NEW YORK April 6, 2014 – Karen Magee, a veteran elementary and special education teacher from Harrison, is the new president of the 600,000-member New York State United Teachers. Magee and her slate of officers were elected by a majority of the nearly 3,000 NYSUT delegates who voted Saturday at the union’s annual Representative Assembly…
At the recent membership meeting on April 2, 2014, UUP Fredonia Chapter’s 2014-2015 budget has been approved by the members who attended in person. We thank those members who attended. For more information about the budget, please click on the Budget option on the menu bar.
Know Your Contract Workshop was held at SUNY Fredonia. The question and answer workshop was attended by 84 Fredonia UUP members. Presenters were Fred Kowal, Jamie Dangler, Philippe Abraham, and Tara Singer-Blumberg. Here are some questions from Workshop: Q: What is used to calculate Dependent Care Advantage/Flexible Spending Accounts? A: Base salary (available to all…
President: Ziya Arnavut VP for Academics: Cynthia Smith VP for Professionals: Idalia Torres Secretary: John Staples Treasurer: Derrik Decker Grievance Chair for Academics: Stephen Kershnar Grievance Chair for Professionals: Jefferson Westwood Membership Development Officer: Sandra Lewis Officer for Contingents: Bruce Simon Affirmative Action Officer: Junaid Zubairi Amenities Officer: Melissa Sidor Academic Delegates: Ziya Arnavut, Cynthia Smith, Thomas Morrissey, Gerda Morrissey, Mac Nelson,…
United University Professions (UUP, Local 2190 of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO) is the union which represents the faculty and professional staff at the state-operated campuses of the State University of New York.UUP is the largest higher education union in the United States with over 30,000 members. UUP is affiliated with the New York…
