APC

Explore how APC’s Chief Stewards lead, support, and advocate for CSU employees, ensuring members’ voices are heard and rights are protected.

This year’s Budget Shortfall Mitigation Bonus (BSM). The 2023-2024 BSM Bonus in the amount of $237.86 for full-time, and prorated for part-time employees, is payable to eligible Unit 4 personnel in active or on-leave status with a time base as of May 1, 2024. 

The members of the Academic Professionals of California (APC) have successfully ratified the 2024-2027 APC/CSU Tentative Agreement with an overwhelming 97% approval rate.

Learn how to connect with new CSU employees and introduce them to the benefits of APC membership. Build rapport, share your APC experiences, and invite new hires to campus meetings to help them understand the importance of union membership in protecting their rights and improving working conditions.

We would like to alert you that a mass email will go out on Monday, September 23 to all dues paying members of APC. The email will include a link to the electronic ballot on our tentative agreement with the CSU and voting instructions. 

The Tentative Agreement with the CSU was sent out last week via email. If you have questions you want us to address and the contract ratification process, please join our Virtual Town Hall Meetings. Only APC members will vote but there is still time to join.

The APC Organizing Committee plays a crucial role in recruiting and educating CSU Unit 4 employees about their union benefits and rights. Through collective strength and dedicated volunteer efforts, the committee empowers members to advocate for better working conditions and stronger representation across campuses.

The bargaining team, made up of members and labor relations staff, meets with the CSU to develop the collective bargaining agreement. They gather ideas and comments from members and stewards, and it’s their responsibility to draft the proposals they bring forward. In this article, we provide a closer look at the inner workings of the bargaining team by sharing insights from three of its members.

Discover the crucial role of the APC Statewide Council in governing and setting policies for CSU members. Learn how Stewards and the Executive Board collaborate to represent and address the needs of the union’s members.