Upstate UUP

Every summer, UUP members from CNY Chapters join with union members from the Greater Syracuse Labor Council to celebrate Labor Day with a parade and rally at 10:30 AM on Monday, September 4^th at the Expo Center. The Upstate Medical Chapter has 100 general admission tickets and 25 Orange lot parking passes for UUP members who want to attend the NY State Fair for free on Labor Day. All we ask in return is that you arrive at 10 AM to assemble and participate in the short parade across the Midway followed by a brief labor rally at the Expo Center. No political signs or literature are allowed but wear your UUP colors! We have red and white UUP t-shirts in all sizes available at the chapter office M-F, 10 AM – 3 PM, 203 Madison Towers for those that need UUP t-shirts. Last year, the parade was rained out. Let’s hope for better weather this year. The registration process is different this year. UUP wants you to register using the link below in Fred’s email or by scanning the QR code on the attached flyer for 2023 Labor Day Events. Be sure to select the Syracuse labor Day Parade and your UUP Upstate Medical Chapter. Let’s join our colleagues from across CNY on Monday, September 4^th in celebrating the labor movement in the US with a parade and rally, followed by a day at the fair with fun, food, and free music at 1, 4, and 6 PM.  

On Wednesday, October 11th, there will be a Community Campus General Membership Meeting and Picnic at 12 PM in Classrooms A/B in the basement of Community Hospital. This will be a Members Only and In-person Only event. Upstate Medical University President Mantosh Dewan, University Hospital CEO Robert Corona, and UUP Statewide Vice President for Professionals Carolyn Kube will be guest speakers at this event. there will be picnic food (hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, Italian sausage, side dishes, and ice cream) served immediately after the meeting in Dining Hall 1 with seating in the adjacent to the Community Hospital cafeteria. There is a separate registration for this event, akin to the Downtown June 13 Membership Meeting and Picnic. You can register for these meetings using this link: https://forms.gle/E6ReKmzpbjmUoMGv6 which also appears on the attached meeting flyer. Registration will close for this meeting on Wednesday, October 4th.

The UUP Upstate Medical Chapter will be hosting a Professional Development Workshop at 12 PM on Monday, September 25^th in Room 4414A of the New Academic Building (NAB). Brent Underwood, the NYSUT Labor Relations Specialist for the Upstate, ESF, and Morrisville campuses will review the job security rights and appointment, evaluation, and promotion process, including permanent appointment, for professional employees. This presentation will be focused on professional employees, but all UUP members are welcome to attend and ask questions about their job security, appointment,  evaluation, promotion, and workload rights according to the UUP collective bargaining agreement, i.e. the UUP contract.  

This workshop is for UUP Members Only. In-person participation is limited to 75 participants and lunch will be provided for those that register no later than September 18th. There will be a virtual Zoom meeting option and participation is limited to 100 participants. To register for this event, click on the link in the attached flyer or here: https://forms.gle/sdnAozjjoRFphs7k6. If you want to attend but are not a UUP member, you can join UUP at: UUP | Membership Application Form (uupunion.org).  

The UUP Upstate Medical Chapter Executive Board Meeting is open to all chapter UUP members. If you are an Upstate Medical UUP member, you are welcome to attend our monthly meeting on Wednesdays at 12 noon in Room 4414A of the New Academic Building (NAB). Lunch will be provided for members who register in-person one week before the meeting. The meeting dates are: July 12, August 16, September 13, and November 8.

You can register using the QR code below or this link: https://forms.gle/yrCpNbBHatNhdAER9.

We hope to see you there!

On Friday, October 22^nd, UUP once again reached agreement with the State to suspend the January 1 40-day vacation accrual cap contained in Article 23.2(d) of the 2016-2022 State/UUP Agreement. The new agreement with GOER mirrors the agreement UUP reached last year and provides that employees who have accrued vacation credits in excess of 40 days and have been unable to use that excess vacation leave due the ongoing impact of COVID will be given an additional year to close of business December 31, 2022 to exhaust that leave. 

For more information, please visit: Deal reached with state on vacation accrual extension (uupinfo.org).

You can read the MOU by clicking HERE.