attending: Sherry Horeanopoulos (President/Fitchburg), Charlie Cianfarini (VP/MCLA), Jim Murphy (Treasurer), Michael Pelletier (Salem), Michael Storey (Bridgewater), Mark Powers (Framingham), Alan Jackson (Worcester), Katie D’Urso (MTA) Aaron Childs (Membership), Rich Sutter (Westfield), Kathi Bradford (Secretary) Not…
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Question: Contract Raises & Retirement?
Question: I retired or resigned since June 30, 2020. Am I eligible for retroactive pay for the contractual raises in our current 2020-2023 contract? Am I eligible for the COVID bonus? Answers: To be eligible for the contractual raise that is effective July 2020, you must have been employed from July 1, 2020 through June 30,…
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Question: Accrued Vacation
Question: I have more than 375 hours of accrued vacation time. What will happen with the extra hours? Answer: Thanks largely to the circumstances surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic, employees have been adjusting to teleworking and the new demands of remotely providing service to their institutions. Knowing that increased workload would affect employees’ ability to take…
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Question: Advocacy Day
Question: What do you want to learn on Advocacy Day? What issues would you like brought to the attention of the state legislature on Higher Ed Advocacy Day, Monday, March 2, 2020? Answer: On Advocacy Day, representatives from all of the Higher Ed Unions and students converge on the statehouse and let legislators know of their concerns…so, let us…
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Question: Paid Family Medical Leave
Question: What is happening with Paid Family Medical Leave from the Union’s perspective? Answer: To date, and over the course of three bargaining meetings concerning PFML, the APA, along with sister-unions MCCC and MSCA have only agreed about process of notifying employees of the impending deduction from their bi-weekly pay. No Massachusetts state-employee bargaining unit…
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Question: Changing Job Descriptions
Question: What is the process for changing APA member job Descriptions? Answer: (Please refer to Article III, (Workload of Administrators) Section A (Duties and Responsibilities: Job Descriptions) for complete details. In a nutshell, the APA Agreement stipulates that every administrator shall have a written job description. Every member should have received a copy of the…
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Question: Bi-Annual Narrative
Question: Do I have to do my bi-annual Employee Narrative? Answer: Yes. It is a requirement. But, more importantly, it allows APA members to set the tone and the agenda for their Annual Review. By reviewing and documenting both your accomplishments and hindrances to completing tasks and projects, you remind your supervisor about just…