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Congratulations to our 2018 UHP scholarship recipients!

(UPDATED JUNE 21, 2018)--Updated calculators are now available at on the state comptroller's website. Remember, this provides only estimates for the expense of purchasing years of service to transfer into SERS or hybrid.

Plus, an expanded and updated Q&A from SEBAC. 

STATE CAPITOL, MARCH 15, 2018--UHP President Bill Garrity was back at the Legislative Office Building today to testify before the Labor and Public Employees Committee over SB 461, "An Act Omitting Certain Pay From a State Employee's Final Average Salary Calculation on or After July 1, 2021."

Read his testimony. 

Five of the 10 UConn Health nurses to receive 2018 Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing are UHP members!

There's still time to apply for scholarships from the Conncticut AFL-CIO and AFT Connecticut!

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Video: AFT CT’s Stuart Savelkoul on Janus

Video: Oral arguments before the Supreme Court, via C-SPAN

Column: AFT President Randi Weingarten on Janus 

Joint statement on nationwide mobilizations and Janus oral arguments

Message to members from AFT President Weingarten March 2, 2018...

recruitment_and_retention_stipend_2.pdf

On Feb. 15, 2018, we finalized an MoA with UConn Health on a recruitment and retention stipend for nurses in critically understaffed areas. This may seem counter to some principles of collective bargaining. Therefore, knowing how we got here is helpful to understanding it. 

Update: The MoA was revised on March 6 to include nurses in the UConn Surgery Center and nurses from other units who float into the areas identified.

Nominations for UHP officer and delegate positions were due by Thursday, February 1, at 5 p.m. Members of the Elections Committee gathered in the UHP office after the closing of the nominations that afternoon to open the box housing all nominations. Trisha Faraday read each nomination while Laura Didden recorded each name (pictured here).

All UHP officer positions went unchallenged, meaning all the members of the UHP Executive Committee who are up for re-election will serve an additional two-year term without need for an election. 

Fresh from the printer, our 2016-2021 contract books are now available. We are methodically distributing them to members to facilitate one-to-one and small-group interactions, as this provides a fantastic opportunity for member engagement. 

How do you get your copy?

Important note for those in the SERS and Hybrid retirement programs: