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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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Minutes 2024-12
Date/Time: Friday, December 20, 2024, 10:00am Location: 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 and Welfare Fund…
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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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Minutes 2024-11
Date/Time: Thursday, November 14, 2024, 6:30pmFriday, November 15, 2024, 10:00am – 12:00pm Location: Hammond Campus Center, Fitchburg State University & 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…
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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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Minutes 2024-10
Date/Time: 10:00 am Friday, October 18, 2024 Location: Worcester MTA 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…
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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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Minutes 2024-9
Date/Time: Friday, September 20, 2024, 10:00 am Location: 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 BHE Financial Proposal Board of Higher Education and the Association of Professional Administrators, MTA/NEA:APA NegotiationsAugust 1, 2024Article V, C.…
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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…
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Minutes 2024-6
Date/Time: Friday, June 21, 2024, 10:00 am Location: 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 and Welfare…