The 2016-2022 NYS/UUP contract established four annual salary pools, each one-half percent (0.5%) of total basic annual salaries at each campus, for distribution to eligible UUP-represented employees to address salary compression. Generally, salary compression exists when the salaries of more experienced employees have not increased sufficiently relative to the salaries of colleagues hired later. Click here for the full message.
Mandatory COVID-19 Testing
Memorandum of Understanding
Between
The State University of New York
And
United University Professions
Regarding
Mandatory COVID 19 Testing of Employees In the Professional Services Negotiating Unit
Due to the unprecedented public health crisis presented by the COVID 19 pandemic and the critical need to quickly identify and control the spread of COVID 19 infections on state-operated SUNY campuses, and in the best interest of the entire SUNY community, the State University of New York and the United University Professions hereby reach the following agreement: Click here for the full text of the agreement.
Negotiations concerns survey/townhall
Statewide Negotiations Update:
Colleagues, the statewide negotiations team has asked for membership to provide your top 3 concerns that you would like to see addressed in the next contract outside of the following concerns and issues that are already a priority
- Across the board raises
- General maintenance of health benefits
- General support for a telecommuting policy that is more flexible/applicable across the membership
Here is a form for you to input your top 3 concerns you would like addressed outside of the above no later than 12/31/21
Please fill out the negotiations survey if you have not already done so.
One last way you can share your perspective and concerns:
In December, the contract negotiations team will hold specific town hall sessions for specific groups of members to give them a chance to share their issues
Below are the links for each membership group:
Professionals
December 3: noon-1:30 pm
Contingents
December 8: noon-1:30 pm
December 9: 6:30-8:00 pm
Academics
December 10: noon-1:30 pm
Residential Life Vaccination Eligibility Update
Colleagues,
The following email was sent from SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras to campus presidents and safety monitors. The message expands the 1B New York State vaccination category to include individuals in residential life who do programming with students as part of their assigned duties.
This step is the first success UUP has had in our efforts to include all in-person professional staff (and academic and professional librarians) in 1B. The efforts have been ongoing for several weeks now and we are not stopping our efforts on behalf of our colleagues. Just yesterday, I sent a letter to the Governor demanding that all in-person professional staff be included in 1B. We have also started a petition drive to get all in-person professionals eligible for vaccination. We need to get everyone to sign, so if you haven’t done so, please do. If you have, please spread the word! This one is easy: We should have every member of our union signed on!
https://forms.gle/kNpwSCAnRv2UDVgA6
I want to thank Ed Quinn, chapter president at the Stony Brook University Chapter for bringing to my attention Cornell University’s actions regarding the residential life staff at Cornell. Ed shared with me the email that went out to all res life staff at Cornell that made them eligible for vaccination if they were involved in student programming. Ed bringing this to my attention gave me the example that I could take to the Chancellor and that he has now endorsed for SUNY. This is how our union works best: Through the sharing of information across our organization so that we can advocate successfully for each other. Thanks, Ed!
Once again, this is only a start. But, it is a start. Now let’s get the Governor to take the step that must be taken: Make all in-person professionals eligible and let’s get everyone vaccinated as quickly as possible.
Stay safe and well…
In Solidarity,
Fred Kowal
UUP Salary Compression Intake Form
Dear UUP members,
I encourage you to use the UUP Intake Form at the link below to provide us with information or voice any questions or concerns you have about the 2020 salary compression adjustments called for in the 2016-22 NYS-UUP Contract. These adjustments constitute the second of four years of compression adjustments required by the contract. This intake form is not to be used in lieu of contacting campus Human Resources with questions you may have about your specific circumstances. We are encouraging members who have such questions to contact HR. However, even if you speak to HR about your specific case, it is also important for UUP to know what members’ questions and concerns are.
We are asking interested members to complete this form and return it to us by April 1, 2021.
Information collected through this process will be viewed at the chapter and state levels of UUP. We will use it to address concerns that need immediate attention. We also will use this information to inform the next round of discussions with the State over possible refinements or adjustments to the 2021 salary compression analysis. Modifications to the process and methodology adopted in the second round were a direct result of the information members provided after the first round of salary compression adjustments.
I encourage you to communicate with us through this intake form as soon as possible. We will begin analyzing all information as it comes in.
Please contact your UUP chapter office if you need immediate assistance.
UUP Salary Compression Intake Form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UUP2020Compression
Sincerely,
Frederick E. Kowal, PhD
President
United University Professions