Month: May 2019
We just received an update that the commentary will air at 3:50 pm today. Tune in now!
You can listen live as it airs at https://www.wamc.org/, or find a list of stations that carry WAMC at https://www.wamc.org/coverage-map.
You can find a link to the commentary after it airs here: https://www.wamc.org/term/fred-kowal.
Thank you,
Amy Sheldon
Member Communications and Policy Associate
United University Professions
518-640-6627
Dear Chapter Leaders,
Please inform your colleagues that the new UUP Family Leave and Work-Life Services Guide is posted at the link below.
http://uupinfo.org/reports/reportpdf/FLWLSguide2019.pdf
UUP’s 2016-22 contract with NYS contains new family leave provisions, providing members with many options for fully paid, partially paid, and unpaid leave for family care. It covers leave for birth, adoption, foster care placement, sick relative care (including elders), the death of family members, and assisting family members on active military duty.
The Guide also includes information about the following:
- UUP’s newly negotiated “tenure” clock stop provisions for Professionals and Academics following birth, adoption, or foster care placement;
- NYS Work-Life Services programs negotiated by UUP;
- Possibilities for flexible work arrangements;
- Support services and member benefits programs provided by UUP and our affiliates (New York State United Teachers, American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association).
UUP has begun conducting Family Leave Workshops at our chapters and will continue to work with chapter leaders to provide information and assistance to our members across the state. Please contact your LRS to schedule a workshop for your chapter’s members.
In Solidarity,
Fred
Colleagues,
UUP President Fred Kowal has recorded a commentary that is set to air on WAMC tomorrow, May 16, at approximately 12:50 p.m. In this commentary, Fred shares how personal loss led him to commit himself and our union to make public higher education a priority for New York like never before.
You can listen live as it airs at https://www.wamc.org/, or find a list of stations that carry WAMC at https://www.wamc.org/coverage-map.
I encourage you to share this information with your colleagues. You can find a link to the commentary after it airs here: https://www.wamc.org/term/fred-kowal.
Please also share this information via your social media pages. I have posted to the UUP statewide pages; please feel free to share that post to your chapter pages.
Thank you,
Amy Sheldon
Member Communications and Policy Associate
United University Professions
518-640-6627
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Categories
Student Debt Clinic
Subject: Need Help Managing Your Student Loan Debt?
Dear Colleagues,
Over 12 million people in the United States are struggling to make their monthly student loan payments, and millions more see economic and personal opportunities pass as they prioritize paying down their debt. Does this sound like you or someone you know?
Many of these people may qualify for free federal programs that can help reduce their monthly payments and eventually lead to student loan forgiveness, but these lifeline programs are significantly under-enrolled. In an effort to help our members get access to these programs, United University Professions and the American Federation of Teachers are proud to host a Student Debt Clinic which will provide information on how to enroll in Income-Driven Repayment plans and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
We will be offering a Student Debt Clinic on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at SUNY Cobleskill in Warner Hall room 117, from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
To attend a Student Debt Clinic, you must pre-register here: http://aft.to/StudentDebtClinicRSVP. From the “student debt clinic” drop down menu, please select the UUP clinic that you are interested in attending – they are labeled “UUP [Campus Name] [time] [date].” In the affiliate field, type in the full name of our local (United University Professions), and it will autofill after a few keystrokes.
Registration is first come, first serve, and we must cap attendance for a single clinic at 50 participants in order to ensure that we are able to provide maximum assistance to attendees. [If you can’t make one of these clinics, don’t worry – we’re planning on offering them again./If you want to help host a clinic at your worksite, please let us know!]
Managing your student loan debt is the first step in taking on the inequities which plague our system of higher education, and we look forward to seeing you at the Student Debt Clinic and working together to find a collective solution to the problems of student debt and college affordability!
Register now!
In solidarity,