Labor Relations

Labor Relations is responsible for bargaining and administering negotiated agreements with the district's labor unions, and for representing the district at grievance hearings and arbitrations.

Albuquerque Teachers Federation

• Union Agreement: Albuquerque Teachers Federation (ATF)
• Union: Albuquerque Teachers Federation
• Contract: ATF Negotiated Contract (PDF)
• Additional Information:
  • ATF Addendum (PDF)
  • ATF Action Memo (PDF)
  • Instructional Council Guidelines (PDF)
  • COVID-19 Memoranda of Understanding APS-ATF
  • COVID-19 Request Work from Home
  • The APS-ATF Career Pathway System (PDF)

Albuquerque Federation of Classified Professionals

The Albuquerque Federation of Classified Professionals (AFCP) was formerly known as the Albuquerque Educational Assistants Association (AEEA) and Albuquerque Secretarial/Clerical Association Union (ASCA).

Members include:

• B-Schedule employees to include secretaries, clerks, registrars, bookkeepers
• Educational Assistants, Health Assistants, Behavior Redirectors, Library Assistants, and Family Liaisons
• Bus Drivers and Bus Attendants

Educational Assistants

• Union Agreement: AFCP (formerly known as AEEA& ASCA) (AEAA)
• Union: Albuquerque Educational Assistants Association
• Contract: AEAA-APS TMC Negotiated Agreement
• Additional Information: AEAA Action Memo (PDF)
• EA Career Ladder Recording Sheet

Secretaries and Clerical staff

• Union Agreement: Albuquerque Secretarial/Clerical Association Union (ASCA)
• Contract: ASCA Negotiated Contract (PDF)
  • Pay Schedule for B Employees
  • Holidays and Non-Paid Days for B Schedule Employees
• Additional Information:
  • ASCA Action Memo (PDF)
  • ASCA: APS Career Ladder Program
  • ASCA: APS Career Ladder Tally Sheet (PDF)
  • New Hire Orientation Handbook

Maintenance and Operations Staff

• Union Agreement: Communication Workers of America (CWA) M & O
• Union: Communications Workers of America,
  Local 7070 at (505) 881-3528
• Contract: CWA Maintenance and Operations Negotiated Contract (PDF)
• Additional Information:
  • Action Memo
  • Holidays for D Schedule Employees

Police Officers

• Union Agreement: Educational Police Officers Association (EPOA)
• Union: Educational Police Officers Association
• Contract: EPOA Negotiated Contract (PDF)
• EPOA Action Memo (PDF)

Food Services Staff

• Union Agreement: Communication Workers of America (CWA) Food Services Unit
• Union: Communications Workers of America Food Services Unit, (505) 352-2034
• Contract: CWA Food Services Unit Negotiated Agreement (PDF)
• CWA Food Services Action Memo (PDF)

Other Staff

Staff not covered by a negotiated agreement may be covered by one of the following Meet and Confer groups:

Albuquerque Public Schools Principals' Association (APSPA)

Principals and assistant principals are eligible for membership. For more information, contact Executive Director Andrea Trybus by email at trybus@aps.edu.

• APSPA Website
• APSPA Membership Enrollment Form (PDF)
• APSPA Compensation Agreement 2021-2022 (PDF)

Educational Administrators and Support Personnel Association (EASPA)

• All APS employees in the Management Staff Exempt (MSN/E), Professional Support Exempt (PSN/E), Computer Support Exempt (CSN/E) and Administrative Executive Support (ESN) payroll groups are eligible for membership. All requests for membership are accepted.
• A payroll deduction to cover dues is required and the Application for EASPA Membership must be completed, signed and submitted to:
  • Charlene Lippert, EASPA Secretary, or
  • Joycelyn Jackson, EASPA Treasurer
• The membership form will be forwarded to the Payroll Department to start the deduction of $3.33 per paycheck for 24 pay periods.

There is no binding document. A written request to Payroll or to the EASPA treasurer is all that is necessary to stop the dues payment to disenroll from the organization.

• EASPA Membership Application (PDF)
• EASPA Constitution and Bylaws (PDF)