UCHC-AAUP elected leaders have long made it a priority to improve support for faculty professional development. Improvements made during contract negotiations in 2022 and 2024 are enshrined in Article 16 of the CBA. The latest improvements have come about as a result of our recent arbitration settlement.
Posted: Mar 27th, 2025As you may have heard, thanks to advocacy by many of our members, coalition partners, and legislative allies, there were important improvements in the state budget that passed the Appropriations Committee on April 18th. With just a few weeks remaining before the legislative session wraps up, we want to ask you to reach out to…
Posted: May 16th, 2023Last month, you may recall that 15 faculty members provided testimony to the Appropriations Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly, supporting full funding for UConn Health in the biennial budget. Many other faculty members have directly contacted their own legislators. We are writing to remind you that the legislature’s work on the budget is far…
Posted: Mar 30th, 2023Dear Colleagues, You are invited to join a UCHC-AAUP meeting with Legislators in Onyiuke Dining Room on Wednesday, December 7th at 3:00 p.m. Since our initial meeting with legislators on October 14, our Government Relations Committee has met with UConn’s Government Relations director, Marie Schweitzer, and SEBAC’s chief negotiator, Dan Livingston, along with our lobbyist,…
Posted: Dec 1st, 2022You are invited to join the first two meetings of our UCHC-AAUP Government Relations Committee (GRC) via Zoom on Tuesday, November 15 at 6 p.m. and Tuesday, November 29 at 6 p.m. In preparation for the upcoming legislative session, chapter leaders, members and staff will refine our 2023 legislative agenda through discussions with each other and our allies….
Posted: Nov 15th, 2022Posted: Oct 31st, 2022
SEBAC leadership continues to advocate for pandemic hero pay that will recognize our state members’ sacrifices throughout COVID-19 and the critical role they, like all front-line workers played, in getting all of us through the worst of the pandemic. After months of negotiations, on October 5th, coalition leaders opted to enter into arbitration to ensure…
Posted:October 25, 2022 Important update: The 8th Circuit temporarily blocked the debt cancellation in response to a lawsuit brought by six state Republican Attorneys General. But you should still apply now. The court’s order does not prevent people from applying for debt relief, and the Biden administration encourages eligible borrowers to continue to do so. October 19, 2022…
Posted: Oct 25th, 2022In the coming weeks, rebate checks will be issued to members in the State Partnership Plan who have chosen to receive care from certain high-quality providers. This is part of the Centers of Excellence and Provider of Distinction programs created by the SEBAC 2017 agreement. Under the program, the state of Connecticut has identified specific…
Posted: Oct 24th, 2022The CGA Find Your Legislator (ct.gov) is available for CT residents to use to locate their state legislators. To find your legislator, you will need the following: Your town of residence Street address Users may also find legislators by which town(s) they represent and information on their congressional districts.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2022
