The UUP Upstate Medical Chapter will be hosting a General Membership Meeting and Picnic at Upstate Community Hospital on Wednesday, October 9th in Classroom A/B at 12 PM with picnic food to be served in Dining Room 2 and seating in the cafeteria after a brief meeting and open forum. Upstate Medical University President Mantosh Dewan, Hospital CEO Robert Corona, and UUP President Fred Kowal will say a few words of gratitude for all your work and answer a few questions.
Picnic food consisting of hamburgers, hot dogs, coneys, veggie burgers, and Italian sausage, with all the fixings and few side dishes with ice cream as dessert will be served to all UUP Members and invited guests in attendance. This should be a fun and informative time with plenty of good food!
This is a Members Only In Person meeting and you can register for this event now by clicking on this link: https://forms.gle/MiDCpvWNF1pgxfGz5 or scanning the QR code on the attached flyer. You must register to attend no later than Wednesday, October 2nd, so register soon!
UUP will be hosting two legislative town halls in the month of October over ZOOM, and we encourage our members to attend at least one.
Please indicate which date best works for you.
THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 2024, 12:00PM
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16, 2024, 6:00PM
Join us at one of the upcoming Virtual Town Halls to discuss the 2025 UUP Legislative Agenda. Login information will be sent prior to the event. To submit your legislative proposal, click here: Legislative Proposals.
Meet with members of the New York State Legislature to show support for the 2025 UUP Legislative Agenda. If you are interested in attending our 2025 Advocacy Day, click on https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7r5P9NSiD9F8CbNIEf60xhZc4nPumEZBYP0cV4a4waZK4IQ/viewform to register and fill in the form. We will send a reminder and registration link to you closer to the event. Our Advocacy Day will be February 25, 2025 in Albany.
Please join Doreen Bango, Director of Member Benefits and Services on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 12:00pm to learn how utilize and maximize your negotiated benefits. Also learn about our extensive members only voluntary programs and discounted services.
You will have the opportunity ask questions.
Please register below to join the webinar. Log-in information will be emailed to you the day before. Please contact Lisa McNeil at [email protected] if you have any questions.
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:
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 from 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM via Zoom.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM via Zoom.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM via Zoom.
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!
