From the Chapter President

Contract Ratified!
The 2007-2011 UUP-NYS Agreement has been ratified. Thanks to members for voting. Everybody will be receiving a copy of the contract. Chapter Office has copies of the text available upon request. Email updates will be sent out as more specifics about first pay increases are known.

UUP Delegate Assembly elects new president
UUP delegates elected a new president February 10, 2008. Dr. Phil Smith (Upstate Medical University) was elected to serve the remainder of Bill Scheuerman's term (May 2009). A former UUP Vice-president and Chief Negotiator, Smith (pictured here) was most recently chapter president at the Syracuse campus. Dr. Smith is committed to continuing to fight for UUP members and to seek improvements in their terms and conditions of employment. Best wishes Phil on much success!

With new SUNY leadership and a new governor, these are somewhat unsettled times. Please be sure to contact one of your UUP volunteers if you have questions related to these topics or to your terms and conditions of employment.

Please get in touch with me or other chapter officers if you have any questions or concerns. And, please consider what you can do to improve our UUP chapter. Contact a chapter leader about campus and SUNY-wide opportunities.

John Schumacher