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New Contractual $$ in July!!
Dear Fellow UUP Members, It’s time to celebrate victories won in our current contract and to begin planning for the next round of bargaining! The significant compensation gains secured in our 2022-26 contract with New York State are a testament to our strength as a union. Here are some of the gains UUP members will be seeing soon:
- 3% across-the-board (ATB) salary increases take effect July 3, 2025 for most 12-month employees and August 28, 2025 for most 10- and 11-month employees. Members will see these increases reflected in their paychecks on 7/30/25 and 9/24/25, respectively.
- $1500 lump-sum bonuses. Eligible employees will receive the second half of a $3,000 lump-sum bonus (not to base, pro-rated for part-time employees) in the July 30, 2025 paycheck. Employees who were on payroll or on authorized leave on Sept. 1, 2023 (or the start of the 2023 Fall semester) and who continued through April 30, 2024 are eligible for this bonus. Any employee who received the first $1500 installment should receive this second installment, even if that employee has since left service.
- Both “steps” of the Retention Award longevity increases now implemented. Eligible full-time employees who have worked at the same campus for 12 years will now receive an $800 increase to base salary, effective July 1, 2025. Full time employees receive a $1000 on base increase upon receiving tenure or permanent appointment or (if ineligible for permanency) working 7 years in a UUP title on the same campus. Retention Awards are increases to base salary (not a single payment) and will be reflected in the 7/16/25 paycheck, or the subsequent paycheck after they reach their longevity milestone.
- Per-Course Minima increases for part-time faculty. Beginning in the Fall 2025 semester, per-course minimum salaries will rise to $5000/3-credit course at University Centers and $4,500/3-credit course at Comprehensive and Tech campuses. (These minima are pro-rated for courses with credits above or below three.)
- Living-wage increases to the minimum salaries for our lowest-paid ranks and grades (SL1, SL2, SL3, Assistant Librarian, Instructor, Sr. Assistant Librarian, Lecturer, and Assistant Professor). Minimum salaries in these ranks/grades will increase by $2,000 for 12-month positions, effective July 3, 2025 and $1,667 for most 10- and 11-month positions, effective August 28, 2025. Individual employees will receive either the new minimum salary or the ATB increase, whichever generates the higher salary.
None of these gains would have been possible without the strength of our membership. If you have specific questions about how these increases apply to you, please contact your UUP Chapter or send an email to contract@uupmail.org. And as we continue to benefit from hard-fought negotiated victories in our last contract, UUP is gearing up for a new round of bargaining. Please take a few minutes to identify your priorities for the next contract by completing the Negotiations Survey. Here’s to celebrating our wins and looking ahead to the strides we’ll continue to make together.
In solidarity,
Fred Kowal
UUP President
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RED ALERT ON FEDERAL BUDGET
The Time to Act is NOW
This week (June 30-July 3), the Congress is taking final steps toward passing a Federal Budget that will prove disastrous for New York State, SUNY, and our members. We call upon you to take action now–by joining the national AFL-CIO Federal Fight Back phone banking efforts to reach members of Congress before they approve this continuing resolution which in its current state would:
- Make cuts to Medicaid that can threaten both Kingston and Ellenville hospitals with closure1
- Cost an estimated $15.4 BILLION to New York State, leading to renewed CUTS to SUNY2
- Make Pell Grants harder to access, increasing full-time status from 12 to 15 credits, leading to an estimated 10% of current students to no longer qualify3
Join us for a scale to win zoom bank to call union members in New York and let them know what is at stake in the proposed republican reconciliation bill. The good news is that you can help stop this!
Zoom bank! Join your labor family for a virtual phone bank on zoom talking to union members across the district. All you need is a computer and a phone. Don’t worry your personal number will not be shown as we connect you to members and a full training on the Scale to Win system will be provided.
By connecting union members to their member of Congress to vote NO until they make changes to ensure this bill benefits working people and not just the ultra wealthy. The first bill passed by just one vote. We only need a few members of congress to step up and do the right thing. They’ve set a deadline to vote by July 4th so the time to take action is now!
Sign up to make phone calls to urge action by New York State Congressional Representatives here.
Footnotes:
1Fiscal Policy Institute, 6/27/25.
2UUP President Fred Kowal, Zoom call with chapter presidents on 6/30/25.
