UUP Cobleskill Chapter

Attached is a short article on the Productivity Enhancement Program (in serif and sans serif formats) and a “fast facts” flier for use in chapter newsletters or on your chapter websites. The flier is also available on the UUP website at http://uupinfo.org/negotiations/pdf/PEPfactsheet2015.pdf

PEP is a negotiated program that allows eligible members to exchange vacation time for up to $500 in credit to offset health insurance premiums.  PEP4newslettersSansSerif

All they have to do is enroll. All you have to do is tell them about it!

 

Dear Colleagues,

The dates for the statewide single-payer healthcare hearings have changed.  For more information go to the UUP webpage: http://uupinfo.org/ and click on the “DATES CHANGED: Statewide hearings on New York Health Bill” link.

In Solidarity,
Fred

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Dear Colleagues –

UUP members who accrue vacation days can lower their health care costs.

UUP’s Productivity Enhancement Program allows eligible UUP-represented employees to exchange previously accrued annual leave—otherwise known as vacation days—in return for a credit of up to $500. That money will be applied toward the employee’s share of NYSHIP premiums on a biweekly basis.

Eligible full-time employees who earn $62,998 or below, and eligible part-time employees whose biweekly salary is in this range who enroll in PEP would forfeit three days of annual leave in return for the credit.

Eligible full-time employees who earn more than $62,998 and below $90,022 and eligible part-time employees whose biweekly salary is within that range who enroll in the program will forfeit a total of two days of annual leave at the time of enrollment in return for a credit.

Please tell Your fellow UUP members about this important and underutilized plan.

Go to UUP’s website at http://uupinfo.org/negotiations/pdf/PEPfactsheet2015.pdf for more information.

In solidarity,
Fred

The links for both undergraduate and post-graduate 2015 UUP Scholarship guidelines and applications can be found by scrolling over the above menu to “Information.”

Hi,

I just want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the many kind responses to The Echo, UUP’s new, online-only membership magazine. Thank you for reading, and for all of your helpful, positive feedback.

We’ve had several requests for a downloadable .pdf version of The Echo, and we’re happy to comply.

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to download The Echo as a .pdf:

Click on the link to The Echo, located in a blue box near the top of UUP’s website, at http://www.uupinfo.org. You can also go directly to The Echo by clicking on http://uupinfo.org/flipbook/TheEchoVol1Issue1/index.html#/0.
When the link to The Echo opens, you will see a white window with the numbers 1/20 and a row of white icons at the top of the page.
Go to the third icon. When you hold your cursor over it, it will say “download.”
Click on the icon. A .pdf version of The Echo will open in a new window.
Read and enjoy!
Please share The Echo will your chapter members, and thank you for reading. Also, please contact me with any questions you may have.

In solidarity,

Mike

Michael Lisi
Communications Director
United University Professions

Brothers and Sisters,

Please go to the UUP webpage for important information regarding the upcoming series of statewide public hearings on a single-payer health plan. This information can be found within the “take action” box on the UUP webpage: http://uupinfo.org/.

In Solidarity,

Fred

Greetings from UUP Communications!

Please note that we’ve posted photos of the award recipients who were honored at the 2014 Fall DA.

The photos can be found on UUP’s Picasa site, which can be accessed from the middle of the UUP Home Page at http://uupinfo.org.  Click on View Albums under UUP Photos. Additional photos from the DA will be posted at a later date. Should you need something sooner, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Enjoy!

in solidarity,
karen mattison
uup associate director of communications

You’ve read The Voice.

Now here’s The Echo.

The Echo is the union’s new online membership magazine. Think of it as a web companion to The Voice, with stories for and about members—stories that we can’t fit into the print edition of The Voice.

Budget constraints have forced us to cut back on the number of issues of The Voice. So we created The Echo, which allows us to continue bringing you full coverage of what’s going on in your union and how your union is working for you.

You can read The Echo by clicking on this link: http://uupinfo.org/flipbook/Nov2014/index.html. It’s also accessible on the UUP website at www.uupinfo.org. The link is in a blue box at the top of the page. You can’t miss it.

In this issue, you’ll read about UUP’s participation in the People’s Climate March in New York City, the largest climate change demonstration in history.

You’ll also read about how UUP’s leaders and members have been working to get the vote out for NYSUT-endorsed candidates in the upcoming election. There’s also coverage of UUP’s 2014 Fall Delegate Assembly, and news about a new Community Involvement Survey available on the UUP website.

And don’t forget to click on the video message from UUP President Fred Kowal. You’ll find it on page 2.

So please flip through our digital pages and share this document widely with members on your campus. Please let them know that The Voice now has an Echo.

We hope you like what you see.

Thanks to UUP’s Communications Department for their excellent work!

Sincerely,

Jamie Dangler

UUP Vice President for Academics

Communications Dept. Officer Liaison

To UUPers,

Oneonta invites sisters and brothers in other chapters to join us for a Wednesday, November 5th, program on “Reducing Gun Violence.” Details appear below.

In Solidarity,

Bill Simons, President, Oneonta Chapter

UUP “Reducing Gun Violence Program”: Wed., Nov. 5, 7 PM, Red Dragon Theater

Gun violence remains a serious problem in the United States and needs redress. Too many tragedies, many in school settings, have taken lives. The tragedies in Aurora, Sandy Hook Elementary, Virginia Tech, Columbine High School, and the American Civic Association in nearby Binghamton are sadly part of a long, long list. James Brady, Gabby Giffords, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and other famous victims of gun violence are joined by many thousands of lesser known victims. To identify and evaluate remedies, UUP will sponsor a program on “Reducing Gun Violence” on Wednesday, November 5th at 7 PM, in the Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Four panelists, each representing a distinct perspective, will address the problem of gun violence. After formal remarks by the panelists, a question-and-answer session will follow. The program is open to all members of the College and local community. The backgrounds and perspectives of the panelists—Melissa Fallon-Korb, Leah Gunn Barrett, David C. Lincoln, Jr., and Michael King—are summarized below:

Melissa Fallon-Korb, Ph.D., is the Director of the Counseling, Health and Wellness Center at SUNY Oneonta and a licensed psychologist in the state of New York. She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University at Albany and also holds a Master of Arts and a Master of Education degree in counseling psychology from Columbia University, Teacher’s College. She serves on the SUNY Oneonta Behavioral Assessment team, the SUNY-Wide Personal Safety Committee and the Otsego County Community Services Board – Mental Health Subcommittee. She will discuss the following: people with severe mental illness are unfairly stigmatized as violent and more likely to be a victim of violent crime than a perpetrator. Dr. Fallon-Korb will also review current psychological literature on violence prevention and provide tips for how to identify and what to do if you suspect someone might become violent.

Leah Gunn Barrett is Executive Director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV). The mission of NYAGV “is to reduce gun violence through legislative advocacy and education designed to encourage action, influence public opinion, and lead to policy change.” Prior to joining NYAGV, Leah Gunn Barrett was a dean and adjunct lecturer at Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA). She has held senior management positions with The Economist Group, Data Resources (DRI) Europe and Tetra Pak UK in London. Leah Gunn Barrett was the Executive Director of CeaseFire Maryland from 2003-2006 and in 2005 received the Mayor’s Citation from Martin O’Malley for her work. She holds a B.A. from Carleton College, a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University, and a Master’s in Teaching from Johns Hopkins University. Leah lost her older brother, Greg, to gun violence in 1997.

David C. Lincoln, Jr., is Emergency Management Coordinator, University Police, at SUNY Oneonta. David Lincoln earned an A.A.S. degree from Finger Lakes Community College and received a B.S. from SUNY Oneonta. He will examine prevention as well as coping with an active shooter situation, profile and characteristics of an active shooter situation, how to respond when an active shooter is in your vicinity, and information you should provide to law enforcement or 911 operator.

Michael King, Assistant Professor, Sociology, received his B.A. in Economics and Sociology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Dr. King’s primary interests pertain to the various techniques of social control deployed against social movements as well as issues related to urban policing. He is currently working on several projects related to Occupy Oakland (of which he was an active participant), as well as issues pertaining to urban police strategies such as racial profiling and gang injunctions. He is also interested in community empowerment programs such as restorative justice practices. He has published in Critical Criminology and is currently in the process of publishing his first book on the policing of Occupy Oakland. He provides perspective on school shootings at http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/12/18/misdiagnosing-the-culture-of-violence/ and will provide commentary on potential solutions and alternatives.

Robert W. Compton, Professor, Africana & Latino Studies and Political Science, will serve as moderator. Dr. Compton is an experienced moderator. He is UUP Vice President for Academics.