Videos Now Available for Financial Webinars Hosted by Stacey Braun Associates

Stacey Braun Associates has hosted several financial webinars for UPOA members. If you were not able to attend here are the video links.

Equal Pay Day Rally

On 3/14/24, UPOA President Powell and several of our members participated in an Equal Pay Day Rally at City Hall. Members who were not able to attend wore red in support of the cause. In a Work-Bites news article “New York State Attorney General Letitia James also attended this week’s City Hall rally and expressed her support for pay parity……James also expressed support for the city’s Probation officers, who are also overwhelmingly women of color and are required to have a college degree and to carry a gun — but earn tens of thousands of dollars less that their NYPD peers, according to the United Probation Officers Association”.  To read the full article click here.

Reminder - Register for Upcoming Financial Webinars Hosted by Stacey Braun Associates

Stacey Braun Associates, Inc. provides a valuable Financial Counseling Program to UPOA members. Its cost is covered and the benefit includes several hours of annual consultation time for active members.   Meetings are confidential and no financial products are sold.   Sessions can address items like budgeting, debt management, saving for a home or college, insurance, 401(k)/403(b)/457(b) retirement accounts, and retirement and estate planning.  Click on the below links to register for the webinars 

 

NOBLE Webinar: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary Year of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) webinar titled: "Celebrating the 60th Anniversary Year of the Civil Rights Act of 1964" is scheduled for Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 7:30 pm ET. The webinar will be held in a virtual meeting space and everyone is invited to attend. Click on the link below to register to attend the webinar. Your registration must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm ET on Thursday, February 22, 2024.

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Reminder - Financial Planning in Retirement Webinar hosted by Stacey Braun on 2/21/24

Stacey Braun Associates, Inc. provides a valuable Financial Counseling Program to UPOA members. Join the first of three webinars scheduled for UPOA. Please click on the link to register for Wednesday, February 21 (5pm) - Financial Planning in Retirement. Attend this webinar to learn more about:
• Retirement timeline
• Generating Income
• Investing in Retirement
• Retirement Accounts
• Taxation 
• Required Minimum Distributions
• Insurance Needs 
• Basic Estate Planning
• Importance of an Estate Plan

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Congratulations ! Congratulations ! Congratulations !

We bid our UPOA Vice President a fond farewell and congratulations on her retirement. In her farewell statement she writes “So, as I limp into the sunset to spend time with my family,  I want to wish you all the best.  Thank you for my most enjoyable years with DOP.  I will take with me friendships I have developed and precious memories.  As Gladys Knight stated in one of her songs  “if anyone should ever write my life story” DOP will be there between each line and glory”. To read her full statement click here

UPOA President Powell appointed Gail Sealey to the Vice President position. Gail held various positions in the union since 1999. She is experienced, tenacious and dedicated to serving our members. In her statement Gail writes “I believe my experiences as a Probation Officer and Supervising Probation Officer has afforded me the opportunity to serve this union with fairness and humility which can go long way when serving our members of UPOA”. To read her full statement click here

SAVE THE DATES - Stacey Braun Associates - Free Webinars for UPOA Members

Stacey Braun Associates, Inc. provides a valuable Financial Counseling Program to UPOA members. Its cost is covered and the benefit includes several hours of annual consultation time for active members.   Meetings are confidential and no financial products are sold.   Sessions can address items like budgeting, debt management, saving for a home or college, insurance, 401(k)/403(b)/457(b) retirement accounts, and retirement and estate planning.   

Wednesday, February 21 (5pm).  Financial Planning in Retirement. 

Wednesday, March 20 (5pm).  Financial Planning Essentials.    

Wednesday, April 17 (5pm).  Debt and Credit Management. 

Registration flyers will be issued shortly. To read more about the webinars click here

Daily News - Probation Officers Pay Below NYPD and Correction Dept

On 12/31/23, the Daily News ran an article stating that “New York City probation officers — a workforce largely made up of women of color — make far less money than cops and correction officers and haven’t had a new contract since 2020, their union president told the Daily News”. The article also discusses how the Police and Correction Depts have a 5 year maximum salary provision. According to the article, President Powell informed the Daily News that “there’s no five-year maximum salary provision for probation officers.” “We’re underappreciated, undervalued and misunderstood,” Powell said. “You can’t live in New York City off that, so the attrition rate is very high.” To read the entire article click here.