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Agreement made by and between the Executive Branch of the State of New York (“State”) and United University Professions (“UUP”). Vol. 5, No. 1 ARTICLE 1 EchoEchoRecognition The State, pursuant to the certification of the Public Employment Relations Board, recognizes UUP as the exclusive representative for collective negotiations with respect to salaries, wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment of employees serving in positions in the State University Professional Services Negotiating Unit. ARTICLE 2 Unchallenged Representation The State and UUP agree, pursuant to Section 208 of the Civil Service Law, that UUP shall have unchallenged representation status for the maximum period permitted by law. ARTICLE 3 Exclusive Negotiations

The State will not negotiate under the Public Employees’ Fair Employment Act with any other employee organization concerning the terms and conditions of employment of employees in the State University Professional Services Negotiating Unit. ARTICLE 4 Definitions

§4.1 “Academic employee” shall mean an employee serving in a position of academic rank or qualified academic rank. §4.2 “Academic year employee,” when used in Article 23, shall mean any employee having an academic year professional obligation. §4.3 “Calendar year employee,” when used in Article 23, shall mean any employee having a 12-month professional obligation. §4.4 “Chancellor” shall mean Chancellor of the State University of New York. §4.5 “College” shall mean a State-operated institution of the State University of New York. The central office of the University shall be deemed a “College.” §4.6 “College President” shall mean the chief administrative officer of a College, whether called a president, dean, provost, director or otherwise. §4.7 “College year employee,” when used in Article 23, shall mean any professional employee, or any academic employee holding a librarian title, having an annual profession- al obligationOF VOTERS of less than 12 SAID months, except an academicTO employeeCONTRACT holding a librarian title having an academic year professionalYES! obligation. UUP — PAGE 4 §4.8 “Days,” when used in Article 19, shall mean working days, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. d i junction with the terms “Chancellor,” “Director of UP P ident ”

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THE Echo Volume 5, Number 1

The Echo is an online publication of United University Professions (UUP), bargaining agent for the more than 38,000 academic and professional employees of the State University of New York.

Contact UUP at P.O. Box 15143, Albany, New York 12212-5143. Telephone (518) 640-6600 or toll-free at (800) 342-4206. UUP’s Internet site is www.uupinfo.org. UUP is Local 2190 of the American Federation of Teachers (AFL-CIO) and is affiliated with NYSUT and the National Education Association.

UUP STATEWIDE OFFICERS UUP benefits on display FREDERICK E. KOWAL TAKE A TOUR OF UUP BENEFITS THAT WERE ON DISPLAY AT THE EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE CHAPTER’S 2018 SPRING BENEFITS FAIR IN SARATOGA SPRINGS. WATCH THE VIDEO . President HERE

THOMAS J. TUCKER Vice President for Professionals WHATthis’S issue INSIDE

JAMIE F. DANGLER 8 UUPers help endorse candidates Cover design by UUP members weigh in on which pro-labor, Vice President Karen L. Mattison for Academics pro-education lawmakers to endorse.

10 Honoring excellence JERILUANNE YES! two students earn UUP’s college scholarships, O’BRYAN-LOSEE 4—Members vote overwhelmingly to ratify a and an oneonta retiree selected as this year’s Secretary-Treasurer new six-year contract with new york state. outstanding retiree.

aLso: 6—dCaaccount employer contribution ALSO: THOMAS C. HOEY now available to eligible members Membership 7—2018 PeP enrollment ends oct. 12 12 snapshots from the chapters Development Officer 14 Cortland Chapter puts UUP history on display 16 2018 nysUt ra and attendance report 18 spotlight shines on UUPers FOLLOW UUP UUP COMMUNICATIONS DEPT. 19 Former UUP intern named sa president MICHAEL LISI ON FACEBOOK, Director of Communications 20 Know your rights TWITTER AND KAREN L. MATTISON 22 UUP member services and discount programs Associate Director of Communications INSTAGRAM!

DARRYL MCGRATH Communications Specialist Go to www.UUPinfo.org AMY SHELDON to sign up today. Communications/Research Associate

ANGELL M. VILLAFAÑE Communications/Research Assistant THE ECHO VOL. 5, NO. 1 2 In the news

In The News is a compilation of media stories in the last three Sept. 6—”Labor’s Last Stand: Unions must either demand months (radio, television, newspapers and magazines across the a place at the table or be part of the meal” state) featuring UUP, and other articles of interest to union members. Harper’s Magazine

Sept. 5—UUP ratifies six-year contract with New York state. Read Sept. 4—”Governor announces $15 million investment about it in publications and on websites across the state: in SUNY Clean Energy Workforce development and training programs” “Gov. Cuomo announces ratification of six-year labor governor.ny.gov contract with UUP” Seven SUNY state-operated campuses will be recipients of state governor.ny.gov funding in this sizeable initiative for clean-energy workforce devel- opment from Gov. Cuomo’s office. UUP President Fred Kowal is “SUNY staff to see quoted in the release about this initiative, which UUP was the first raises after ratifying to propose. new contract” The Daily Star (Oneonta, NY) Aug. 30—”Justice Department Says Harvard Hurts Asian Americans’ Admissions Prospects With ‘Personal Rating’” “UUP ratifies new 6-year The Wall Street Journal contract with state” An affirmative-action lawsuit that challenges Harvard’s admissions Politico NY (Albany, NY) policy for Asian applicants is being closely watched, and the govern- ment is siding with the students’ claims. “State university employees ratify six-year contract” Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) Aug. 29—“New U.S. sexual misconduct rules bolster rights of accused and protect colleges” “UUPers overwhelmingly ratify new six-year contract” The New York Times UUP media release More deregulation and tweaks to longstanding U.S. Department of Education policies, this time on the topic of campus sexual assault. What’s Trending Follow UUP at @uupinfo

VOL. 5, NO. 1 THE ECHO 3 Cover story Members say Yes! to contract New deal with state overwhelmingly ratified by vote of 14,582-334

by Michael lisi t’s official: UUP members ratified a new six-year contract with New York state in a record-setting tally. Nearly 98 percent (97.76 percent) of eligible members that cast ballots voted for the new pact, culminating in a resounding win for the union, said UUP President Fred IKowal. The contract provides 2 percent MICHAEL LISI salary increases each year, retroactive to ABOVE, UUP PRESIDENT FRED KOWAL TELLS HIS COBLESKILL CHAPTER COLLEAGUES ABOUT THE July 2016. NEWEST PROVISIONS IN UUP’S AGREEMENT WITH NEW YORK STATE. “We couldn’t be happier with the outcome of the vote,” said Kowal. “Our members spoke loudly that this fair and equitable BELOW, MARITIME CHAPTER MEMBERS agreement is one that they strongly sup- ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW port. It’s a contract we worked hard for, CONTRACT DURING A CAMPUS PRESENTATION JUNE 6. and one that our members deserve.” More than 45 percent of members certi- fied to vote on the contract cast ballots, one of the largest vote tallies in the union's salary compression at campuses 46-year history. It was a lopsided victory, statewide; 14,582-334; there were 55 invalid ballots. • The re-establishment of on-base The American Arbitration Association con- discretionary salary increases (DSI); ducted the ratification vote Sept. 5. • Provisions to address hospital "This vote comes just months after the needs regarding on-call and holiday Janus decision, which so many corporate pay; and CEOs and ultra-rich union-busters saw as • Professional development and other the beginning of the end of organized grants to address the professional labor," Kowal said. "This shows that UUP needs of UUP members and SUNY. LISI members are dedicated to their union and The contract is retroactive to July 2, MICHAEL that UUP is stronger than ever." 2016, and runs through July 1, 2022. UUP had been without a new contract CONTRACT HIGHLIGHTS since July 1, 2016. Highlights of the contract include: owed on raises; the $600 lump-sum pay- • 2 percent salary increases each year of WHAT’S NEXT ment, pro-rated for part-time employees; the contract, retroactive to July 2016; Kowal said the next steps include printing and 2018 discretionary salary awards; • Coverage under the state’s Paid Family and distributing the full contract in booklet • Plans for executive-level discussions Leave Law, beginning Jan. 1, 2019—making and online forms, and to ensure the con- involving UUP, SUNY and the Governor’s UUP New York’s first state employee union tract is implemented appropriately. Office of Employee Relations on such things to negotiate into the statutory benefit; UUP will provide chapters with information as implementation of the salary compres- • Starting in 2019, a minimum salary for as soon as possible about implementation sion adjustments; part-time academics who are compensated of contract items, such as: • Information regarding the dependent on a per-course basis. After years of effort, • Pay dates for salary provisions coming scholarship program; and this is an historic gain for part-time academ- this fall. These include pay dates for the • Information about distribution of joint ics on SUNY’s state-operated campuses; 2016, 2017 and 2018 2 percent salary in- labor-management funding, including • Dedicated on-base funds to address creases; the first half of the retroactive pay money for Individual Development Awards,

THE ECHO VOL. 5, NO. 1 4 NICK KORIDIS

TOP RIGHT, STONY BROOK MEMBERS PACK THE ROOM FOR A JULY 18 PRESENTATION, DURING WHICH THEY WERE ENCOURAGED TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE UNION’S TENTATIVE AMY SHELDON DEAL WITH NEW YORK STATE.

TOP LEFT, A UUP MEMBER FROM THE SUNY POLY CHAPTER REVIEWS MATERIALS AT A JULY 6 MEETING ON THE UTICA CAMPUS.

LEFT, NEGOTIATIONS TEAM MEMBER AND EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE CHAPTER PRESIDENT PAMELA MALONE TALKS WITH MEMBERS FROM THE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER.

BELOW, BUFFALO STATE CHAPTER PRESIDENT DEAN REINHART WELCOMES HIS COLLEAGUES TO THE JUNE 18 NEGOTIATIONS PRESENTATION ON THE NEW SIX-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH NEW YORK STATE.

AMY SHELDON

Drescher leave awards, and campus grants. UUP has already sent information to the chapters on the Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP)—which allows eligible employees who accrue vacation leave to exchange days for a credit toward their 2018 health insurance premiums—and the employer contribution to UUP-represented employees enrolled in the 2018 Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAAccount). Information on both negotiated pro- grams can be found on pages 6 and 7, respectively. AMY SHELDON

MANY THANKS Kowal thanked Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his tiator Mike Smiles, assistant negotiators UUP officers and Negotiations Team mem- willingness to work with UUP on a contract Pamela Malone of Empire State College and bers spent several weeks visiting every that members would approve. Jason Torre of Stony Brook, and members chapter to meet with members since the “The governor wanted us to have a con- of UUP’s Negotiations Team and Negotia- May 23 signing of the tentative agreement. tract, and his involvement played a key role tions Committee for their fine work. He also Negotiations Team members also traveled in securing these gains for our members,” thanked NYSUT Secretary-Treasurer Philippe to campuses in 2015 to listen to members’ Kowal said. Abraham, who served as chief negotiator concerns and identify the issues to address UUP's president also thanked Chief Nego- before leaving for NYSUT in 2017. in bargaining talks with the state.

VOL. 5, NO. 1 THE ECHO 5 Cover story UUP Dependent Care Advantage Account 2018 Employer Contribution The new 2016-2022 Agreement between UUP and New York state includes an employer contribution to Dependent Care Advantage Accounts (DCAAccount) for UUP-represented employees who are enrolled as DCAAccount participants for the 2018 plan year.

UUP-represented employees (or employees who were represented by UUP at the time they enrolled) who have an active 2018 DCAAccount do not need to do anything. The employer contribution will be deposited into the employee’s DCAAccount with the Oct. 3, 2018, paycheck (for employees on the Administrative payroll—the vast majority of our members) or the Oct. 11, 2018, paycheck (for employees on the Institutional payroll).

Please note that adding the employer contribution to DCAAccounts will not increase the employee’s annual election amount—unless the employee enrolled for less than the employer contribution. In the latter case, the employee’s DCAAccount will be adjusted to reflect the full amount of their employer contribution.

When the employer contribution is added to DCAAccounts, WageWorks will recalculate or stop remaining bi-weekly payroll deductions, as appropriate, to adjust for the addition of the employer contribution. If necessary, the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) will issue a refund of any remaining excess employee deductions with the paychecks of:

• Oct. 3, 2018, for employees on the Administrative payroll • Oct. 11, 2018, for employees on the Institutional payroll

UUP-represented employees who are not enrolled in a DCAAccount but experience a qualifying change in status, may enroll by submitting a change-in-status application. They will be eligible for the employer contribution for the remainder of the 2018 plan year. Below are some examples of change-in-status events: • Marriage • From full-time to part-time employment or vice versa • Divorce or separation (employee or spouse) • Death (spouse/dependent) • Beginning of or return from leave of absence • Birth or adoption of a child (employee or spouse) • Beginning or end of employment (employee or spouse) • Change in rate paid (only if the provider is not • Dependent disability a relative) • Change in work schedule (employee or spouse) • Change in care provider • Change in custody of dependent • Loss of another Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) plan’s coverage (increase or enrollment only)

If an employee was on a leave of absence or terminated their 2018 DCAAccount, they will not receive an employer contribution unless the employee re-enrolls due to a qualifying change in status.

UUP-represented employees with questions on their existing 2018 DCAAccounts should call WageWorks customer service at 1-800-358-7202.

For details on enrolling for the remainder of the 2018 plan year and the change in status rules, visit www.flexspend.ny.gov or call WageWorks.

For employees interested in enrolling in a DCAAccount during the 2019 plan year, must enroll during the open enrollment period, from Oct. 9 through Nov. 9, 2018.

THE ECHO VOL. 5, NO. 1 6 UUP Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) FAST FACTS PEP is a negotiated benefit in the 2016-2022 Agreement between UUP and NYS. PEP allows eligible UUP-represented employees to exchange previously accrued annual leave (vacation) in return for a cash credit to be applied toward the employee share of NYSHIP premiums on a biweekly basis. Full-time and part-time employees who accrue vacation leave may participate in the program. While the PEP existed in the previous contract, the 2016-2022 Agreement significantly expands participation options and credit amounts for each coming year under the new contract.

There will be two PEP enrollments in Fall 2018. FIRST ENROLLMENT DEADLINE—for 2018 PEP: Sept. 12-Oct. 12, 2018 Eligible employees who wish to participate for 2018 must submit an enrollment form for 2018, even if they have previously enrolled in PEP.

Eligible members can save $500 or $250 for 2018 (six-month benefit) • Annual FT salary at or below $66,885—1.5 days for $250 or 3 days for $500 • Annual FT salary between $66,885 and $95,534—1 day for $250 or 2 days for $500 • Eligible PT employees whose salary is within these ranges—up to 3 days or 2 days of annual leave on a pro rata basis for a pro-rated credit based on their payroll percentage

SECOND ENROLLMENT DEADLINE—for 2019 PEP: There will be a separate open enrollment period for the upcoming 2019 PEP.

Employees interested in participating in both years must remember to enroll twice, first for 2018 and shortly thereafter for 2019. Dates for the 2019 PEP open enrollment period will be announced shortly.

Eligible members can save $1,200 or $600 for 2019 (12-month benefit) • Annual FT salary at or below $68,192—3 days for $600 or 6 days for $1,200 • Annual FT salary between $68,192 and $97,448—2 days for $600 or 4 days for $1,200 • Eligible PT employees whose salary is within these ranges—up to 3 days or 2 days of annual leave on a pro rata basis for a pro-rated credit based on their payroll percentage

ELIGIBILITY At the time of enrollment employees must: 1. Be employed on a Calendar Year or College Year basis; 2. Be a full-time employee with an annual salary below $95,534 OR part-time employee whose biweekly salary is within this salary range at the time of enrollment; 3. Be an employee covered by the 2016-2022 New York State/UUP Collective Bargaining Agreement; 4. Be a NYSHIP enrollee (contract holder) in either the Empire Plan or an HMO; 5. Be eligible to receive an employer contribution toward NYSHIP premiums (or be on leave without pay from a position in which the employee is normally eligible for an employer share contribution toward NYSHIP premiums); and 6. Have a sufficient annual leave balance to make the full leave forfeiture without bringing their annual leave balance below 8 days or a prorated balance for part-time employees, respectively.

Contact your Human Resources Department for more information or to obtain an enrollment form.

VOL. 5, NO. 1 THE ECHO 7 NYSUT conference Endorsements reflect national excitement about midterms by Darryl McGrath national wave of victories for candidates with strong pro-labor and progressive views couldn’t come at a better time, as UUP members fresh from NYSUT’s annual Endorsement Conference get ready to turn their energy toward local and statewide races. AThe NYSUT endorsement conference, Aug. 7-8 at The Desmond Hotel in Albany, unfolded as excitement continued to grow about what could be the most important midterm election in recent memory. Statewide labor activists at the conference KAREN L. MATTISON said they feel that anticipation. New Paltz Chapter President Beth E. UUP VPP TOM TUCKER, CENTER, TALKS WITH FELLOW WESTERN NY CONFERENCE ATTENDEE ANDY Wilson said local activism helped her pre- SAKO OF THE FACULTY FEDERATION OF ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DURING A REGIONAL BREAKOUT pare for the conference. She participates in SESSION. ALSO SHOWN IS DEBORAH PAULIN OF THE ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION. the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation, where retiree member Donna Goodman of experience who best supported public an anti-labor right-to-work law that would New Paltz serves as a vice president. The higher education and labor. have undercut private-sector unions but had ALF, as it’s known, helped Wilson get to This was the first endorsement conference not yet gone into effect. Since then, Boston know candidates before the endorsement for Joe Germani, chapter president at City Council member Ayanna Pressley—who conference. Purchase, and he described it as “educa- was the first black woman elected to that “I would love to see more UUP members tional.” He was impressed by the knowledge body—defeated 20-year incumbent Michael get more involved with their regional labor that Wilson brought to the mid-Hudson Capuano in a Democratic primary Sept. 4 councils,” she said. Valley regional meeting they attended. for the House seat that was once held by Although they were the only two higher John F. Kennedy. education members in the room, “We were New York had its own primary upset in a DISCUSSIONS, STRATEGY More than two dozen UUPers spent two able to get our points across; you do get House Democratic race in June in a district days immersed in discussions, strategy ses- an idea that your voice is being heard,” that covers parts of The Bronx and Queens. sions and spirited debates—first, in a plan- Germani said. There, political newcomer Alexandria ning session organized by UUP Aug. 6, and Ocasio-Cortez defeated longtime incumbent then at the standing-room-only conference A POLITICAL SUMMER Joseph Crowley, who had been mentioned at the Albany-area hotel Aug. 7. The NYSUT Summer primaries around the country as a future speaker of the U.S. House of Board of Directors released its list of en- have matched the mood of excitement that Representatives. dorsements on Aug. 8 (see list, page 9). participants displayed at the conference. The anti-labor sentiment that has fueled The nonpartisan endorsement conference The conference unfolded at a particularly in- the right-to-work movement is one of the stresses participation, frank discussions and teresting time, when the national political most compelling reasons for unionists to collaboration among higher ed and K-12 scene burst with news. vote in the midterms, state Comptroller unionists, all toward the goal of helping Among the developments: the arrest of Thomas DiNapoli told the audience at the candidates who closely espouse union and Western New York Rep. Chris Collins, an anti- kick-off of the endorsement conference. working-family values. labor Republican who hoped to see the “This is a special endorsement conference, “I think it’s a phenomenal process, one Affordable Care Act repealed. Collins’ indict- because it is the first one since the Janus that is open and democratic,” said UUP ment could make a solidly Republican district decision, which is a grave threat to the labor President Fred Kowal. suddenly competitive. House Speaker Paul movement,” Pallotta said. “But I stand here UUP’s contingent ranged from first-time Ryan promptly stripped Collins of his seat on today filled with hope and optimism.” attendees and new chapter leaders, to the Energy and Commerce Committee. DiNapoli invoked the presidency of Donald experienced political observers of regional An unexpectedly close House race in Trump, who recently named ultra-conserva- politics who brought their knowledge to Ohio’s 12th District, which was a narrow tive Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee to the Albany. All said they came prepared to Republican win but should have been a Supreme Court. make their case for candidates across a slam-dunk for that party, added to the Said DiNapoli, “The hard lesson from 2016 range of party affiliations and levels of excitement. And Missouri voters tossed out is elections do have consequences.”

THE ECHO VOL. 5, NO. 1 8 NYSUT, AFL-CIO endorsement recommendations for 2018 12 Michael Gianaris* 26 * 85 Marcus Crespo* Below is the complete list 14 Leroy Comrie* 27 David Rosenthal* 86 Victor Pichardo* of NYSUT endorsements. State- wide candidates marked with an 15 Joseph Addabbo* 28 * 87 * asterisk* were also endorsed by 16 Toby Ann Stavisky* 29 * 88 * the New York State AFL-CIO. 17 Blake Morris 30 * 89 James Gary Pretlow* 18 Martin Malave Dilan* 31 * 90 * U.S. SENATE 19 Roxanne Persaud* 32 Vivian Cook* 91 * Kirsten Gillibrand* 20 Zellnor Myrie 33 * 92 Thomas Abinanti* 22 Andrew Gounardes 34 Michael DenDekker* 93 * U.S. HOUSE 25 Velmanette Montgomery* 35 Jeffrion Aubry* 94 Kevin Byrne* OF REPRESENTATIVES 26 Brian Kavanagh* 36 * 95 Sandra Galef* 1 Perry Gershon* 27 Brad Hoylman* 37 * 96 Kenneth Zebrowski* 2 Liuba Grechen Shirley 28 Elizabeth Krueger* 38 Michael Miller* 97 Ellen Jaffee* 3 Thomas Suozzi* 29 José Serrano* 39 Aridia Espinal* 98 Karl Brabenec 4 Kathleen Rice 30 Brian Benjamin* 40 Ronald Kim* 99 Matthew Rettig* 5 Gregory Meeks 31 Marisol Alcantara* 41 * 100 * 6 Grace Meng* 32 Louis Sepulveda* 42 Rodneyse Bichotte* 101 Chad McEvoy 7 Nydia Velazquez* 33 Gustavo Rivera* 43 * 103 Kevin Cahill* 8 Hakeem Jeffries* 35 Andrea Stewart-Cousins* 44 Robert Carroll* 104 Kevindaryan Lujan 9 Yvette Clark* 36 Jamaal Bailey* 45 * 106 * 10 Jerrold Nadler* 37 Shelley Mayer* 46 Ethan Lustig-Elgrably* 108 John McDonald 38 David Carlucci* 47 * 109 * 11 Max Rose 39 James Skoufis* 48 * 110 Phil Steck* 12 Carolyn Maloney* 41 Karen Smythe* 49 Peter Abbate Jr.* 111 * 13 Adriano Espaillat* 42 Jennifer Metzger* 50 Joseph Lentol* 112 14 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez* 43 Aaron Gladd 51 Felix Ortiz* 113 * 15 José Serrano* 44 Neil Breslin* 52 * 114 Dan Stec* 16 Eliot Engel* 50 John Mannion* 53 * 115 Billy Jones* 17 Nita Lowey* 63 Timothy Kennedy* 54 Erik Dilan* 116 Addie Jenne* 18 Sean Patrick Maloney 55 * 117 * 19 Antonio Delgado* 56 * 120 William Barclay* 20 Paul Tonko* NYS ASSEMBLY 57 Walter Mosley* 121 William Magee* 21 Tedra Cobb* 1 Jr.* 58 N. Nick Perry* 122 Clifford Crouch 22 Anthony Brindisi* 2 Anthony Palumbo* 59 123 * 124 Christopher Friend 24 Dana Balter 3 Joseph DeStefano* 60 * 4 * 61 125 Barbara Lifton* 25 Joe Morelle* 5 Doug Smith* 62 Michael Reilly 126 Keith Batman* 26 Brian Higgins* 6 * 65 Yuh-Line Niou* 127 Albert Stirpe Jr.* 27 Nathan McMurray* 7 Andrew Garbarino* 66 Deborah Glick* 128 * 8 David Morrissey* 67 * 129 * STATEWIDE OFFICES 9 Christine Pelligrino* 68 Robert Rodriguez* 131 * ATTORNEY GENERAL 10 * 69 Daniel O’Donnell* 132 Philip Palmesano* Letitia James* 11 Kimberly Jean-Pierre* 70 * 134 Peter Lawrence 12 Andrew Raia* 71 * 135 Mark Johns* COMPTROLLER 13 Charles Lavine* 72 * 136 Jamie Romeo* Thomas DiNapoli* 14 David McDonough* 73 * 138 * 15 74 * 140 NYS SENATE 16 Anthony D’Urso* 75 Richard Gottfried* 141 Crystal Peoples-Stokes* 2 Kathleen Cleary 17 * 76 * 142 Patrick Burke* 3 Monica Martinez* 19 Edward Ra 77 * 143 Monica Wallace* 4 Louis D’Amaro 20 Jack Vobis 78 José Rivera* 144 Joseph DiPasquale* 5 James Gaughran* 21 79 Michael Blake* 145 Angelo Morinello* 7 Anna Kaplan* 22 Michaelle Solages* 80 * 146 Karen McMahon* 8 John Brooks* 23 * 81 * 148 9 Todd Kaminsky* 24 * 82 * 149 Sean Ryan* 10 James Sanders* 25 * 83 * 150 Andrew Goodell

VOL. 5, NO. 1 THE ECHO 9 Honoring excellence

Student advocates receive UUP college scholarships BY AMY SHELDON

UNY students Antonio Regulier and Peter Mancarella are this year’s recipients of UUP’s college scholarship awards. Regulier, a graduate student at Buffalo State, and Mancarella, a senior at SUNY Oswego, actively advocate for funding for SSUNY, volunteer in their communities and serve as student leaders at their campuses.

COMMITMENT TO SERVICE Regulier, this year’s recipient of the William E. Scheuerman Post Baccalaureate Scholarship, knows first-hand the difference programs such as the Tuition Assistance and Educational Opportunity programs can have reGulier Mancarella on a student’s life. Regulier credited the public university diversity officer for a city to “ensure that he urged congressional staff to support leg- system for the chance to receive “the the workforce reflects the residents and islation around topics including Pell Grants, education I have been granted.” increase opportunities for minorities and federal work study, student loan interest Regulier, a 2015 SUNY Fredonia graduate women-owned businesses.” rates and campus safety. and current Master of Public Administration Back on campus, Mancarella participated student at Buffalo State, believes that edu- A SPARK FOR LEADERSHIP in the OzLeads Leadership Institute and is a cation is an opportunity for social mobility Mancarella’s passion for mentoring other member of Omicron Delta Kappa, the for many students. students began when he was a “Laker national leadership honor society. His student activism began at Fredonia, Leader,” an orientation staff position where Mancarella, a psychology major with a where he was president of the student he welcomed new students and helped ease minor in history, plans to graduate this association, orientation leader and diversity their transition to college. December. He wants to pursue a Ph.D. in workshop leader. He is a Graduate Student “The impact I had on incoming students psychology and a career in higher educa- Association senator at Buffalo and a SUNY was profound,” Mancarella said. “It helped tion. He is working with UUP member Emily Diversity Fellow. me realize my potential to improve the lives Bovier on independent research on student Regulier, who emigrated from Haiti as a of those around me and empowered me to perceptions of learning, engagement with child, is involved with Haiti Outreach Pwoje dedicate myself to lighting those fires.” classroom and extracurricular activities, and Espwa, an organization in Rochester that His leadership skills led him to become a how these situations affect internships and works with the community of Borgne, Haiti. Laker Leader captain the following year, as career success. Regulier also worked with AmeriCorps in well as a resident assistant, admissions am- The undergraduate scholarship awards Buffalo to educate neighborhood associa- bassador and first-year peer advisor. are given in honor of four people who tions about beautification, collective Oswego Associate Dean of Students donated generously to the scholarship fund: efficacy, and how to advocate for funding. and UUP member Dan Roberts worked Gertrude Butera of Alfred; founding UUP Laurie Buonanno, a UUP member and with Mancarella during orientation pro- member Eugene Link of Plattsburgh; and professor at Buffalo State, said Regulier is grams and described him as a “masterful Oswego Chapter member Robert Carter and committed to public service, social justice group leader.” his wife Katherine. and labor. “Peter’s empathy and willingness to see an- The Scheuerman post baccalaureate “Antonio is ‘one of us’,” Buonanno said. other’s point of view helped him create con- scholarship is named after the former UUP “Whether in management or in a bargaining sensus where there was none and helped all president, who was instrumental in securing unit he believes in our right to organize and staff members feel valued,” Roberts wrote in a seed money for a scholarship for graduate collective bargaining and will both respect letter of recommendation. and professional students. and work to preserve these rights.” Mancarella’s advocacy work took him all The college scholarship awards will be Regulier is entering his final year of the way to Washington, D.C., with the presented Oct. 5 during the union’s 2018 graduate school. He aspires to be a chief “SUNY Students on the Hill” program, where Fall Delegate Assembly in Buffalo.

THE ECHO VOL. 5, NO. 1 10 Tyler named ‘Retiree of the Year’ Bill Simons in a letter of recommen- BY KAREN L. MATTISON dation. “His activism, solidarity and neonta Chapter retiree mem- effectiveness inspire emulation by ber Richard Tyler is one of others. Empathy, generosity, good the most quiet and unassum- judgment, and wit leaven his good ing people that Jo Schaffer works.” has ever met. Simon praises Tyler’s “excellent And that’s what makes him an exceptional stewardship” of the chapter treasury, unionist, said Schaffer, the elected chair of noting that his contributions to the OUUP’s statewide Committee on Active chapter executive board “have pro- KAREN L. MATTISON Retired Membership. vided important ballast to many a “Rich is the ultimate ‘quiet man.’ He does policy decision.” ONEONTA CHAPTER RETIREE RICH TYLER LISTENS TO THE DISCUSSION AT A RECENT THREE-DAY the job the way we want others to do it: Former statewide treasurer Rowena COARM RETREAT IN ALBANY. He works hard, he is dignified and earnest, Blackman-Stroud credits Tyler with helping and he is unassuming,” she said. “He is a the union earn positive audit reviews from bedrock of our union.” UUP’s external auditors, and for working A TRUE HUMANITARIAN UUP will honor Tyler with its annual Pearl with other committee members to develop a Tyler has been involved with Habitat for H. Brod Outstanding Retiree Award Oct. 5 at Best Practices Guide for chapter leaders. Humanity for more than a decade as a the 2018 Fall Delegate Assembly in Buffalo. “Rich has an outstanding sense of team director, treasurer, fundraiser and Publicity play that can teach us about the solidarity Committee member; he still serves on the A ‘ROLE MODEL’ FOR OTHERS in our work,” she said. “He never loses sight construction crew through St. Mary’s Tyler retired from SUNY Oneonta in of the larger picture.” Catholic Church in Otsego County. 2007—but he didn’t retire from his union. Farmingdale Chapter retiree member “Whenever we are recruiting (construc- He continues to serve as chapter treasurer Barbara Maertz has worked alongside tion) crews, Rich is a willing participant,” and academic delegate, and as a stalwart Tyler on the union’s statewide Finance said MaryAnn Dowdell, a UUP member and advocate for union, University and retiree Committee and on its budget subcommittee president of Habitat for Humanity of Otsego issues. for COARM. County. “I always know that I can count on “Rich is a great role model for other “Rich is steady, caring, reliable and him. ... He comes early, works throughout retirees,” said Oneonta Chapter President informed,” she said. the day and stays until the work is done.”

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VOL. 5, NO. 1 THE ECHO 11 Snapshots from the chapters

Oswego Chapter RIGHT, OSWEGO CHAPTER MEMBER BRUCE ALTSCHULER, FAR RIGHT, RECENTLY SPOKE WITH REP. YVETTE CLARKE AS PART OF A DELEGATION FROM ARK LOPE OOD OOP S NTERNATIONAL P S F C ’ I LTSCHULER TRADE AND EDUCATION SQUAD. THE REPRESEN- A

TATIVES PRESENTED THE CONGRESSWOMAN WITH RUCE B A LETTER SIGNED BY 1,000 GROUPS STATING WHAT A FAIR TRADE AGREEMENT WOULD HAVE TO INCLUDE. ALSO SHOWN ARE: FRONT ROW, FROM LEFT, ERIC WELTMAN, FOOD & WATER WATCH;

HELEN BEICHEL, PARK SLOPE COOP; CLARKE; HOTO COURTESY OF P AND JOURNALIST CARMEN HULBERT. BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: A MEMBER OF THE BROOKLYN SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CULTURE; PAUL PELOQUIN; JONATHAN FLUCK; AND ALTSCHULER.

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ESC Chapter ABOVE, LISA BOVINO, RIGHT, LEARNS ABOUT THE DAVIS VISION PLAN FROM NICOLE NALL DURING THE EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE CHAPTER BENEFITS FAIR MAY 10 IN SARATOGA SPRINGS. RIGHT, MARY BETH LITZ ASKS GREGORY GOSIER OF VOYA ABOUT RETIREMENT PLANS.

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RIGHT, AN ALBANY CHAPTER MEMBER, STANDS IN SOLIDARITY T WITH ALBANY TEACHERS, WHO PICKETED JUNE 21 IN FRONT OF THE THOMAS O’BRIEN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. ALBANY TEACHERS UNION PRESIDENT LAURA FRANZ, SECOND FROM LEFT, SAID THE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN HOTO COURTESY OF WITHOUT A NEW CONTRACT FOR 721 DAYS. THAT EVENING, P HOEY TESTIFIED AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING; HE SHARED THE GAINS UUP ACHIEVED IN THE UNION’S TENTATIVE AGREE- MENT WITH NEW YORK STATE.

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AMMONS S LEFT, LINDSAY VALENTI OF THE EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE CHAPTER SIGNS A MEMBERSHIP RECOMMITMENT CARD

RISTIE K DURING A RECENT DOOR-TO-DOOR ORGANIZING EVENT AT THE CHAPTER’S SARATOGA SPRINGS LOCATION. UUP CHAPTERS AROUND THE STATE ARE REACHING OUT TO THEIR COLLEAGUES TO DISCUSS THE BENEFITS OF BEING A MEMBER OF THEIR UNION. ATTISON PHOTOS L. M L. AREN K

Albany Chapter THE ALBANY CHAPTER AND SODEXO HOSTED THE 4TH ANNUAL MINDFUL MILE & FIGHT HUNGER 5K TO RAISE MONEY FOR LOCAL FOOD BANKS. ABOVE LEFT, TARA EVANS HANDS OUT UUP T-SHIRTS TO ENTRANTS. ABOVE RIGHT, CHAPTER PRESIDENT AARON MAJOR FINISHES THE APRIL 14 RACE ON THE ALBANY CAMPUS IN 18:19.

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PARTICIPATED IN OR HELPED OUT AT THE 2018 RUN THE FARM C 5K FUNDRAISER, CO-SPONSORED BY THE CHAPTER, INCLUDING CHAPTER PRESIDENT CAROLYN KUBE, MDO CHRIS LASKUKAS, CATHY GROPPER AND SARA BATTAGLIA. MEMBERS ANGELLA FORDE, AMY KRETZ, LISA LENT AND TAHMEENA AHMED

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VOL. 5, NO. 1 THE ECHO 13 Chapter events

Cortland Chapter celebrates UUP history BY AMY SHELDON

ortland UUPers found a special way to celebrate Labor Day and the sesquicentennial anniver- sary of their campus: a display of labor history crafted by their members. Viewers can enjoy “We Are UUP: The Uni- versity’s Union,” which includes union docu- Cments, pictures, vintage buttons and more while learning about the rich history of the Cortland Chapter since its founding in 1973. QR codes lead to fun facts and labor AMY SHELDON PHOTOS songs to listen to at ABOVE, UUPER MATTHEW MADDEN SHOWS HIS DAUGHTER A the display. BUTTON ON DISPLAY IN THE STUDENT LIFE CENTER ON THE The chapter cele- SUNY CORTLAND CAMPUS. brated the opening of the display on the LEFT, CHAPTER UUP MEMBERS CELEBRATE LABOR DAY WITH Friday before Labor A LABOR HISTORY DISPLAY THAT RUNS THROUGH SEPT. 21. Day, Aug. 31, in con- junction with the annual During the picnic, UUP statewide Execu- chapter picnic. UUPers, tive Board member and Cortland Chapter family members and President Erik Bitterbaum stopped by to Secretary Bekkie Bryan spoke about the campus administrators came to enjoy the peruse the display and admire the hard display as a labor of love. She noted that display and good company. SUNY Cortland work of the chapter. several UUP members, including chapter

New AFT report: mole to covertly access documents and record discussions in AFT Michigan offices. A devastating decade for kids AFT President Randi Weingarten said, “The AFT and AFT A new AFT report details the devas- Michigan are committed to holding Project Veritas account- tating impact on schools, classrooms able for its unlawful misrepresentations, infiltrations, and and students when states choose to splicing and dicing of unlawfully obtained material to smear pursue an austerity agenda in the teachers and public schools.” false belief that tax cuts will pay for themselves. “A Decade of Neglect” reviews the Charter school faculty join Boston TU effects of austerity measures taken in Teachers, paraprofessionals, and other school employees at the last 10 years. In 25 states, schools a City on a Hill public charter school in New Bedford, Mass., have spent less on education than they did prior to the reces- recently joined the Boston Teachers Union. sion. In the majority of states, the average teacher salary is The successful New Bedford organizing comes on the lower than it was in 2009. heels of workers at the two other schools operated by City on a Hill, both in Roxbury, Mass., who joined the BTU, an AFT affiliate, in February. Judge rules against Project Veritas Teachers and staff from the three CoaH schools—CoaH A judge has issued a crucial ruling allowing the AFT to Circuit Street, CoaH Dudley, and CoaH New Bedford—cited gather information on conservative hit group Project Veritas. common goals in choosing to organize: Opportunities for The AFT brought the case after Project Veritas dispatched a teacher leadership, improved teacher retention, more input

THE ECHO VOL. 5, NO. 1 14 Membership Development Officer Anne Wiegard, worked tirelessly on the display. “If those who view the display take away only one message, it should be that the consistent activism of our chapter has had a critical, positive impact on our college,” Bryan said. UUP statewide Vice President for Academics Jamie Dangler teared up when speaking to the crowd at Cortland, her home chapter. She emphasized the significant role the Cortland Chapter has played in UUP’s activism over the years. “This chapter started UUP’s statewide initiative on family leave 18 years ago,” Dangler said. “Eighteen years—and we’re finally there!” She added: “We are here to celebrate what we have done together over many decades, and to learn so that we can move forward because CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: CORTLAND CHAPTER PRESIDENT JOE there is so much more to do.” WESTBROOK LISTENS AS BEKKIE BRYAN TALKS ABOUT THE ‘CONSISTENT “We Are UUP” will be on display ACTIVISM’ OF THE CORTLAND CHAPTER; PHOTOS AND MEMENTOS OF CORTLAND through Sept. 21 in SUNY Cortland’s ACTIVISTS; AND BUTTONS AND COMMENTARY ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF UUP MEMBERS. Student Life Center.

from teachers and staff in decision-making, directly, for prospective chapter increased budget transparency, and equi- leaders, or as individual work- table pay. shops that are of interest to in- dividual members. The workshops can be ac- Working people halt ‘right to work’ cessed from the UUP website at www.uupinfo.org; click on Unions scored a big win in early August as voters showed LEAD Institute under Links on the horizontal toolbar, and strong support for organized labor in a Missouri ballot meas- then on the specific workshop. ure, crushing the state’s so-called right-to-work law by a 2- Workshops are available on demand by selecting a workshop to-1 margin. Working people rejected Proposition A, link from the menu. They include: Performance Programs: How saying “no” to an anti-union law adopted by the governor to Use Them to Your Advantage; Permanent Appointment: and state Legislature last year. Freedom after Seven Years of Indentured Servitude; Dealing Effectively with Difficult People; Grievance Investigation, LEAD Institute online training available Filing and Presentation; Introduction to Collective Bargaining; Member Engagement; Motivating Members to Action; and UUP is pleased to offer members and chapter leaders a The Path to Continuing Appointment. series of online workshops to assist members in developing The workshops are planned and presented by NYSUT labor their careers. relations specialists assigned to UUP, and guest presenters. Workshops can be taken in learning tracks by theme; they Courses are less than an hour long. are designed for chapter leaders who assist members

VOL. 5, NO. 1 THE ECHO 15 2018 NYSUT RA sound bytes

UUP up front at affiliatestrikes, she said,convention “sent a message. I never RA BY DARRYL MCGRATH realized what the salaries are in other TOM DINAPOLI UP members had a strong states—or that they are holding together NY STATE COMPTROLLER presence at NYSUT’s 46th textbooks with duct tape.” Representative Assembly, Idalia Torres of the Fredonia Chapter, a “From West Virginia, to which drew more than 2,000 statewide Executive Board member, said Oklahoma, to Colorado to Arizona, we’re NYSUT members to Buffalo April 27-28 for the announcement of the closed schools in witnessing the strength of organized teach- the statewide union’s annual policymaking Puerto Rico and discussion of the ongoing ers. This reinforces why NYSUT’s strength convention. need for hurricane relief was bittersweet. is so important.” UUUP leaders had many roles in the RA. Torres was born in New York but grew up in Jamie Dangler, UUP vice president for aca- Puerto Rico, where her mother was a demics, chaired the College and University teacher, and she still has family on the is- Resolutions Committee, and UUP Secretary- land. Torres’ parents now live in Florida, but Treasurer Jeri O’Bryan-Losee served on the her mother’s pension is at risk, she said. MONICA WALLACE RA Convention Committee. “It was important to see the support, and STATE ASSEMBLYMEMBER O’Bryan-Losee and Rowena Blackman- to hear about Randi Weingarten going Stroud, president of UUP’s Downstate Med- there,” Torres said of the strong focus given “Strong unions make a ical Center Chapter, were elected as dele- to Puerto Rican hurricane relief at the RA. difference for kids in public education. When gates to the NEA Representative Assembly. “The whole country is in crisis, not just the we have strong unions, everybody wins.” And UUP member Monica Wallace, schools. It’s just getting worse and worse.” elected to the state Assembly in 2016 with strong backing from UUP and NYSUT, NEGOTIATIONS PROGRESS stopped in at the UUP breakfast Saturday The UUP delegation also got good news RANDI WEINGARTEN morning to greet her union’s delegation and during the RA when UUP President Fred RESIDENT pledge her continued support on higher ed- Kowal announced at the UUP breakfast AFT P ucation issues. that the union had made significant “We are in a moment right The UUP breakfast also provided a time progress in its long-running negotiations now; it’s catalytic, it’s exciting and it just may for members to reflect on why they belong for a new contract with New York state. be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create to a union, and the reason that the national UUP members overwhelmingly ratified the a better life for people. People are rising up union movement is so important to them. agreement in September. like never before, and the American public is They spoke as UUP—along with the rest Among the many gains: UUP’s first-ever on our side.” of the national labor movement—awaited negotiated minimum salaries for part-time the outcome of the Janus v. AFSCME Coun- academics, which will raise the base per- cil 31 decision from the U.S. Supreme course payment for many contingent fac- Court. The Janus decision would come ulty members. UUP contingents and many ARIO ILENTO RESIDENT down against unions almost two months of their tenure-track allies in their chapters M C , P after the RA. The plaintiff, Mark Janus, con- have long sought consistency and increases NY STATE AFL-CIO tended that payment of agency fees vio- in the per-course payments throughout the “To anyone who wants to lated his Constitutional right to free speech. SUNY state-operated system (see related silence the voice of organized labor, we say, But that morning at the UUP breakfast, story, page 4). ‘Not now. Not ever!’” there was also talk of the multi-state protests and strikes by public school teach- UUP AMENDMENT PREVAILS ers—many in largely conservative right-to- The assembly approved two resolutions work states—and the announcement that moved by the College and University dozens of public schools in Puerto Rico had Committee, which supported a fair funding ANDY PALLOTTA been badly damaged by last year’s Hurri- plan for SUNY community colleges, and NYSUT PRESIDENT cane Maria. which urged greater state funding for “It’s my first RA, and it was nice to inter- public higher education, given the increase “I stand here today filled act with K-12 educators,” said Karen Dunn in enrollment that has accompanied the with hope, because I have faith in our union.” of the Buffalo Center Chapter. The teachers’ Excelsior Scholarship program.

THE ECHO VOL. 5, NO. 1 16 2018 NYSUT RA attendance report In accordance with UUP policy, a report of attendance of elected GS = General Session delegates to affiliate conventions is made available to all bargaining Com = Committee meeting unit members. Below is the attendance report from the 2018 NYSUT Ele = Elections Brk = Breakfast meeting Representative Assembly held April 27-28 in Buffalo.

VOL. 5, NO. 1 THE ECHO 17 Spotlight shines on UUPers

ach year, hundreds of UUP members publish books and articles, and are recognized for accomplishments on campus and in their communities. The Echo is pleased to recognize three members in this issue.

EThree Binghamton University and manages the development UUP members were recently of internal and external market- awarded for outstanding work in ing and communications their respective disciplines. strategies. Elizabeth Casteen, a trans- Coker, who joined the univer- formative advisor, associate sity staff in 2005, received her professor and counselor, earned bachelor’s degree in English the Provost’s Award for Faculty from the University of Rochester Excellence in Undergraduate CASTEEN COKER MAHLER and her master’s in journalism Research Mentoring; Rachel from Columbia University. Coker, director of the university’s Division 11th century papal politics, to a research Mahler’s research uses microfluidics and of Research, was honored with the project on feminine sanctity and heresy. 3D scaffolds to create physiologically realis- Council/Foundation Award; and Gretchen She earned her bachelor’s from Dartmouth tic cell culture models of organs and tissues; Mahler, an assistant professor of biomed- College, and her master’s and Ph.D. from her research has applications toward cardio- ical engineering, received the Provost’s Northwestern University. vascular disease and cancer. Award for Outstanding Graduate Director. Coker provides communications leader- She became graduate program director in Casteen’s research focuses on the history ship, expertise, perspective and services to biomedical engineering in 2014. Since then, of gender and sexuality in the high and late advance an understanding of and apprecia- she has overseen the application process for Middle Ages. tion for University research and scholarship. a complete revision of the graduate curricu- Since coming to the university in 2011, Her duties include editorial responsibilities lum that provides more in-depth training. Casteen has mentored nine undergraduates to support the divisional web presence, the Mahler earned her bachelor’s degree from on topics ranging from an honors thesis on research magazine, Discover-e and other the University of Massachusetts Amherst the cult of relics, to a yearlong project on materials. She also supports media relations and her Ph.D. from Cornell University.

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Former UUP intern named SA president, SUNY trustee BY AMY SHELDON “Mike is not only a thorough and insightful researcher, but familiar face in the also a committed activist,” UUP office has said UUP Vice President for moved downtown Academics Jamie Dangler to represent more All UUP Members: “I was so proud to stand than 600,000 SUNY students. side-by-side with Mike Former UUP intern Michael on the steps of the U.S. Braun was sworn in May 22 as Supreme Court, fighting Apresident of the SUNY StudentYour HOME Financingfor the important work that Assembly and the SUNY Board we do.” of Trustees’ newest member. “His commitment to Braun, an Elmont,SOLUTION N.Y., Starts HEREactivism is inspiring to us native, was sworn in by SUNY all,” Dangler added. Interim Secretary Wendy Ravitz Braun described the cere- at SUNY’s administration build- TOM HOEY mony as one of the most memorable days of his life. ing in Albany. FORMER UUP INTERN MIKE BRAUN IS SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF THE SUNY He cameTREMENDOUS to UUP as an intern STUDENT COSTASSEMBLY ANDSAVINGS THE SUNY BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ NEWEST MEMBER. “I ran for Student Assembly in January 2017 and assisted in HE WAS WELCOMED BY SUNY CHANCELLOR KRISTINA JOHNSON, RIGHT. president because I recognize ™ the union’sUUP Research Members and Legis- SAVE BIG with Our UnionDirect Program what the State University of lation departments before grad- ship with the Student Assembly by engaging New York means to our state and Whether you’re looking to purchase or re nance your home, all UUP Members, uating from SUNY Cortland in May 2017. student activists in events around higher edu- its future,” said Braun. “I recognize how Braunincluding continued their with family, UUP last receive summer signi cant and savingscation and with unionism. our special For UnionDirect™example, he helped Program.critical our state university system is in throughPlus, the we academic offer exible year while nancing completing options toorganize give you students the best to possible turn out formortgage several availableUUP preparing today. the change agents of tomorrow.” his first year in the Master of Public Admin- advocacy days and also participated in the Braun previously served as the Student istration program at Rockefeller College at UUP rally on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Assembly’s chief financial officer and the University at Albany. Court in February to protest the Saveanti-union Big With:president of SUNY Cortland’s Student Braun has also strengthened UUP’s partner- Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 case. Government Association. • NO Application Fees • NO Broker Fees • NO Processing Fees • Reduced Title Fees • NO Commitment Fees • Reduced Attorney Fees • NO Underwriting Fees • Concierge Service

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Interrogation Rights 1) You can only be suspended or reassigned if your If you believe that you are the target of disciplinary continued presence at work represents a danger to persons or property or would severely interrupt action during an investigative interview, ask for a operations. In such case, a written Notice of Discipline representative and invoke the following rights: (NOD) must be served to you no later than 10 days after 1) You should ask the subject matter before suspension or reassignment; or questioning, and have the ability to confer 2) You can be suspended or reassigned if you have been with your representative privately before charged with the commission of a crime. The NOD questioning begins; must be served to you within contractual timelines 2) To have your representative present during (Article 19.7 (a)(2)). the interview to provide assistance; and 3) To offer statements or evidence to prove Disciplinary Rights or support your version of the incident. If you are being disciplined, you have the right to request representation, and: Note: Refusal to answer questions before asserting your 1) Details of charges against you must be outlined in rights to a representative could result in discipline a written NOD; for insubordination. Speak to a UUP chapter 2) You must be served a copy of the NOD by certified representative for details. mail or personal service; and

Suspension or Reassignment Rights 3) You have 10 working days to file a disciplinary grievance to challenge the charges outlined in the NOD. If you are about to be suspended without pay or temporarily reassigned, request a UUP representative Note: Additional information may be obtained from your be present, and be aware of the following rights: UUP chapter representative.

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VOL. 5, NO. 1 THE ECHO 21 Doreen M. Bango, Director, Member Benefits & Services

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