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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.

THANK YOU! You did it! New York State Retirement Plan Changes

Attention UPSEU Members in New York State – Calling on Legislators to Fix Tier 6

UPSEU is urging our members in New York State to call on your local legislators to fix Tier 6 of the Employees’ Retirement System, which went into effect in 2012. Unfortunately, Tier 6 requires local government and state employees in New York State to pay more for their retirement for a longer period, only to a receive significantly smaller benefit than employees in other pension tiers.

Many of our hardworking and dedicated members have pensions covered under Tier 6 and UPSEU believes strongly that Tier 6 needs to be fixed immediately, which would bring equity with the other tiers of the Employee’s Retirement System. Read More...

What's New at UPSEU

3rd Round of Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests Available

Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order a 3rd round of free at-home COVID-19 tests. Order yours today: https://special.usps.com/testkits

UPSEU Hosts Workers’ Compensation Workshop

On April 27, 2022 UPSEU hosted a Workers’ Compensation Workshop for our police members in Niagara Police Department, as well as UPSEU members from the Western Region Off Track Betting in Buffalo, NY. The workshop was presented by Workers’ Compensation Attorney, Alex Dell, and covered all aspects of Workers’ Compensation, Social Security Disability, General Municipal Law 207c and New York State Disability Retirement. This is another aspect of UPSEU’s commitment to educating our members on pertinent laws that may affect their livelihood. The UPSEU COPS Division partnered with UPSEU Labor Relations Representative, Antonella Rotilio to bring this valuable training to our members.

UPSEU COPS Division (NY) Holds Annual Law Enforcement Training

With COVID restrictions finally lifted, the UPSEU COPS Division (NY) was once again able to host its annual Law Enforcement Training on March 31, 2022. The training included of a lineup of outstanding guest speakers, who covered a number of significant topics. Therefore, it was unsurprising, but still wonderful to see, that there was such a strong turnout. Read More...

Eastern Suffolk BOCES Job Fair

March 15, 2022 - 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sequoya High School/Instructional Support Center 5420 Job Fair Flyer MARCH2022_FINAL FOR OUTPUT. Read More...