People respond to burnout in many ways. Some take a vacation or look for a new job, while others put their nose to the grindstone and hope things begin to get better soon. But the real solution is knowing how to prevent burnout in the first place and taking positive steps if it’s already started creeping into your job.
How to Deal with Passive Aggressive Behavior
If you’ve dealt with passive-aggressive behavior before, you know first-hand how that feels. There are certain steps you can take to help prevent being in that situation again. Additionally, you can look at someone’s behavior though a different lens and understand that it’s an issue with the other party more so than about you. Review these tips to see how understanding and communication can produce different outcomes in the future.
Managing Our Hearts
Max Belasco explains “Emotional Labor” and how it relates to the workplace and your rights when you are subjected to negative conditions. It refers to the work we do every day to keep our emotions in check when dealing with coworkers or customers – even if they are behaving in an unfair, hostile, or abusive way.
Work Habits to Set Yourself Up for Success
One of APC’s goals is to ensure all Unit 4 employees are protected and have a positive environment at the CSU. While there may be good and bad days, that’s simply a part of life in any situation. However, there are ways to give yourself an advantage to make the most out of every day and set yourself up for success.
Meet Cynthia Brown from APC Labor Relations
Meet Cynthia Brown from Labor Relations at APC. Cynthia shares more about the role of Labor Relations and what APC members should know.
What APC Achieved with the Salary Reopener Ratified Agreement 2020-2022
Here’s the outcome from our Town Hall meetings. APC Achieved with the Salary Reopener Ratified Agreement 2020-2022.
How to Give and Take Constructive Criticism
None of us are perfect, not even the dedicated and hard-working professionals at the CSU. That means that we can all benefit at times from both giving and taking constructive criticism. However, this may be easier said than done. That’s why we’re sharing these tips on giving and receiving constructive feedback.
10 Lunch Break Energizers
If you’re feeling sluggish, your lunch break can be the perfect time to refresh for the rest of the workday. Here are a few ways you can energize for the day ahead.
How to Improve Your Time Management Skills
Unit 4 staff at the CSU may not work on a schedule like academic staff, but they too are bound by the need for good time management. Every professional can always benefit from helpful advice on boosting time management skills, so here are several simple ways you can achieve that.
APC and CSU Reach 2022-2024 Agreement
Soon after we concluded our Salary Re-opener with CSU, and while our members were voting to ratify the agreement, the CSU approached us to engage in discussions regarding a further contract extension. These discussions occurred while the CSU was in the final phases of their negotiations with our sister union CSUEU for their agreement that begins July 1, 2022.
The APC Bargaining Team agreed to listen to the CSU proposal. The CSU proposed a two-year contract extension to cover 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. After discussion with the APC Statewide Council, we are pleased to announce that we have agreed to a further tentative extension to our contract that will now continue through June 30, 2024.