Friday, February 26, 2016 at the Endicott Performing Arts Center, Washington Avenue, Endicott NY.
Doors open at 5:15 p.m. with speakers starting at 6:00 p.m.  Film begins at 6:15 p.m.

The Public Employees Federation (PEF), CSEA Local 648, and United University Professions (UUP) Binghamton Chapter are proud to present a FREE viewing of the movie SUFFRAGETTE. Speakers include Assemblywoman Lupardo, Broome County Executive Preston, Dr. Leigh A. Wheeler (Binghamton University), and UUP Binghamton Chapter President, Dr. Benita Roth.

The screening is open to the public. (Download Flier)

A voter registration table will be hosted by the League of Women Voters of Broome & Tioga Counties.

1) On February 10, 2016, the Executive Board of the UUP Binghamton Chapter passed the following motion:

MOVED that Binghamton University UUP strongly supports the workers of SODEXO as they negotiate a new contract.   MOTION PASSED WITHOUT DISSENT.  

This motion was passed because hundreds of Sodexho workers on campus, represented by United Professional & Service Employees Union (UPSEU) Local 1222 are in negotiations with Sodexho for a new and fair multi-year contract. The workers are currently working without a contract.  We at Binghamton UUP very much urge Sodexho to negotiate in good faith with the workers and to come to a fair agreement for these vital members of the Binghamton University community  

2) On December 14, 2015, after an email vote, the Executive Board of the UUP Binghamton Chapter passed the following motion via an email vote of 9 in favor and 1 opposed:

The Binghamton Chapter of UUP fully supports the adminstration’s plan to raise graduate student stipends and stands in solidarity with graduate students already at Binghamton University who are asking for equal pay for equal work.  We urge the administration to negotiate in good faith with the graduate students’ representatives so that fairness in compensation for graduate student work is maintained.

Please direct any questions to Benita Roth, Chapter President at broth@binghamton.edu.

The UUP negotiations team, headed by chief negotiator J. Philippe Abraham, will be on campus from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in UU-Old Union Hall, to solicit input from those represented by UUP. A light meal will be served.

It is crucial that the negotiations team has your input. UUP “Member Suggestion Forms” that enable you to write down your concerns and suggestions for the upcoming negotiations can be found online. Feel free to send via e-mail to the UUP office. If privacy is a concern, the form can also be mailed to UUP Headquarters or via campus mail to the UUP chapter office, LS-G516, in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Negotiations Member Suggestion Form.” Forms will also be distributed at the meeting.

A conference for professionals will be held on Wednesday, June 24, 5:30 to 8 pm at Binghamton University – University Union, room 120. Dinner will be provided.

Come and meet professionals from other campuses, share your interests and concerns. The conference topics are to be announced.

This is a free event, space is limited, sigh up early. RSVP by June 17, 2015
Register online: http://bit.ly/13UmyXL

Comments on new proposed federal regulations for teacher preparation are due to the Department of Education on
February 2.

It is very important for individuals and institutions to communicate their concerns to the Department of Education. There are features of these regulations which are likely to have negative consequences for teacher preparation programs and the schools they serve.

Visit UUP’s resource page at the following link for information and assistance. Posted materials include a UUP/PSC Fact Sheet and instructions for submitting comments.

http://uupinfo.org/committees/teached/TeachEdResourcePage.php

Fact Sheet – Proposed Federal Teacher Preparation Accountability Regulations

Sincerely,
Jamie Dangler, PhD
United University Professions
Vice President for Academics
Teacher Education Task Force chair