Just a reminder – May 7 is the last day for open enrollment. If you have completed open enrollment, make sure to head on over to ebs.msu.edu to complete your benefits enrollment. For more info visit the HR Open Enrollment website.
On April 19, 2012 the APSA held the Semi-Annual Membership Meeting at the Breslin Center. You can view the meeting minutes here.
Also the Board of Directors, Treasurer, Recording and Membership Secretary elections were held at the meeting. Below are the returning & new members of the APSA Executive Board and Board of Directors. Thank you to all who voted at the meeting. A special thanks to Brandon Baswell, who has stepped down from the Executive Board as the Membership Secretary. He will be finishing out his term in October and former Board of Directors member, Charles Jackson, will step into the role of Membership Secretary. Follow the link to read the bios of the new Board members.
From the MSU HR website –
Nominations due June 1, 2012 for this year’s Gliozzo award
The Clerical-Technical Recognition Award is presented annually to a clerical-technical support staff member selected from nominations received by the CT Recognition Award Selection Committee. The award is sponsored by the Thomas and Concettina Gliozzo Endowment Fund to recognize outstanding clerical-technical employees.Charles Gliozzo is director emeritus of MSU’s Study Abroad program. Thomas and Concettina Gliozzo were immigrants who became U.S. citizens and recognized the importance of education.
Selection criteria include respect and concern for all members of the campus community, diligence in daily work, significant contributions to the community or public service and innovative thinking.
Open Enrollment for the 2012-2013 Plan Year is
April 16, 2012 through May 7, 2012
To enroll, log in to the EBS Portal starting April 16. All changes for the 2012-2013 plan year must be completed between April 16 and May 7.
From the MSU HR Website -
Benefits Fairs and Site Labs
Open Enrollment Resources
2012-2013 Employee Open Enrollment Guide
2012-2013 Retiree Open Enrollment Packet
2012-2013 Employee Healthcare FAQs
2012-2013 Retiree Healthcare FAQs
2012-2013 Employee Health Plan Comparison
2012-2013 Retiree Health Plan Comparison
Enrollment Instruction Resources
Detailed Open Enrollment Instructions
Add a Dependent Screenshot Tutorial
Spousal Affidavit Screenshot Tutorial
Video Tutorial Resources
The below links are video tutorials to help you see what the enrollment processes in EBS will look like. You cannot actually enroll using these links. The videos are for demonstration purposes only to give you a preview of what the open enrollment processes look like:
Open enrollment is March 1 to May 31, 2012, for the employee-paid vision insurance program for MSU employees and retirees.
The Coalition of Labor Organizations at Michigan State University (CLO) sponsors the voluntary vision program, which is administered by Michigan Employee Benefit Services (MEBS), a Michigan-based company.
All MSU employees — regardless of Union status — are allowed to use payroll deduction to participate in the program.
To enroll, go to https://tpaenrollment.com. This website is open only during the enrollment period of March 1 to May 31, 2012. Some documents that might be of assistance are:
All inquiries about the vision program should be directed to MEBS. Call 1-800-968-6327 and select option 6, or email billingmail@mebs.com.
The Semi-Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday April 19 is coming up! We’ll be voting on (5) Board of Directors positions, Treasurer, Recording and Membership Secretary.
If you have any nominations, please submit them to us through the NOMINATIONS FORM.
You can read more about the elections HERE.
A New support staff handbook has been released by HR. You can review it here – http://www.hr.msu.edu/documents/ss_employee_handbook/
As planned voting closed at midnight on November 23, 2011. Our membership has voted to accept the tentative agreement as presented. I would like to thank all of you that took the time to vote. It is important process for our organization that our members understand the provisions of the contract and vote. This new voting procedure garnered an over 50% member participation rate. The feedback you provided on the electronic voting process was very positive.
The next step in the process is simply a formality. Bargaining Team members from both APSA and the University will sign the contract document. After that step is complete the new contract will be made available on the APSA webpage as soon as possible.
You will recall that this is a 4 year agreement, which means it’s provisions run through September 30, 2015. The Coalition of Labor Organizations Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which currently covers wages and health care, will expire on December 31, 2013. While we work on health care provisions year-round, per the provisions of this MOU, I would anticipate that our next contract talks will commence early in 2013.
If you have any questions I would be happy to answer them.
Jim Hensley
President
Administrative Professional Supervisors Association
Having reached a tentative agreement with MSU that was agreed upon by the APSA Board, the APSA membership will be voting to ratify the agreement soon. Before voting starts, we are providing some information on the tentative agreement. The following two documents are of most interest. We encourage you to download the Tentative Agreement and read through it. If you would like more information on Public Act 54 that is provided as well. The dates for the Information Sessions are listed below the documents.
Tentative Agreement (PDF)
Public Act 54 of 2011 (PDF)
Information Sessions are scheduled for:
November 9, 2011 Noon – 1:30 pm Rm. 252 Erickson Hall
November 10, 2011 5 pm – 6:30 pm Physical Plant Bldg. lunch Room (immediately on your left when you enter the building at the East Entrance )
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