Delegates adopt 2011-12 budget

Union delegates to the 2011 Spring DA in Albany unanimously adopted an annual operating budget of $8.55 million that reflects the union’s priorities for 2011- 2012: contract negotiations, service to the membership, outreach activities, and recruitment of new activists.

“UUP every year obtains maximum input from members when preparing its operating budget, and the document goes through a rigorous review by the Finance Committee and the Executive Board,” said UUP Treasurer Rowena Blackman- Stroud. “This year’s budget is no different; it reflects extensive discussions and debate at the statewide and chapter levels.”

In her report to delegates, Blackman-Stroud noted that UUP negotiated a total of more than $1.26 million in direct support from NYSUT, up by 4 percent from the previous year.

“Additionally, UUP was fortunate in negotiating monies from NYSUT’s Solidarity Fund,” she said.

UUP has also set aside more than $150,000 for contract negotiations with the state. The current contract expires July 1, 2011.

“Since negotiations is UUP’s highest priority, it is understood that expenditures over and above the allocation will come from the reserve fund,” Blackman-Stroud said. In addition to chapter allocations, the spending plan includes more than $200,000 to support chapter development activities, such as organizing projects for part-time, academic and professional members.

Blackman-Stroud thanked the union’s Finance Committee, Executive Board, Audit Committee, chapter presidents and treasurers, and the UUP Accounting Department for their guidance in developing this year’s budget.

— Karen L. Mattison

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