UUP Liaison to SUNYLA Report
Dan Harms
Contract negotiations between the state of New York and UUP continue. Please visit the website for negotiation updates, and share information with the negotiations committee at contract@uupmail.org.
Statement from UUP President Fred Kowal regarding the president’s decision to abandon the Paris Accords
http://uupinfo.org/communications/2017releases/170601.phpUUP: New budget is a solid start
http://uupinfo.org/communications/2017releases/170410.phpUUP ‘very encouraged’ by new SUNY chancellor appointment
http://uupinfo.org/communications/2017releases/170424.phpQuestions for consideration:
1) Do your campuses allow librarians to work from home? Is there an explanation that has been provided, pro or con?
2) What is the model for librarians filling in for absent colleagues in the following cases? Are you paid, given relief from other duties, or given other consideration?
a. One or two days
b. Weeks or months
c. Years
Please send your answers to danharms@earthlink.net, indicating if you are at a SUNY campus and if you want to be quoted. I’ll report back at the next meeting.
