by | Oct 20, 2023 | Chapter Announcements
New York State has announced a new Paid Parental Leave (PPL) benefit for State Professional (UUP) employees effective 4/11/23. Paid Parental Leave (PPL) provides eligible UUP employees up to 12 (twelve) weeks of paid leave for one of the...
by | Aug 23, 2023 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements, Happy PayDay
Chapter President Andrew Solar-Greco recently sat down with Judy Wishnia, a long standing UUP member and leader, serving both Stony Brook and the statewide Executive Board, as well as NYSUT and AFT. Judy discusses her working life as first a...
by | Aug 21, 2023 | Chapter Announcements, Chapter Events, Happy PayDay
Welcome Back BBQ Save the Date! Wed, Sept. 13th from 12-2pm Join us on the plaza between theEarth & Space Science Building and Harriman Hall for a UUP BBQ! Rain Date: Thurs, Sept 14th More details to come! RSVP for...
by | Aug 16, 2023 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements, Happy PayDay
Voting is Now Open! The ratification vote on the tentative 2022-2026 contract agreement will be conducted electronically. Postcards and emails containing instructions on how to access your personal electronic ballot have been mailed by MK Election Services to UUP...
by | Aug 8, 2023 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
Dear Colleagues, We finished our campus tour to discuss the new Tentative Agreement (whew!!). Over the month of July Bret Benjamin, Elizabeth Hough and I visited all 32 of our UUP chapters and hosted four statewide zoom sessions, explaining the...
by | Jul 31, 2023 | Chapter Announcements, Chapter Events, Happy PayDay
The UUP SBU FAST Fund is a 501(c)(3) charity organization that provides undergraduates with emergency financial assistance. The FAST Fund is operated by UUP faculty and staff members and relies on successful fundraising events and generous donors. Donate a completed...
by | Jul 26, 2023 | Chapter Announcements, Chapter Events, Happy PayDay
UUP’s Organizing Academy is a training program on internal union organizing for UUP members who are serious about strengthening and growing our union. In the year since its inception, more than 145 UUP members across the state have participated in...
by | Jul 19, 2023 | Chapter Announcements, Happy PayDay
Mon, July 24 @ 1pm – SAC Ballroom B & Zoom RSVP here (Hot Lunch Served In Person)The UUP Negotiations Committee overwhelmingly approved UUP’s tentative agreement with the State for a new four-year contract on June 21, an...
by | Jun 30, 2023 | Chapter Announcements
Dear Colleague, I am pleased to announce that UUP has reached a tentative agreement with the State on a new contract and that the UUP Negotiations Committee has voted to send it out for ratification. This proposed agreement is a...
