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TAUP Unemployment Compensation Workshops

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TAUP members can collect Unemployment Compensation over the summer to cover basic costs during the break, or even for the upcoming year.

You may be eligible if:

  • You have been told that you will not be working in the fall, due to no fault of your own (ex: you didn’t quit, were not fired, etc.)
  • If you will be working fewer hours / teaching fewer courses in the fall than this term
  • If you’ve been told that you’ll be teaching in the fall, but there is a good chance that the course you’ve been offered will not run.

TAUP offers 90 minute workshops to help our members:

  • Understand Unemployment Compensation and how it works
  • Assess their eligibility
  • Understand key terms, concepts and questions that are used in the process
  • Fill out UC applications as accurately as possible

If you would like to attend a workshop, please fill out this form with your availability.

If you have any questions, contact Jennie Shanker at jshanker1@gmail.com

Adjunct Faculty Welcome Back Reminders and Updates!

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Greetings to everyone returning to teach this week! The Adjunct Constituency Council (ACC) of TAUP has compiled a list of timely reminders and information for the start of your semester, just scroll down!

But first, we want to be sure you know about an event we’re having to kick off the school year. You may have attended school or departmental orientations, now you can meet your adjunct colleagues and get more information on any of the items below and more at our union’s…

Adjunct Dis-Orientation!

THIS Wednesday August 29th, 4-6pm

The Draught Horse

1431 Cecil B. Moore

 

Whether you’re new to Temple or you’ve been teaching here for years, come by, say hi and enjoy your first drink on us!

 

RSVP HERE!

 

Parking Permits

Adjuncts are eligible for free parking at Temple lots on days that you are required to be on campus.You can find details on our Adjunct FAQ page

 

Health Insurance- Sign up before the end of the month!

Adjuncts who are eligible for the TAUP bargaining unit can sign up for health insurance with a subsidy from Temple. Click here to confirm your eligibility. Then go here for benefit information and for the application links.

 

Course Cancellations: Fees & Unemployment

If you have a course cancelled within 7 days of the start of the semester through the end of the drop/add period, you are eligible to receive a payment of 4% of what you would have been paid for the semester.

 

Whether your course was cancelled recently or not, if you are not being employed by the University at the same level as you were in the Spring, you may be eligible to apply for Unemployment Compensation, even if you have other income.

Be sure to contact us if either of these apply to you.

 

Adobe Creative Suite Access

This summer, according to the IT Department, there was an error that inadvertently removed access for “inactive adjunct faculty”.  Any returning faculty that lost access during due to this error can renew their access at any time by visiting TUPortal and following the “Adobe Creative Cloud” link in the applications menu.

 

Have you Read the TAUP Adjunct Contract?

Go here to read over our union contract and let us know if you have any questions! We’ll be in negotiations for an even stronger contract in the Spring and we need your input and suggestions.

 

Best Practices: Employment Letter & SFF’s

Always be sure to download, print out and file away your Employment Letters every semester.

This term, be sure that you are receiving the $1500 per credit rate that was negotiated for adjuncts. It’s also wise to download your SFF’s for future reference.

 

More Questions?

Visit our FAQs for Adjuncts for more helpful information, and always feel free to call, email or stop by the TAUP office, contact info below.

 

All the best for a great semester!
Solidarity from your TAUP Adjunct Leaders,

Jennie Shanker – TAUP Vice-President

Zoe Cohen – ACC Chair

 

Sam Allingham – ACC At-Large

Events: Financial Planning for Educators and Unemployment Compensation Workshops, Spring 2018

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Financial Planning for Educators: A TAUP-Sponsored Session

One of the most important benefits provided by the TAUP contract–one we have worked hard to secure–is our retirement accounts.  But we know that many members have questions and concerns about investing both during their work lives and after their retirement.  So we invite you to attend a session led by Bruce Rader, Chartered Financial Analyst and former Vice President of TAUP; for 21 years at Temple, he taught courses in such subject as investments, portfolio management, valuation and derivatives. During that time, he also appeared in a variety of media interviews on local media commenting on a variety of economic and financial topics.

Please join us  on Monday, April 23, 2018 from 3 to 4 PM in Anderson 1221. RSVP is appreciated.

Unemployment Compensation Workshops Continue Through May 9th, 2018
 
Unemployment Compensation (UC) is a benefit that many of TAUP’s members are eligible for and should utilize. The summer is particularly difficult for those who receive no income from Temple, and who are not assured of work in the fall.
 
ELIGIBILITY
If you work full-time on an annual contract and expect to be back in the next term, you likely do not qualify. if your appointment has ended and you don’t have a strong guarantee of work in the summer or fall, you may be eligible.
 
Even if you work part-time over breaks, you may be able to collect partial benefits according to the PA Department of Labor and Industry’s Office of UC if:
 
(1) your regular hours of work are reduced
(2) you are separated from your job and have obtained part-time employment with fewer hours of work, or 
(3) you are separated from one job but continue to have part-time employment with another employer(s). 
 
TAUP has been offering UC workshops since the beginning of April and will continue up until graduation. Here are the dates and times for upcoming workshops
 
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 11am 
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:30pm
 
Monday, April 30th, 2018 8am
Monday, April 30th, 2018 10:00am
 
Friday, May 4, 2018 9am
Friday, May 4, 2018 10:30am 
Friday, May 4, 2018 noon
 
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 9am 
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 10:30am 
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 12:30pm
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 2pm 
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 3:30pm 
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 5pm 
 
The workshop will help you to understand key terms, concepts and the test that determines your eligibility. It will familiarize you with the application process, point you toward information to estimate your potential benefit amount, and will go over the obligations you will have while collecting unemployment. 
 
If you would like to attend one of these workshops, please send an email with the date and time you’d like to attend to taupucworkshops@gmail.com
Workshops take about 90 minutes and take place in TAUP’s office on Main Campus, room 721 Ritter Annex.
 
If none of the workshops fit into your schedule, send an email with dates/times that work for you and we’ll try to accommodate you. 
TAUP
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Ritter Hall Annex 721 (004-15)
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6091
Phone: 215.763.2287 or 1-7641
email: taupaft@gmail.com

www.taup.org

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