Communications Coordinator

Our Membership – both dues-paying and those in the unit who have not yet joined – is the very heart of MPFA. Our vision is to create community and collegiality across the spectrum of those we serve.

Our 22-23 goal was to increase membership in MPFA to at least 60% of eligible employees. We did not accomplish this because we have inadequate communication management.

​We need a person who can take on this responsibility and recruit others to be a communications team.

​The coordinator/s would ideally attend monthly MPFA meetings (ex-officio) in order to facilitate the sharing of information.

Communication tasks include, but are not limited to:
  • management of MPFA website
  • social media presence
  • put together and publish regular newsletters (at least one per month during the school year, and one in the summer)
  • maintain regular email communication to members and non-members
  • organize social and informational events for the unit
  • identify and organize other methods of communication (texting? phone tree?)  

​Grievance Committee
1-3 team members

​Assist unit members who think that their contractual rights have been violated.
Training from CTA is strongly encouraged (it’s free).
We had one grievance filed in Fall 2023.
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​Investigation of the issue, reviewing current (and proposed) contract language
  • Hold meetings with management to address violations according to the steps enumerated in the collective bargaining agreement
  • Coordinates with the Board President, appointed by the Executive Board.