Dear Colleagues, The NYSUT student debt webinars are up and running. Registration is opened and has already been sent to members who had previously registered for a cancelled live session. Two sessions have been scheduled for next week with open registration, Tuesday 4/28 at 4:30pm and Thursday 4/30 at 6pm. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP […]
Dear Colleagues, UUP has been waiting for updates from the Department of Labor on this new legislation, and its applicability to SUNY. A new Q&A has been posted, which can be found here. https://uupinfo.org/resources/covid19/pdf/UUP_COVID19_QA.pdf It is possible to provide flexibility within an employee’s telework agreement to allow for childcare needs. If you have concerns regarding telework, […]
Dear Colleagues, As you know, the Individual Development Award applications were submitted months ago, and by now, you would normally have received information about whether your request was granted. As a result of Covid-19, many of the workshops people were seeking funding for have been canceled. SUNY and UUP have been meeting to determine how […]
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Federal Funds and SUNY Campuses
Please see the following from Statewide President Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues: In the last federal aid package (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and. Economic Security (CARES) Act), Higher Education received funding that is intended to assist students and campuses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Half of the funding is to take the form of a direct allocation to campuses to […]
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Happy Earth Day!
Dear Colleagues, Today is #EarthDay!We are joining our students, colleagues, and coalition partners across the globe for three days of Earth Day action, beginning today! On Earth Day, we fight for our climate because fighting for our climate is fighting for the future of our students, our state and our planet. While many events are happening “virtually” […]
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 […]
Buffalo Center Officer, Roosevelt Wardlaw, along with other members from Buffalo HSC, provided lunches to front line workers at ECMC and Kaleida today.
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Earth Week Update – Tuesday
Colleagues, The need for a healthy environment and healthy communities has been amplified by our current public health crisis. Protecting our planet is protecting the health of our families and communities. UUP is joining our students, colleagues, and coalition partners across the globe for three days of Earth Day action, beginning on April 22. Please join […]
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Fight for Crucial Funding
Dear Colleagues, Act now to help UUP and SUNY fight for crucial funding through a new federal stimulus to fight COVID-19 and protect workers, students, faculty, and the populations we serve. Brothers and Sisters, please add your voice to the thousands of other UUP members advocating to keep our union strong and to protect SUNY. […]
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Earth Week 2020
Dear Colleagues, UUP will be celebrating Earth Day with three days of action: UUP is joining our students, colleagues, and coalition partners across the globe for three days of #EarthDay action, beginning on April 22. As part of UUP’s continued partnerships with the US Youth Climate Strike and the March for Science, UUP is encouraging members to get involved with […]