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NEW YORK MEMBERS -Important *Power of Attorney Information* If you are unable to act due to a serious health condition, it is extremely important that your spouse, significant other or dependent has access to your completed Power of Attorney form to act on your behalf related to the retirement system.

You should advise the individual designated to contact UPSEU immediately if you become or they believe you may become incapacitated as it will potentially impact pension rights afforded to them.

This would in no way impact any decision if you become capable of acting on your own behalf and for you to reverse any decision made. Again, it is extremely important that your loved ones have access to your executed Power of Attorney. You do not submit to anyone. It is retained with your important papers.

ONLINE New York Public Employee Retirement System Special Durable Power of Attorney form


	We are pleased to announce that UPSEU has established a partnership with Marist College. This benefit is being offered to our Members and their family just in time for the Spring semester. Click here to learn more.

What's New at UPSEU

ESNA Unanimously Approves Tentative Agreement for Successor Contract

In March 2021, after a long, difficult, and ultimately successful negotiation, the Enfield BOE Nurses (also known as “ESNA”) unanimously approved a tentative agreement for a CBA covering the years 2020 to 2024. This was ESNA’s first negotiation with UPSEU representation, and the results speak for themselves.

Some potential good news for New York State’s public employees! Two bills, sponsored by Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon in the New York State Assembly (A05884), and Senator Pete Harckham in the State Senate (S2722A), would enable public employers to offer a retirement incentive to employees who meet one of the following criteria: Read More...

U.S. Labor Dept. orders New Haven to pay $65,000+ in OT back pay to workers

NEW HAVEN — The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered the city to pay more than $65,000 in back pay so far to 122 city Public Works and some Parks Department workers after the employees’ union discovered an apparent error in the way the city was calculating overtime pay, the union said.

The ruling includes $65,808 in back pay for a two-year period ending on Dec. 31, 2020. In addition, the city will be issuing a second payment for retroactive overtime pay that employees have earned so far in 2021, the United Public Service Employees Union said in a statement. READ FULL ARTICLE

FEMA to offer COVID-19 Funeral Assistance

FEMA will pay families up to $9K to help cover funeral costs for COVID victims. The program was enacted under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Please click on the FEMA link below for specific details.
https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance

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UPSEU is committed to being the preeminent organization representing public sector employees by providing professional, on-site representation, superior negotiations, and adherence to democratic principles which maintain the integrity of the union for the benefit of our members and their families.