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at the Dryden Theatre, George Eastman House (900 East Ave. in Rochester) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH: BOXCAR BERTHA (Martin Scorcese, US 1972, 88 min.) Eligible UUPers can save $ on 2014 health insurance costs UUP members who accrue vacation leave can save up to $500 on their share of 2014 health insurance costs. The Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) allows eligible full- and part-time UUP-represented employees to exchange previously accrued annual leave (vacation) in return for a credit to be applied toward the employee share of NYSHIP premiums on a biweekly basis. But you have to act fast: The deadline to enroll for the 2014 plan year is Nov. 29, 2013. Eligible full-time employees with an annual salary of $62,998 and below, and eligible part-time employees whose biweekly salary is within this range at the time of enrollment, who opt to enroll in the Productivity Enhancement Pro-gram for the 2014 plan year will forfeit a total of three days of annual leave at the time of enrollment in return for a credit of up to $500 to be applied toward their share of NYSHIP premiums. Eligible full-time employees earning more than $62,998 and below $90,022 and eligible part-time employees whose biweekly salary is within this range at the time of enrollment, who opt to enroll in PEP for the 2014 plan year will forfeit a total of two days of annual leave at the time of enrollment in return for a credit of up to $500 to be applied toward their share of NYSHIP premiums. At the time of enrollment, employees must:
PEP is a negotiated benefit in the 2011-2016 bargaining agreement between UUP?and NYS. Employees are required to submit a separate enrollment form for each year in which they wish to participate. Contact your campus Human Resources Department or go here for more information and an enrollment form for the 2014 plan year.
2013 Labor Film SeriesAll films shown at the Eastman House Dryden Theater, 900 East Avenue.Download a printable version of the schedule Friday, October 25, 8 p.m. All Labor Film Series films are shown at the Dryden Theater of the George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. Rochester You can pick up free tickets for the Rochester Labor Council film series from Eileen O’Brien in the UUP Chapter office Fraser 2, 245-5380. 2013 Labor Film SeriesAll films shown at the Eastman House Dryden Theater, 900 East Avenue.Download a printable version of the schedule Friday, October 18, 8 p.m. —Double Feature! BLACK DIAMONDS (Charles Hanmer, UK 1932, 53 min., 35mm) and THE MINERS’ HYMNS (Bill Morrison, US 2010, 52 min.) A stunning amateur film, Black Diamonds follows John Morgan (Beckett Bould), as he tries to raise awareness of miners’ working conditions by documenting them on film. A working coal miner himself, Hanmer produced and shot the film on location. Eight decades later, after Durham’s collieries shut down thanks to Margaret Thatcher, filmmaker Bill Morrison culled rare footage from the British Film Institute and other sources to reconstruct the workers’ lives in The Miners’ Hymns. Morrison mined the archives to give new meaning to the forgotten footage, connecting the social, cultural, economic and political aspects of the industry. The film’s images are accompanied by Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson’s haunting score. All Labor Film Series films are shown at the Dryden Theater of the George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. Rochester You can pick up free tickets for the Rochester Labor Council film series from Eileen O’Brien in the UUP Chapter office Fraser 2, 245-5380. Open enrollment ends Nov. 8 UUPers are urged to sign up by Nov. 8 for cost-saving Flexible Spending Account programs funded in the 2011-2016 Agreement between UUP and New York state. The 2014 open enrollment period for the Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) and the Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAA) programs is Sept. 30–Nov. 8, 2013. Enrollment is done online at www.flexspend.ny.gov. Even if you were enrolled in 2013, you must re-enroll for 2014. Call Geneseo HR 245-5616 for more information Those who enroll in the DCAA are eligible to receive an employer contribution of up to $800. The 2014 Plan Year Employer Contribution Rates for eligible employees are listed below.
2013 Labor Film SeriesAll films shown at the Eastman House Dryden Theater, 900 East Avenue.Download a printable version of the schedule Friday, October 4, 8 p.m. TAXI! (Roy Del Ruth, US 1932, 69 min., 35mm) After ruthless hoodlums destroy his taxicab, veteran driver Pop Riley (Guy Kibbee) takes matters into his own hands and kills the man responsible. In an attempt to organize a cabby resistance movement, young driver Matt Nolan (James Cagney) reaches out to Pop’s daughter, Sue (Loretta Young), for support. Despite a rocky start, the two fall in love, yet Matt’s fiery temper threatens to ruin their relationship and land him in hot water. A raucous ride, Taxi! handles the topic of workers’ rights with pre-code panache. Introduced by labor historian Jon Garlock All Labor Film Series films are shown at the Dryden Theater of the George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. Rochester You can pick up free tickets for the
Rochester Labor Council film series from Eileen O’Brien in the UUP
Chapter office Fraser 2, 245-5380.
2013 Labor Film SeriesAll films shown at the Eastman House Dryden Theater, 900 East Avenue.Download a printable version of the schedule Friday, September 27, 8 p.m. You can pick up free tickets for the
Rochester Labor Council film series from Eileen O’Brien in the UUP
Chapter office Fraser 2, 245-5380.
“Seamless Transfer is SUNY’s plan to facilitate student transfer from SUNY campuses that offer A.A. and A.S. degrees to SUNY baccalaureate programs by mandating a university-wide General Education program. The Seamless Transfer process has restrained faculty oversight of curriculum. It has developed in the context of a narrow focus on more rapid degree completion, without acknowledging the full set of factors that affect student completion patterns. It is connected to a broader agenda to streamline, increasingly privatize, and drain substantive content from public higher education programs.” Read the whold document. Here is a link to the UUP fact sheet on Seamless Transfer. We will also be receiving hard copies in the UUP office. If you would like a copy, let Eileen know. Rochester Labor Film Friday, Sept. 20th THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR (Les femmes du 6ème étage) We are happy to tell you that the introduction will be given by Pakita Vicente, from Madrid, Spain. Friday, September 20, 8 p.m. Sunday, September 22, 2 p.m. THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR (Les femmes du 6ème étage) (Philippe Le Guay, France 2010, 104 min., French and Spanish with subtitles, 35mm) This comedy demonstrates that people of different social classes, living under the same roof, can affect each other’s outlooks and lives. The farce contrasts the values of stereotypical Parisian bourgeois with the stereotypical dignity and earthy humor of migrant domestic workers from Spain. Sketched rather broadly, the film is a vehicle for the excellent Spanish artists who play the servant women on the sixth floor as well as for their French benefactor. All Labor Film Series films are shown at the Dryden Theater of the George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. Rochester You can pick up free tickets for the
Rochester Labor Council film series from Eileen O’Brien in the UUP
Chapter office Fraser 2, 245-5380.
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