UUP Oneonta Chapter Office Hours:
10:45 AM-4:00 PM Monday-Thursday
Office: IRC 105 Phone: 436-2135
oneonta@uupmail.org
Read the January Issue of the UUP- Date!
UUP Oneonta Event Calendar for 2025
“Gnome Your Benefits” UUP’s Know Your Negotiated Benefits webinar is scheduled for Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:00pm.
Learn all about UUP’s extensive benefits package and other discounted services.
Please use the link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-6I9eU3HQ-UiYNqKaw_1to60aTJweva6VRtfmEuWk6M1TLg/viewform
If you have any questions, please contact Lisa McNeil at 518-640-6632 or by email at lmcneil@uupbenefits.org
Doreen Bango- Director of Member Benefits/Fund Administrator 518-640-6610
Get Ready for UUP Chapter Elections!
From Jeri O’Bryan-Losee- Secretary/Treasurer, Statewide UUP:
Consider running for a position in your UUP chapter and representing UUP at an affiliate convention.
Nominations are open and chapter elections will take place in April.
Those considering running for a UUP chapter leadership position should submit their self-nomination through the UUP Members Only portal or by using a mail-in nomination form. Mail-in nomination forms have already been sent out to members.
Members who choose to submit a self-nomination through the Members Only portal will need a password to access that portal. To create a password, click on the link in the red box on the Members Only portal, which you can find by clicking HERE.
A workshop on UUP’s election process will be scheduled through April for members who are thinking about becoming more involved as a union leader and want to learn more about the chapter election process.
The workshop, titled “UUP 101: The Basics,” gives an overall view of the structure of UUP and our place in SUNY, New York state and the labor movement. It is a great introduction into the workings of UUP.
UUP statewide Secretary-Treasurer Jeri O’Bryan-Losee will lead the 90-minute seminar, which will introduce members to UUP and help potential candidates prepare for the upcoming 2025-2027 chapter and affiliate election cycle.
The next UUP 101 seminar will be Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Click HERE to register.
Dates and registration for all workshops may be found by going to www.uupinfo.org/calendar.
Another valuable workshop is “Understanding Chapter President Release Time.” This webinar will provide valuable insights into release time, its impact on chapter budgets, reporting, and other key aspects of contract Article 11, Employee Organizational Leave.
For more information or to inquire about setting up a chapter-specific workshop, contact Jeri O’Bryan-Losee at jobryan@uupmail.org.
Here’s the schedule for UUP’s chapter and affiliate elections:
- Chapter and affiliate convention nominations close Feb. 14.
- Chapter nomination lists will be posted to the UUP website through Feb. 28.
- Chapter elections ballots will be mailed to the members’ addresses on file March 12-14.
- Chapter and affiliate elections ballots are due April 18.
- Chapter and affiliate elections ballots will be counted April 22-25. Results will be posted as soon as practicable after ballots are counted.
- Run-off elections will be conducted as required.
NOTE: The elections timeline was approved by the UUP Executive Board July 31, 2024. Elections are conducted through the office of the Secretary-Treasurer by the statewide Constitution and Governance Committee in conjunction with MK Elections.
Click HERE for more information.
Jeri O’Bryan-Losee- Secretary/Treasurer, Statewide UUP
New! Read the Oneonta Health/Housing Survey:
Student Debt Clinic
PLSF Informational Workshop-
Held Every Two Weeks:
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Let UUP help with student loan forgiveness. UUP has helped thousands of members get their student loans forgiven through the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. All you need to do is attend one of UUP’s twice-monthly online loan forgiveness clinics.
Secretary-Treasurer Jeri O’Bryan-Losee leads the clinics; she has helped UUP members get more than $13 million in student loans forgiven. Times and dates for the virtual clinics, which run about 90 minutes, are below:
Click on this link to register: 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 125 participants 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.
The clinics are open to UUP members and their families. If you aren’t a UUP member, click HERE to sign up and become one.
Also, if you’ve gotten your student loans forgiven with UUP’s help, please let us know! Contact O’Bryan-Losee at jobryan@uupmail.org with that news or for information about UUP’s student loan forgiveness program.
Click here to join UUP- Online Membership Application
Chapter Ambassador’s Luncheon- Wednesday, February 12th 12-1 pm Morris- Le Cafe
Zoom Presentation-UUP Essentials: Information about UUP- Tuesday, February 18th at 9 am- Hosted by Dom Licata- RMS Organizer
UUP Social Hour/Formerly Coffee Hour: 3p-4:30 pm in Milne Library 102A: Weds, February 19, Weds March 12 and Weds April 9th. Do you have a question about UUP, benefits, retirement? Join us in Milne 102A from 3-4:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome! Please stop by!
Penina Kamina-“Appreciating Religions” Seminar- Tuesday, March 4th 12-1 pm Morris- Craven Lounge
Spring Workshops with Labor Relations Specialist Chris Sielaff:
Wednesday, February 19th: Meeting Efficiency Maximization-How to Optimize Your Time, Your Team, and Your Workday with 10-Minute Meetings 12-1pm, Location Morris-Le Cafe
Tuesday, March 18th: Supervisory Training 12-1pm, Location Morris- Craven Lounge
April Workshop: TBD
Tuesday, May 6th: Workload for Professionals 12-1pm, Location Morris- Le Cafe
Schedule for Chapter Meetings- Spring Semester, 2025: All UUP Members invited!
Executive Board Meetings: All Meetings In Le Cafe:
Unless otherwise noted, held on the 3rd or 4th Wednesday of Each Month, 11:30 am- 12:30 pm in Le Cafe, Morris Complex
Labor Management Meetings- Schedule:
Pre-meeting in Milne Library 102A at 1:00-1:30pm; Meet with Management 1:30-2:30 pm; Post Meeting 2:30-3:00 pm:
February 26 Large Group
March 19 Large Group
April 30 Large Group
May 21 Small Group
Spring Picnic at College Camp: Sunday, May 18th
UUP Oneonta- 2025 Spring Chapter President’s Office Hours: 2-3pm Weds- Chapter President Shirley Clark
UUP Oneonta- 2025 Spring Office Hours:
Monday through Thursday, 10:45 am – 4:00 pm. Teresa DeSantis, Chapter Assistant. Contact us at oneonta@uupmail.org
The UUP office is in IRC 105. Phone: 607-436-2135
Email:oneonta@uupmail.org
Do you have a Benefits related Question? Contact the UUP Benefit Trust Fund at this Link. (This takes place out of the Statewide UUP Office. ) Scroll to the end of the linked page to contact a UUP Benefit Representative. Link: https://uupinfo.org/benefits/btf.php
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Who does UUP represent?
United University Professions, UUP, is the nation’s largest higher education union, representing the faculty and professional staff of the SUNY system. The Oneonta Chapter of UUP represents over 900 employees and 149 retirees. Members are involved in many college and volunteer community activities. UUP represents SUNY faculty and professionals at the bargaining table and works to protect their interests by achieving improvements in salary, fringe benefits, working conditions and retirement programs. It also works to provide funding for professional growth and development through leaves, awards, conferences and other grant programs.