by admin | Feb 7, 2018 | Chapter Announcements, Chapter Events, Committees
LET’S FIGHT HUNGER! The UUP Community Services Committee is asking your help to collect Healthy Foods for our students and employees in need. The following Healthy items are needed: Canned Protein (Chicken, Tuna, Salmon, Beans) Crackers Cereal (under 7 grams of sugar,...
by admin | Feb 7, 2018 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
Calling all advocates Please consider taking part in one or more of UUP’s Advocacy Days, which are scheduled through March. The NYSUT Higher Ed day is set for Feb. 27-28 in Albany. In-district advocacy events are slated for Feb. 8-9, March 1-2, and March 8-9. UUP...
by admin | Feb 6, 2018 | Advocacy
Chapter members are invited to stand with L.I. community members in support of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). For interested chapter members, a rally to support DACA will be held today at Congressman Lee Zeldin’s main office on Oak Street in...
by admin | Feb 2, 2018 | Contract Negotiations
Jan. 31, 2018 Update NEW! UUP Negotiations Update Negotiations update on UUP Members Only page, Jan. 31, 2018 Contract questions can be sent to UUP at: contract@uupmail.org The Members Only site is password-protected; use the last five digits of your...
by admin | Feb 2, 2018 | Advocacy, Contract Negotiations
UUP’s statewide office released their analysis of Governor Cuomo’s budget proposal. The analysis is detailed, and comprehensive, and includes community colleges and CUNY. This gives members the chance to review and compare funding levels across New York State Higher...
by admin | Jan 25, 2018 | Contract Negotiations
Chapter member are invited to stand with Me Too movement activists and campus community members at: I Stand with Her: #Me Too…#LIToo i-tri and L.I. Against Domestic Violence along with New York State Assemblywoman Christine Pellegrino and Suffolk County Legislator...
by admin | Jan 18, 2018 | Chapter Announcements, Contract Negotiations, Newsletter
The January/February 2018 issue of the chapter newsletter, Insight is now available here. This combination holiday season and Contract Negotiations edition features an update from the negotiations team, reminders from the negotiations team of contractual program...
by admin | Dec 18, 2017 | Contract Negotiations
Dear Colleagues: As you know, Philippe Abraham was elected 1st Vice President of NYSUT in early April. At that time, he and I were in agreement that his work as Chief Negotiator for UUP would be minimally impacted by his new role. We had also made the appropriate...
by admin | Dec 11, 2017 | Benefits, Contract Negotiations
Do you know that UUP has a provision in the contract for a Leave Donation Program? If you don’t then you should look at page 114 of the current contract (7/2/2011-7/1/2016.) At the bottom of the page you’ll find “APPENDIX A-45: Leave Donation Program”. This is one of...
by admin | Dec 11, 2017 | Contract Negotiations
Section 5.2.8 The Membership Development Officer (MDO) shall work to promote membership growth; shall present to the executive board recommendations with respect to membership development; shall serve, by virtue of the office as a member of the committee on active...