Month: October 2015

Dear Colleagues:

As UUP moves to make adjunct issues a primary focus, it’s important that all chapters support Campus Equity Week. Campus Equity Week begins on Monday, Oct. 26 and runs through Friday, Oct. 30.

UUP is a strong supporter of Campus Equity Week, a national week of action to bring greater awareness to the precarious situation for contingent faculty in higher education. Adjuncts now make up the majority of college instructors, yet they are working on temporary, low-paid contracts and many times are subjected to exploitative employment conditions.

UUP chapters in Albany, Cortland, Fredonia, New Paltz, Oneonta, Oswego and Plattsburgh are among the chapters taking part in Campus Equity Week. They will be hosting CEW activities such as informational tables, petition drives and community forums.

Over the past 15 years, UUP has won victories for its members who are adjuncts. Now it is important that we support their efforts and attend Campus Equity Week events on your campuses.

In Solidarity,
Fred

The LEAD Institute is completely ‘on-demand’, and contents and instructions are all on one page (link below). Members and chapter leaders can now view current workshops at any time at any location they choose.

https://uuphost.org/leadinstitute/

Read UUP’s Position Statement on Contingent Employment

Thousands of academic and professional contingent employees across the nation have no job security and work for meager wages.

To support contingents in their struggle, UUP is once again sponsoring Campus Equity Week, a national week of action focusing on unfair working conditions for contingent employees. Other sponsors include the NEA, SEIU and New Faculty Majority.

Across the state, UUP chapters will be hosting CEW activities such as informational tables, petition drives and community forums. Cortland, New Paltz, Oswego and Plattsburgh are among the chapters taking part in CEW events. Please contact specific chapters for more information.

UUP’s Executive Board adopted a union position statement on contingent employment in July. You can read that statement here.

For more information about Campus Equity Week, go to the Campus Equity Week website.

Hello everyone, I have attached the meeting notice for the Capital District COARM brunch to be held on October 29th, 2015 at the University of Albany Alumni House.

Fall 2015 Forum

Please let me know if you plan on attending, so that we can have an appropriate count.

In Solidarity,

Walter Apple
UUP Retiree Member Services Coordinator

Walter Apple
Retiree Coordinator