Attached is a short article on the Productivity Enhancement Program and a “fast facts” flier PEP is a negotiated program that allows eligible members to exchange vacation time for up to $500 in credit to offset health insurance premiums.
All you have to do is enroll.
http://uuphost.org/leadernet/?q=system/files/SEFAcard4newsletters.pdf
Workload Improper Practice Backpay Administrative Settlement (BAS) – HR has informed the chapter that the impacted UUP Academic members will receive the negotiated payout in their November 4th paycheck. The amount of the payout is set at $1,410.37 and will be listed as BAS. The chapter would like to thank all those who participated in the various information gathering processes that occurred during this negotiation and settlement.
Dear Colleagues:
As UUP moves to make adjunct issues a primary focus, it’s important that all chapters support Campus Equity Week. Campus Equity Week begins on Monday, Oct. 26 and runs through Friday, Oct. 30.
UUP is a strong supporter of Campus Equity Week, a national week of action to bring greater awareness to the precarious situation for contingent faculty in higher education. Adjuncts now make up the majority of college instructors, yet they are working on temporary, low-paid contracts and many times are subjected to exploitative employment conditions.
UUP chapters in Albany, Cortland, Fredonia, New Paltz, Oneonta, Oswego and Plattsburgh are among the chapters taking part in Campus Equity Week. They will be hosting CEW activities such as informational tables, petition drives and community forums.
Over the past 15 years, UUP has won victories for its members who are adjuncts. Now it is important that we support their efforts and attend Campus Equity Week events on your campuses.
In Solidarity,
Fred
The LEAD Institute is completely ‘on-demand’, and contents and instructions are all on one page (link below). Members and chapter leaders can now view current workshops at any time at any location they choose.
https://uuphost.org/leadinstitute/
Thousands of academic and professional contingent employees across the nation have no job security and work for meager wages.
To support contingents in their struggle, UUP is once again sponsoring Campus Equity Week, a national week of action focusing on unfair working conditions for contingent employees. Other sponsors include the NEA, SEIU and New Faculty Majority.
Across the state, UUP chapters will be hosting CEW activities such as informational tables, petition drives and community forums. Cortland, New Paltz, Oswego and Plattsburgh are among the chapters taking part in CEW events. Please contact specific chapters for more information.
UUP’s Executive Board adopted a union position statement on contingent employment in July. You can read that statement here.
For more information about Campus Equity Week, go to the Campus Equity Week website.
Hello everyone, I have attached the meeting notice for the Capital District COARM brunch to be held on October 29th, 2015 at the University of Albany Alumni House.
Please let me know if you plan on attending, so that we can have an appropriate count.
In Solidarity,
Walter Apple
UUP Retiree Member Services Coordinator
Walter Apple
Retiree Coordinator
Please see the attached letter that was sent to Dr. Terenzio related to the upcoming contractual discretionary bonus.
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The UUP contract in Article 20.11 states in part, “…an amount equal to one-half percent of …basic annual salaries…for distribution…shall occur not later than December 31, 2015.” The chapter Executive Board and Department Representatives voted unanimously to recommend to the President that this bonus be distributed across-the-board. The monetary increases the union was able to get in hard-fought and unfriendly negotiations were, to many members, not adequate for the hard work we do for SUNY and the state. This, in addition to other demands for givebacks and two unpaid furlough days has left the workforce with a distinct feeling of being underappreciated. The across-the-board recommendation was made in the spirit of maintaining and enhancing morale. One officer on the Executive Board recently stated that the recent discretionary distribution systems seem to serve as disincentives. Your chapter officers and representatives welcome your feedback and comments.
Sincerely,
Bill Tusang,
Chapter President
Dear Members,
I’ve attached two resources to reach out to members in teacher preparation programs and their support services.
The first attachment is a new UUP flier – Building a Teacher Education Action Plan for 2015-16.
BuildATeacherEdActionPlan2015_1
The second attachment is the “Investigate Pearson Exams” flier we developed last semester. It is still important as we are continuing to press SED and the Regents for a review of the new exams, and we’re making some headway.
We’ll be updating the Teacher Ed. Task Force web page over the next week as well. There’s a lot of information there:
http://uupinfo.org/committees/teached/taskforce.php
Jamie Dangler
UUP Vice President for Academics
Teacher Education Task Force chair