I consol myself with the fact that union dues are tax deductable... From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Troy D Murray Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 1:48 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] APA raise I hate the fact that I'm force to pay dues and don't have the option to do this, it feels like extortion to me. -t On Oct 3, 2008, at 1:40 PM, Matt Stehouwer wrote: 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. I have already sent a email to our chairperson protesting the increase. (Maurice Koffman,[log in to unmask]) Matt Stehouwer Technology Manager College of Natural Science Deans Office Michigan State University 115 Natural Science Blg. East Lansing, MI 48824 517 355-9003 | Email: [log in to unmask] -- Troy Murray Systems/Database Administrator Michigan State University Biomedical Research Informatics Core (BRIC) 100 Conrad Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-432-4248 Fax: 517-353-9420 E-mail: [log in to unmask] AOL IM: troymurray72 MSN IM: [log in to unmask] Yahoo! IM: [log in to unmask] GTalk\Jabber: [log in to unmask]