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| Best wishes for the holiday season Dear UUP Stony Brook Health Sciences Center Chapter members, As we reflect on the past year, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support and dedication. Your commitment to advocacy and collaboration has truly made a difference, and we couldn’t have navigated the challenges of the past year without you. As we approach 2025, we recognize that more work is on the horizon, especially with the upcoming state budget discussions and the onset of contract negotiations. But fear not, together we will tackle these challenges head-on! After all, teamwork makes the dream work, and we’re ready to roll up our sleeves and get to it! Let’s continue to unite and strive for excellence as we move forward.Best wishes to the UUP family throughout the holiday season |
| UUP Holiday Office Hours The UUP office will have limited hours through the holidays. The office will be closed12/23/24 through 1/2/25. If you have questions regarding benefits please call 1(800) 887-3863If you have an emergency please send an email to bkube@uupmail.org. Emails will be monitored sporadically throughout the holidays and replied to as soon as possible. |
| IDA AWARD 2024-2025 IDA award application portal opening. Click for More or Click to register The 2024/25 IDA application portal will be open as of 10/14/24. This year the IDA will be split into 2 rounds. Round 1 will cover the period of 7/2/24 through 12/31/24. The application portal will be open 10/14/24 through 11/30/24 5 pm. Round 2 will encompass 1/1/25 through 7/1/25. the application portal for round 2 will open in mid-January. Any round 1 activity reimbursement request applied for must commence and be completed within the time frame of round 1. There is a maximum limit of up to $2000 annually for the awards and a maximum number of up to 2 projects allowed. The IDA annual award period is from 7/2 through 7/1 this period does not sunset and is not dependent on whether or not we are in contract. As in the past, all documents must be submitted online through the portal. The UUP office will not accept any documents. It is preferred that the applications be completed electronically and not handwritten. Illegible applications will be denied. Please ensure that you comply with all published guidelines (available on the portal) and documents are uploaded with the files named in the indicated format. This message applies to all HSC, Hospital, dental school and Long Island Veteran’s Home represented UUP employees. It does not apply to the west campus. There will be upcoming workshops regarding the IDA and CLEFR. For IDA Quidelines Click Here IDA portal uupsbhsc.org |
| Don’t lose your excess accruals…Please consider donating Time Perhaps you did not know, NYS has a leave donation program that allows state workers to donate their vacation time to be used as sick time to assist employees in need. These donations can be made across unions and can mean the world to a peer with a long-term medical issue. Please consider donating extra leave time to members on long-term medical leave. By donating vacation days these members can remain on the payroll and continue to receive much-needed health insurance. The donations are directed specifically to individuals the days cannot be placed into a pool. Links to the necessary forms are below. Complete the form and email or fax to time and attendance at 4-5822. The annual leave days over 40 will be stripped on 1/1/25. Gregory Patchell – Distribution services Michael Depaolo – Hospital building Lalaine Villaroman – Surgical trauma Amanda, Norton – Radiology Ricardo, Misciagna – Emergency Department Gloria Drysdale – Labor and Delivery Every day donated is a tremendous help and comfort to those in need Also, if you know of someone who might need leave donations due to an unforeseen extended illness please pass on the form below for them to complete and return to Human Resources to evaluate for eligibility and processing. Leave Donation request. |
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