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2019 Election Results
The results of the 2019 Upstate Chapter Election can be found here.
Your elected officers for the 2019-2021 term:
- President & Delegate: Richard Veenstra
- Vice President for Academics & Delegate: Steve Grassl (appointed)
- Vice President for Professionals & Delegate: Mindy Heath
- Secretary: Debra Tafel
- Treasurer: Deb Benware
- Officer For Contingents: Joyce Freeman
- Officer for Retirees: Carol Braund
Carl Pettengill’s Retirement Reception
Carl Pettengill is retiring after 19 years of service to Upstate and most of that time dedicated to representing the members of UUP.
Carl has been a highly valuable and effective employee in Information Management & Technology for the past 19 years.
Through his service and membership in the United University Professions Union, culminating as UUP Chapter President, Carl has had a significant impact on professional employees’ Upstate employment.
Click here to view the photos of the IMT and UUP c0-hosted retirement reception for Carl Pettengill on Monday, September 24.
You will be missed, Carl.
NYS Family Leave
UUP has issued a fact sheet that explains New York State’s new Paid Family Leave Law and its implications for our members. It’s posted on the UUP website and can be accessed at the link below.
NYS’s New Paid Family Leave Law: Implications for UUP Members:
http://uupinfo.org/reports/reportpdf/FamilyLeaveFlier050616.pdf
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Contributing commentary:
Colin Massulik
UUP Upstate Chapter Secretary (Elected)
September 15, 2015
As we enter our last year of the current contract, we are heading into another round of contract negotiations. This can be a long and drawn out process, sometimes taking several years. A team of very competent individuals has been assembled to take on the charge of writing our next contract.
UUP is the exclusive bargaining unit between the New York State Executive Branch (Governor’s Office) and those serving as New York State public employees with a 26P job title.
Some of you who have never been union before may not be aware that this is precisely where your 1% of your salary goes. It goes to pay for the ability for the union to conduct daily business, listen to members’ concerns, enforce the agreement between NYS and UUP, and ultimately bring these concerns to the negotiations table at time of the contract renewal.