Please warmly welcome these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month.   Ali, Zuhaad Clerk New to SFU Chemistry Faculty Of Science   Blicharski, Curtis Clerk    Rehire Meeting, Event and Conference Services

To get reimbursed for prescription drugs and other extended health, you must submit these receipts from 2022 by June 30, 2023.

Please warmly welcome these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month.   Abisoye, Tobi Olaoluwa Research Contracts Officer New to SFU Research Operations VPR VP Research Summary   Barker, Paul Assoc Dir, Strategic Operation New to SFU

Arbitrations and Grievances APSA has filed a grievance based on article 9.2 of our Basic Agreement. This grievance is to dispute the University's inconsistent distribution of the professional development fund reimbursement payout for temporary members from our last round of bargaining. We hope to resolve this matter as soon as possible.

Further reading: https://apsacentral.ca/news-item/five-percent-lin… https://apsacentral.ca/news-item/5-line-sand-part…

Each month, our advocates answer your questions about workplace challenges, the AD 10 policies, and how they’re applied. Questions? Submit them anonymously here. These questions will be answered in a monthly advocacy corner issue. For an immediate answer, please contact APSA.

Research Assistants and APSA Membership April 27, 2023

Your Independent Voice April 4, 2023 Flora’s (not her real name) email to me came at a low moment. Let me explain.

Mat Cocuzzi, Associate Director of Facilities Services recently posted the following update on the GoFundMe page for Dante Villalobos's family:

Each month, our Advocacy Committee answers your questions about the AD 10 policies (aka, your terms and conditions of employment.) Here is APSA advocate Mike Peragine to answer some of your questions about workplace issues.

Please warmly welcome these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month. Anderson, Brendan Mark Research Coordinator New to SFU FCAT Research Affairs Faculty of Communication Arts Technology   Antunes Batista, Larissa Evelyn Executive Assistant to the VP

Essential Services

During bargaining years, APSA uses an independent financial researcher to report on the University's ability to pay. If you'd like to learn more about that research, here's key information and tables from the report. We posted an infographic on the highlights of this report, and now that the APSA Board and Salary and Benefits Committee have reviewed it, we are releasing the report to you. Please click on the image below to access the PDF.

If you need more help on job re-evaluations, please contact APSA for a confidential conversation, and learn more about AD 10.06 section 8.

Our dedicated volunteers have worked tirelessly on behalf of you, our members! Their time involves attending committee meetings, creating proposals, writing negotiation points, meeting with senior administration and defending members via phone calls, email and in person.

Please warmly welcome these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month. Aarma, Katlin Celine Coordinator, Executive Education New to SFU Beedie Exec Education Programs Beedie School of Business   Carag, Jeremiah Mari Gan Academic Advisor

Each month, our Advocacy Committee answers your questions about the AD 10 policies (aka, your terms and conditions of employment.) Hello, I’m Angela Vass, Member Services Coordinator for APSA. On behalf of the committee, I’m answering a question posed by an APEX member about temporary leaves and vacations.

In response to member privacy concerns regarding communicating with the APSA team via our SFU role accounts, we've changed our emails to our website domain: apsacentral.ca. This new domain is entirely separate from the SFU one to help increase member comfort in communicating with us. Although we still have our SFU role accounts, these will be used primarily for calendars and other purposes. You can reach us at:

Tess Williams, APSA board member and volunteer for the Salary and Benefits Committee, has been collaborating with an SFU faculty member and grad students on a Trans Equity survey. This survey will produce key data in order to more clearly identify gender-diverse inequity at SFU and hopefully lay a foundation for better communication among 2SLGBTQIA+ staff. Tess hopes this work could potentially build a community similar to the queer faculty network, with the end goal of better support for marginalized people. What is the survey about?

Arbitrations and Grievances APSA has filed a grievance based on article 9.2 of our Basic Agreement. This grievance is to dispute the University's inconsistent distribution of the professional development fund reimbursement payout for temporary members from our last round of bargaining. We hope to resolve this matter as soon as possible.

During bargaining years, APSA uses a financial researcher to report on the University's ability to pay. Here are some highlights from the researcher's report. Once we finish our review, we plan to make the report available to you, our members.   Resources https://www.sfu.ca/finance/publications.html

Market Equity and Your Salary March 8, 2023

Each month, the Advocacy Committee answers your questions about the AD 10 policies (aka, your terms and conditions of employment.)

Please warmly welcome these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month. Al-Hashimi, Enissa Executive Assistant New to SFU VP Academic VP Academic Office   Bouwman, Aline Communications Officer New to SFU

Arbitrations and Grievances APSA has filed a grievance based on article 9.2 of our Basic Agreement. This grievance is to dispute the University's inconsistent distribution of the professional development fund reimbursement payout for temporary members from our last round of bargaining. We hope to resolve this matter as soon as possible.

The First Black Teacher on Vancouver Island — Emma Stark In 1858, Sir James Douglas, Governor of Vancouver Island, invited free black Americans to settle on the Island and neighbouring islands. Sylvia and Louis Stark, along with their children, were one of the families who chose to settle on Salt Spring Island. 

Resources Here are your Pacific Blue Cross extended health benefits.    

SFU’s Startup Competition – open to APSA!

We want to thank the Salary and Benefits committee members for their input into the questions for the survey and Angela Vass for creating and designing the survey in Survey Monkey. Of course, an even bigger thank you to all of you who filled out the survey.

Please warmly welcome these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month. Boerner, Carmel Elizabeth Coordinator Advancement & Alumni Engagement New to SFU Beedie Office of the Dean Beedie School of Business   Chitty, Karis Communications Associate

Arbitrations and Grievances APSA has filed a grievance based on article 9.2 of our Basic Agreement. This grievance is to dispute the University's inconsistent distribution of the professional development fund reimbursement payout for temporary members from our last round of bargaining. We hope to resolve this matter as soon as possible.

Hello APSA members,

It's January and the start of a new year! Here's a quick list of benefits that reset each calendar year. 1. Vacation time AD 10.8 You now have access to your yearly vacation allotment. Here's a table below for reference. Number of Calendar Years of Employment Length of Vacation Entitlement

Hello everyone, Welcome to 2023!