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Contingent Faculty: Unemployment Insurance Guide

Contingent Colleagues, Please see the attachment from UUP Central, regarding Unemployment Insurance. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center

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Contingents Employment Webinar

Webinar: Unemployment Insurance and the Contingent Academic, 5/1

As a member of UUP, you are also a member of the American Teachers Federation (AFT). Our affiliate, AFT is holding the following webinar Friday, May 1st. Adjunct and graduate assistant employment is precarious in the best of times. As the COVID 19 health crisis continues, both academic and nonacademic jobs for AFT members are […]

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Contingents Health Insurance Retirement Uncategorized

Update/Additional Information for Adjuncts

Clarification Regarding Benefits and Retirement: Please refer to page 2 of the NYSHIP Planning for Retirement booklet for the correct information on eligibility for retirement and qualifying for NYSHIP retiree health insurance. To verify eligibility, please reach out to the Benefits and Work/Life Balance Office. Please keep in mind that some requests may take longer to complete than […]

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Contingents Employment

Adjuncts’ Options Upon Non-Renewal

Dear Colleagues, Given Covid’s impact on enrollment and budgets, we want to make sure that if you have been sent a non-renewal notice, that you understood what the letter means for you, and that you consider your options. Under Article 32 of the Contract, a part-time term adjunct must be given 45 calendar days-notice prior […]