Medicare Advantage FAQ
Information from the Office of the State Comptroller about the United Healthcare Group Medicare Advantage PPO program for Medicare-eligible retirees in the Connecticut State Retiree Health Plan.
NYSUT Regional Conference November 2
The theme for this year's NYSUT Regional Conference is Critical Issues Facing Seniors. The conference, to be held on Thursday, November 2 at the Watermill in Smithtown, features a continental breakfast, seminars of interest to NYSUT retirees and lunch.
IMPORTANT SED 180-day Questionnaire
In April 2017 the SED issued a memo regarding the 180-day school day requirement regarding attendance and the school calendar.
Although, SED believed that this revised guidance was simply a clarification, NYSUT pressed them that what they had issued was actually a significant policy change regarding the use of scheduled half days of instruction.
Specifically, the revised guidance states that:
Statements of AFT President Randi Weingarten and AAUP President Rudy Fichtenbaum on Policy Approved by University of Wisconsin’s Board of Regents to Suspend and Expel Students Who Protest Speeches on Wisconsin Campuses
October 12, 2017 — For Immediate Release
Contact:
AFT Media Affairs
202-879-4458
AFTPress@aft.org
Rudy Fichtenbaum
AAUP President
937-620-7430
UFAS endorses UW Worker Bill of Rights
October 9, 2017 — The UW Worker Bill of Rights was drafted by the AFT-Wisconsin Higher Education Council, which includes representatives from UFAS and other American Federation of Teachers higher ed locals throughout the UW System. We thank UFAS Vice President Parthy Schachter and Compensation & Benefits Committee chairperson Anna Paretskaya, who were closely involved in that work.
UFAS campaigns to end intimidation of workers at UW-Madison
December 2017 — In the spring of 2017, members of the United Faculty and Academic Staff union (UFAS, AFT Local #223) came together to advocate for fair wages and working conditions for Faculty Assistants at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Their campaign was resoundingly endorsed by the Academic Staff Assembly, Faculty Senate, Teaching Assistants Association, and the Associated Students of Madison.
UFAS Local 223 Campaign to End Intimidation of Workers at UW-Madison
United Faculty and Academic Staff (UFAS), American Federation of Teachers Local 223, AFL-CIO, thanks everyone who has supported our campaign to end intimidation of workers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
THE UW WORKER BILL OF RIGHTS
THE UW WORKER BILL OF RIGHTS: STANDARDS FOR THE WORKERS WHO MAKE PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION WORK IN WISCONSIN
Preamble:
NTU Update - October 13, 2017
1) Revised Tuition Reimbursement Forms – Because of changes we negotiated in our contract, we have made revisions to the Tuition Reimbursement Forms.
OP-Ed from President Sellers Regarding the Affect the Election has on our Schools
