Upstate UUP

Need Help Managing Your Student Loan Debt?  

Over 12 million people in the United States are struggling to make their monthly student loan payments, and millions more see economic and personal opportunities pass as they prioritize paying down their debt. Does this sound like you or someone you know?  

Many of these people may qualify for free federal programs that can help reduce their monthly payments and eventually lead to student loan forgiveness, but these lifeline programs are significantly under-enrolled. In an effort to help our members get access to these programs, United University Professions and the American Federation of Teachers are proud to host a Student Debt Clinic which will provide information on how to enroll in Income-Driven Repayment plans and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.   

We will be offering virtual Members Only Student Debt Clinics on the following dates: 

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM via webinar.  

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM via webinar.  

To attend one of the virtual Members Only Student Debt Clinics, you must pre-register here: http://go.aft.org/StudentDebtClinicRSVP. From the “student debt clinic” drop down menu, please select the UUP clinic that you are interested in attending – they are labeled “UUP [Virtual Student Debt Clinic] [date] [time].” In the affiliate field, type in the full name of our local (United University Professions), and it will autofill after a few keystrokes.  

Registration is first come, first serve, and we must cap attendance for a single clinic at 75 participants in order to ensure that we are able to provide maximum assistance to attendees. Registration will close 48 hours prior to the virtual clinic. Webinar login information will be provided prior to the clinic to all who register. [If you can’t make one of these virtual clinics, don’t worry – we’re planning on offering them every payday. If you want to help host a chapter-specific virtual clinic, please let us know!]  

Managing your student loan debt is the first step in taking on the inequities which plague our system of higher education, and we look forward to seeing you at the virtual Student Debt Clinic and working together to find a collective solution to the problems of student debt and college affordability!  

Register now!

Join UUP on Thursday, May 6 at noon for a virtual roundtable discussion focused on Healthcare. 

Moderator: UUP Statewide President – Fred Kowal 

Panelists:  

• NYS Senator Rachel May, Senate District 53 
• Dr. Jim Malatras; Chancellor; State university of New York 
• Dr. Camille Clare; Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Professor, SUNY Downstate Medical University 
• Edline Jacquet; Chief of Staff for NYS Senator Zellnor Myrie, Senate District 20 
  

Learn about upcoming roundtables and register HERE:  UUP Policy Roundtable Discussions (google.com) 

UUP WORTHY WEDNESDAY – WEEKLY ADVOCACY ACTIONS, a weekly update on opportunities to join together and fight for causes that benefit our members, families, and the communities where we work and live. 

WORTHY WEDNESDAY ACTIONS – Time to ACT!  

Join UUP in a series of virtual policy roundtables: Join UUP on Thursday, May 6^th @ noon for a virtual roundtable discussion focused on Healthcare. 

Moderator 

UUP Statewide President Fred Kowal 

Panelist: 

NYS Senator Rachel May, Senate District 53 

Cheryl Hamilton, SUNY Executive Director of Opportunity Programs 

Dr. Camille Clare; Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Professor, SUNY Downstate Medical University 

Edline Jacquet; Chief of Staff for NYS Senator Zellnor Myrie, Senate District 20 

Learn about the UUP Higher Education roundtable and register HERE:  UUP Policy Roundtable Discussions 

If you missed the Sustainability Roundtable, you can watch the forum on the Facebook Live recording. If you attended the Sustainability Roundtable, I invite you to take a few minutes to complete the brief evaluation feedback form. We value your opinion! 

NY Renews: Pass the CCIA Rallies Across NY:Join a rally (in person) on May 18th to demand that legislators #PassTheCCIA this year. Click on the MAPto find a rally near you and join this huge final push. Together, we can win! 

Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act: The purposes of the PRO Act are to ensure workers can push for the changes we want to see at our jobs without fear of retaliation and to strengthen workers’ right to form a union and negotiate for those changes if we so choose.  

Here is how you can help!  

1. Endorse the PRO Act by adding your name here.  
2. Tell your senators to vote YES on the PRO Act: 

• Send an electronic letter 
• Call your Senators 

1. Use our Social Media kit, which also features AFL-CIO social media materials, to post on your social media accounts about the PRO Act. 
2. Last, ask your colleagues, family, and friends to take these five easy steps as well, including this one to keep sharing the message and strengthen our call for action now.  
   
    

THRIVE Act: We have a historic chance for Congress to pass a transformational economic recovery and infrastructure package that puts 15 million people to work in good, union, family sustaining jobs, cuts climate pollution in half by 2030, and advances racial, Indigenous, gender, environmental, and economic justice. Call your Congressmember NOW!

WEEKLY MOTIVATION: “You may not always have a comfortable life. And you will not always be able to solve all the world’s problems all at once. But don’t ever underestimate the impact you can have, because history has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own.” — Michelle Obama 

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