UNITED PROBATION OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of our brother retired Probation Officer and Professor Edward E. Ngwu who was called to glory on February 10 2021. Please let us lift his family up in prayers . Rest In Peace 🙏🏽
Great news for those not eligible to participate in the DOP pre-reserved vaccine appointments:
New York State Department of Health https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ JUST ADDED ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS FOR:
MEDGAR EVERS (Brooklyn residents only)
JAVITS CENTER
AQUEDUCT RACETRACK
JONES BEACH
WESTCHESTER COUNTY CENTER
SUNY STONY BROOK
For the other NYS locations, if you get the message “No Appointments Available,” try refreshing and often you’ll see new appointments.
If you are looking to make a plan, there are pre-reserved block COVID-19 vaccine Appointment Slots from today, Sunday, March 7 , through Monday, March 8, and Thursday, March 11 through Monday March 15. Currently, the reserved vaccination appointments are at the Queens City Workforce Vaccination site located at John Adams High School, 101-01 Rockaway Boulevard, Ozone Park for:
All Probation Officer Title Series staff (Probation Officers, Supervising Probation Officers, Administrative Probation Officers, Probation Assistants)
All DOP employees (regardless of title) who assist with the work of NeON Nutrition Kitchens
DOP employees age 65 and over who reside in New York City
DOP employees with underlying health conditions who reside in New York City. For a list of eligible underlying health conditions, visit: (COVID-19: Vaccine Eligibility - NYC Health)
NeON Nutrition Kitchen Interns and Volunteers
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 living in the home will be accommodated)
Family members include child, sibling, spouse, domestic partner, parent, step or foster parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, and 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 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.
Getting to the Vaccination Site:
John Adams High School is accessible via public transportation on the "A" train. It is a 5-minute walk from the 104 Street Station. Alternatively, if you wish to make a vaccination appointment and need transportation, please speak with your supervisor/manager/chain-of-command regarding arranging the use of an agency vehicle.
If you were not able to attend the Zoom General Membership Meeting for Active and Retired Members on 2-23-21, you can now view the video of the meeting. Here are three documents with helpful links that were discussed during the meeting. Mt Sinai - Covid Vaccines and Side Affects, Jordan Ziegler - Covid-19 and Worker’s Compensation Claims and Helpful Links For Covid -19 Benefits and Claims
Do not miss President Powell speak on Criminal Justice Reform - Addressing the Issues of Reducing Recidivism and Rehabilitation in NYC Jails at the virtual NYS Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislator Caucus. She will be one of the panelist talk about the many roles of Probation and the large impact we have on Criminal Justice Reform. The event will take place on Thursday, February 25, 2021 between 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM. If you are interested click here to register and the fee is $20.00.
Union members are able to join Weight Watchers at a discounted price. For more information click Join Weight Watchers
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.