Day: September 1, 2015

Date:  September 10, 2015
Time:  12:30- 2:00 PM (light refreshments will be served)
Location: WA 120

Chief Negotiator: J. Philippe Abraham, UUP Statewide Vice President for Professionals

Associate/Deputy Chief Negotiator: Mike Smiles, Vice President for Academics, Farmingdale Chapter

Assistant Chief Negotiator: Pamela Malone, UUP Statewide Executive Board Member and Empire State College UUP President

Assistant Chief Negotiator: Jason Torre, Vice President for Academics, Stony Brook Main Chapter

Other visiting UUP Negotiations Team members will be announced before the meeting.

The 2011-2016 Agreement between the State of New York and United University Professions expires July 1, 2016. UUP’s extensive preparations to negotiate the successor contract are in progress. As many members of the Negotiations Team as possible will travel to all UUP Chapters during the statewide listening tour – an in person means of communication with members for UUP’s needs assessment phase.

Negotiations Team members will be here to listen to your ideas, thoughts, and concerns.  Information about the entire negotiations process can be discussed as well.

Please don’t miss this unique opportunity to express your views and offer ideas, suggestions, and recommendations directly to members of the UUP Negotiations Team. They’ll be here in person to meet YOU – the members!

Make sure your voice is heard!

Dear Colleagues:

As you know, for the past several months, we’ve been working very hard to get the Maintenance of Effort legislation passed by the legislature and signed by the governor. The first half of the fight was completed just before the legislative session ended. The second half has been underway since then.

Take a moment to read the following op ed from Newsday: http://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorial/college-degree-shouldn-t-destroy-middle-class-1.10786273.

It appears that the press sees this as an important issue and have independently articulated that importance to future of public higher education in New York.

Please share this op ed with your chapter membership.

In Solidarity,
Fred Kowal