United University Professions, the nation’s largest higher education union, strongly opposes a SUNY Board of Trustees plan to let a number of SUNY-authorized charter schools skirt the state’s stringent teacher certification requirements and create their own teacher training programs.
On June 22, 2017, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that his administration reached a five-year contract agreement with the Civil Service Employees Association. CSEA represents over 60,000 state government employees across New York.
The 2017 Geneseo Chapter election results have been made available by UUP.
The campaign’s goal was to raise public awareness of the precarious situation adjuncts face and to generate support for pay increases and improved working conditions.
Photo from the UUP archive.
United University Professions (UUP) was founded in 1973 by university professionals determined to have a voice on things like workplace safety, policies, wages and benefits. They knew their greatest strength was in their numbers, and banded together with an initial membership of 3,500.
In the more than four decades since, United University Professions has grown exponentially, becoming America’s largest higher education union. More than 35,000 members strong, UUP is a powerful ally for university professionals, demanding respect and fair treatment with the voice of thousands. (more…)
Weston KennisonAdjunct Instructor of Latin and Humanities and Faculty Fellow for International Programs.
Brian MorganAssociate Professor in the Ella Cline Shear School of Education.
Joseph DolceInstructional Support Specialist with Computing & Information Technology.
