UUP Cortland Chapter member Marc Dearstyne asks students Adonis Vasquez and Victoria Jean to sign a petition that asks the campus president to increase the salary for part-time academic faculty. The two were among nearly 1,000 students, faculty and staff who signed the Cortland petition during Campus Equity Week Oct. 28 – Nov. 1. “We […]

UUP President Fred Kowal had delegates warmly receive his first address as president before a UUP delegate assembly. In a rousing speech at the 2013 Fall Delegate Assembly in Saratoga Springs Oct. 4, Kowal touched on UUP’s comprehensive plan in response to job cuts at SUNY Downstate. He also called for UUP members to take […]

On Saturday, August 24, 2013, Americans from all over our nation will gather in Washington, DC to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, which featured the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. Information on Transportation In light of the recent Supreme Court decision overturning significant components of […]

Every year, the United Association for Labor Education (UALE) sponsors a Northeast Regional Summer School for Union Women Leaders.  This year, the UALE summer school/conference took place at Cornell from July 20th through July 25th.  Cortland UUP Delegate Michelle Kelly sent information about the school to the statewide UUP officers, suggesting that a UUP delegation […]

Thousands gather by the state capitol Saturday, June 8th calling for a change in the state’s public school system. Representing SUNY Cortland in pictures above – Left to Right: Nancy Kane, John Fracchia, Rickie McClure, Marc Dearstyne, John Driscoll, Kathy Lattimore, Jen Drake, Dave Ritchie and Bill Buxton. Representing SUNY Cortland not pictured: Dave Ritchie, […]