UNITED PROBATION OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
There will be a Zoom General Membership Meeting on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @ 4:30 PM. The login information is contained in the UPOA On The Move Eblast which will be emailed to members, who have provided their personal email information, on Sunday 2/21/21. A letter with the login information was mailed to retirees. If you do not receive the information contact the union office.
Face coverings are critical to stopping the spread of COVID-19. Wear one at all times when outside your home and around other people, and even while at home if you are with people you don’t live with or if you or someone you live with is sick, recently tested positive for COVID-19, or was recently exposed to someone with COVID-19. Face coverings save lives – wear one and wear it correctly: snug against your face and covering both your nose and mouth. Click here to review Covid - 19 Face Coverings: Frequently Asked Questions and How to Wear Two Face Coverings
DOP and UPOA are excited to share this important time-sensitive opportunity regarding the COVID-19 Vaccination for eligible Department of Probation employees and their vaccine-eligible family members. We hope this will lead to more opportunities and locations for the vaccine to be taken across the city.
Working in partnership with the NYC Vaccine Command Center, DOP has been provided a pre-reserved block of COVID-19 vaccine appointment slots from Wednesday, February 17 through Tuesday, February 23.
At this time, we are reserving vaccination appointments at the City Employee Vaccination site located at Susan E. Wagner High School, 1200 Manor Road, Staten Island for:
Probation Officer Title Series staff
DOP employees age 65 and over
DOP employees with underlying health conditions that will become eligible for vaccination as of February 15
For list of eligible underlying health conditions, visit: COVID-19: Vaccine Eligibility - NYC Health
Each eligible employee may also bring vaccine-eligible family members to their appointment to be vaccinated at the same time
(all vaccine-eligible family members residing in the household or one vaccine-eligible family member not residing in the household will be accommodated).
Family members include a child, sibling, spouse, domestic partner, parent, step or foster parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, and all other relatives residing in the household. The family member must be eligible to receive the vaccine based on NYS guidelines and live in New York City (or if eligible by virtue of occupation, and not living in NYC, must work in NYC).
Eligibility for the vaccine includes those 65 and over, specified occupations (including restaurant workers, taxi drivers, grocery store workers, teachers, transit employees, healthcare staff, etc.), and those with certain underlying health conditions. For a full list of eligibility, visit: COVID-19: Vaccine Eligibility - NYC Health.
To reserve a vaccine appointment, please complete an on-line request: https://bit.ly/DOPVAX.(This link will remain active until Friday, February 12 at 5:00 p.m.; however, you are encouraged to request an appointment as soon as possible because we are expecting heavy-demand for appointments and may not be able to accommodate all requests within this block.)
When you get vaccinated, you are helping to protect yourself and your family, friends, and your coworkers. You are also helping to make your community safer. In clinical studies, the vaccines were more than 94 percent effective at protecting participants from COVID-19. They were also shown to be safe and that you cannot get COVID-19 from them.
Please also be reminded, as part of the effort to encourage and facilitate the expeditious vaccination of City employees, those who receive the vaccination will be provided:
Up to two hours of excused leave during work hours for travel (to and from) administration of the vaccine.
Three hours of comp time (upon successfully completing the vaccines).
If you have questions about COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, scheduling an appointment, or the associated leave policy, please contact DOP Human Resources (zemelendez@probation.nyc.gov).
For frequently asked questions about the COVID vaccine, please visit: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/covid/covid-19-vaccines-faq.p
Understanding Different September 11th Assistance Programs: The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (Zadroga Act) authorized the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) to serve the 9/11 responder and survivor communities.
The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program provides medical monitoring and treatment of WTC-related health conditions for 9/11 responders and survivors. September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Provides: Financial compensation for physical injuries, illnesses, or deaths that happened as the result of the 9/11 attacks.
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Provides: Financial compensation for physical injuries, illnesses, or deaths that happened as the result of the 9/11 attacks.
Both programs have their own distinct mission, eligibility criteria, and enrollment process. Enrolling in one program does not automatically enroll you in the other. For more information, eligibility and enrollment deadlines, read Understanding Different September 11th Assistance Programs.
If you are an active, vested or retired member (retired after 9/11/01) who participated in World Trade Center (WTC) Rescue, Recovery, or Clean-up Operations between September 11, 2001 and September 12, 2002, you should file form F622 - Notice of Participation in WTC Rescue, Recovery or Clean-Up Operations
All Tiers. This is NOT an application for disability. This is a sworn statement indicating the dates and locations of your participation which preserves your right to file for disability under the WTC Disability Law. If you meet the pre-qualifying criteria under the WTC Disability Law and wish to apply for disability retirement, you must file a disability application. Please complete all of the information on the form, have the form notarized and return it to NYCERS. The deadline for submission of this form is September 11, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact our Call Center at 347-643-3000. Eligible beneficiaries of deceased members should complete this form as the members would have completed it. For FAQs on the WTC Disability Law, Who should file a notice of participation, required documentation etc, click here.
The Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health are offering assistance to staff injured at work or staff who contracted Covid - 19 at work. If you are in need of a diagnosis, and treatment of a work related injury or illness call them at 212-241-1554 to schedule an appointment. To learn more, visit www.mountsinai.org/seliko. Click here for the Mount Sinai Injured At Work Information Flyer
New Yorkers can receive their Covid - 19 vaccination through SOMOS. Schedule your appointment now.
As you know, all Probation Officer Title Series staff and DOP staff age 65+ (regardless of job function) who wish to be vaccinated, may schedule an appointment for a no-cost vaccination through any of the three on-line resources previously shared (vaccinefinder.nyc.gov; vaccinepod.nyc.govor am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov) and further detailed at the very end of this e-mail*, as well as at any of the five vaccination hub sites that have been set-up specifically for eligible City employees:
Bronx-Taft High School Campus: www.somosvaccinations.com; Brooklyn-Wingate High School: www.somosvaccinations.com; Manhattan-Brandeis High School: www.somosvaccinations.com;
Queens-John Adams High School: www.vaccinepod.nyc.gov; Staten Island-Wagner High School: www.vaccinepod.nyc.gov
When using the vaccinepod website: Create an Account using your e-mail address. Choose the "First Dose COVID Vaccine for NYC Employee" option and "First Responder" under "Type of Work
On 1/17/21, LaborPress published our story “UPOA Challenges Ongoing Discrimination Against Women of Color”. Members of the United Probation Officers Association (UPOA) filed a class-action lawsuit recently, against the City of New York and its Department of Probation for alleged discriminatory practices towards women of color. The lawsuit alleges that since the department’s demographics started to change from predominantly white men 30 years ago to mostly women of color, probation officers’ starting salary began to drop. Caseloads for officers have increased substantially, promotions to higher-paying jobs are hard to come by for women of color. Most women of color rarely reach their maximum salary despite nearly 30 years of service. Click here to read the full story
Probation Officer Asia Ross of Queens Adult services is stepping up and is helping save lives by volunteering to work at one of the many dispensing stations set up at one of the many locations thru out NYC by the Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene where city employees like Officer Ross can assist individuals getting the Covid Vaccine. This is just another example of how members of UPOA are Making A Difference in the lives of so many . Hats off to you Officer Ross .
