by | Feb 18, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
Let’s be realistic about what the flawed tax cap does and does not do. Truth be told, the cap has not reduced the tax burden facing too many communities. What the tax cap has done is deny our poorest school...
by | Feb 17, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
Zeovadis Tavarez-Polanco, an Albany Public Schools TA member, will be joining teachers from across the country this weekend for a “Teach-In for Freedom” in El Paso. The Teachers Against Child Detention event’s aim is to draw attention to the plight...
by | Feb 15, 2019 | Chapter Announcements, Chapter Elections
Information regarding the 2019-2021 nominees for chapter elected office and chapter delegates are available online later today from the UUP Statewide Office. For final, updated list, visit: Stony Brook Center Nominees...
by | Feb 12, 2019 | Chapter Announcements, Chapter Executive Board
The Stony Brook Center Chapter Executive Board will be meeting today. Time: Noon Location: Recreation Center, Meeting Room…
by | Feb 12, 2019 | Benefits, Chapter Announcements, Contract Negotiations
NYS/UUP Individual Development Awards Program Allocation for 2017-2018 and 2018–2019 The New York State/United University Professions Joint Labor-Management Committees (NYS/UUP JLMS) is pleased to announce funding for the Individual Development Awards (IDA)...
by | Feb 8, 2019 | Chapter Announcements, Chapter Executive Board
Tuesday February 12, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Executive Board Meeting Time: Noon Location: Recreation Center, Meeting Room Space is limited Deadline: Friday, February 8th at 2...
by | Jan 31, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
On January 4, the Wright State administration and Board unilaterally imposed a contract on the full-time teaching faculty represented by AAUP-WSU. On November 7, our members voted to reject a fact-finder’s report: 87% of the full-time teaching faculty...
by | Jan 29, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
UUP members can deduct their union dues from their state income taxes in their 2018 state tax returns. By doing so, union members can save about $70 on average per year, according to a May 2017 governor’s office media...
by | Jan 28, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
Rolling up their sleeves with a range of powerful and diverse partners, the AFT Civil and Human Rights Committee is strategizing the best way forward for progressive policies, in what promises to be a challenging election in 2020. Here’s how …
by | Jan 28, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
The state Senate passed S.1904, the bill that would make the tax cap permanent, but it can be stopped in the Assembly. NYSUT opposes any plan to make a bad law permanent unless it is amended to include key...
