I would bet that there IS a lot that the MEA does for us that we do not normally see. And in unions, having an affiliation with a LARGE one is USUALLY to one's advantage. Bosman, Don wrote: > We currently pay $54.00 per month. "Commencing with the October 31 > paycheck, dues will need to be accessed at a flat rate fee of $60.00 per > month for each FTE"... page 1 > > There is a lot of MEA provides this and that and several other things in > the newsletter which conveniently overlooks the fact that MEA actually > gives us nothing. APA members will now be paying the MEA over a million > dollars a year. > > Don > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of David McFarlane > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 5:09 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] APA raise > > Matt, > > >> I know that this is a IT list but most of you are APA members and I >> just got my special edition of the APA newsletter and could not >> believe what I was reading. They want to increase our dues $72 per >> > year. > > Sorry, I don't know where I put my APA newsletter, so I can't look > this up myself: So, we will have to pay $6/month more than we do > now? What are the current monthly dues, and what will the monthly > dues be after the increase? > > Thanks, > -- dkm > > >