UUP is asking its union colleagues to support three resolutions during NYSUT’s 37th annual Representative Assembly (RA), slated for April 2-4 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center in Buffalo.

The UUP resolutions call on NYSUT to: maintain the integrity of the institution of higher education; support the United Auto Workers; and work to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.

Maintain integrity—UUP delegates want NYSUT to use all its political power to protect jobs, academic freedom and the provisions of existing bargaining agreements, as well as to call for “meaningful governance structures,” and accountability.

Defense of Marriage Act—Delegates are also asking for their colleagues to defend the rights of people in same-sex relationships to get married and to have the same tax benefits as those in traditional marriages.

Support of UAW—UUP is urging NYSUT to support the American auto industry and the contractual rights of UAW members.

A full list of resolutions can be found on the NYSUT Web site at www.nysut.org.

In addition, Geneseo UUPer Thomas Matthews has been named NYSUT’s Higher Education Member of the Year in recognition of his longstanding commitment to UUP?and public higher education. Matthews is a past statewide treasurer and vice president for professionals, and has served as chief negotiator for two UUP collective bargaining agreements.
— Karen L. Mattison