UUP Negotiations

UPDATED MAY 16, 2012


Negotiations to Resume May 22

The negotiations session planned for May 16 was postponed due to scheduling problems. UUP's Negotiations Team will meet with the state on May 22.



UPDATED MAY 8, 2012


Major contract items remain unresolved

After lengthy Negotiations Team meetings May 2-3, UUP met with state negotiators Friday, May 4.

The UUP Team presented a comprehensive response to the state’s last proposal, which was given to the union during an April 12 negotiations session.

The May 4 discussion focused on major monetary items, but no final decisions were made. UUP expects to receive a full response from the state at a negotiations session scheduled for May 16.

UUP and the state have reached mutual understanding on many contract items, but all items remain to be finalized in the context of an overall agreement.

Major monetary issues remain unresolved at this time.

In addition to May 16, negotiations sessions are scheduled during the last two weeks of May.

Stay informed

As negotiations proceed, UUP members will be kept informed through regular website postings, mailings from President Phil Smith, and articles in The Voice. Periodic updates and other information will be sent to chapter presidents for distribution via chapter websites, newsletters, fliers, and meetings.

Members are encouraged to periodically check the UUP website (www.uupinfo.org) for postings at the "Contract Negotiations" link on the home page. Feel free to contact UUP Chief Negotiator Jamie Dangler at contract@uupmail.org for further information or to submit questions or comments.

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Negotiations Sessions Continue February 13, 2012
State responds to UUP's counterproposals January 30, 2012
Negotiations Process Enters New Phase January 18, 2012
Negotiations to Resume in January January 5, 2012
December Negotiations Wrap-Up December 6, 2011
November Negotiations Wrap-Up November 15, 2011
October Negotiations Wrap-Up October 31, 2011
The Negotiations Landscape: UUP & Other State Employee Unions October 12, 2011
Health Benefits and UUP Demands Discussed with the State September 20, 2011
UUP/State Contract Proposals September 12, 2011
UUP Begins Detailed Presentation of Demands September 12, 2011
UUP Exchanges Contract Proposals with the State August 29, 2011
Message from the President: Contract Expiration Q&A August 18, 2011
Message from the President -Re: contract expiration Q & A July 6, 2011
The Voice, Committee OKs Contract Proposals May/June, 2011
Negotiations Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 2 May 3, 2011
Spring, 2011 Negotiations Update Mar. 10, 2011
The Voice, UUP prioritizes member's suggestions Feb/March, 2011
The Voice, Ad Hoc Advisory Committee Appointees do their part to gather input Dec. 2010/Jan. 2011
The Voice, Negotiations Team traverses State to gather member input November 2010
The Voice, Meet your Negotiations Team
The Voice, Team readies for tough talks at the table		 October 2010
Negotiations Bulletin: Negotiations at a glance (PDF) Sept. 22, 2010
2010 Member Suggestion Form (Web form - preferred method) Sept. 20, 2010
2010 Member Suggestion Form (PDF - printed form) Sept. 10, 2010
Chapter Visits Schedule (PDF) Sept. 10, 2010


Process at a glance

The 2007-2011 Agreement Between the State of New York and United University Professions expired July 1, 2011.The first phase of UUP's extensive preparations to negotiate a successor contract was a needs assessment and information gathering process that took place during the Fall 2010 semester. The second phase, identification of contract priorities based on member input, took place in January 2011. The third phase, development of contract proposals to be presented to the state, occurred during the Spring 2011 semester. The Negotiations Committee formally approved UUP's contract proposals on April 29, 2011. The Negotiations Team is meeting regularly to prepare for contract talks.

Information about this process and other matters related to contract negotiations will be posted on this site as it develops. For further information contact Jamie Dangler (contract@uupmail.org).

Chief Negotiator: Jamie Dangler
UUP Statewide Executive Board Member and Cortland UUP Chapter President.
Email:contract@uupmail.org

Associate Chief Negotiator: Mike Smiles UUP Statewide Executive Board Member and Farmingdale UUP Chapter Executive Board Member.


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