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UUP Communications has put together a print ad that dovetails the TV ad currently airing on stations around the state.
The ad, titled “Ph.D.,” calls attention to the poverty-level salaries of SUNY adjunct faculty. The ad emphasizes SUNY’s overreliance on adjuncts, who struggle to earn a living wage.
The ad began airing Jan. 10 on cable television systems in the Capital Region, Buffalo, Long Island, Syracuse, and Ulster and Dutchess counties. The run ends Jan. 23. For more on the ad, check out the story on the UUP website at http://uupinfo.org/communications/uupdate/1516/160111.php
The print ad urges UUP members to stand with adjuncts in their fight for equitable treatment, and to share the print and TV ads on Facebook and Twitter.
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All,
Attached are 13 “testimonials” by UUP members on why the union is important to them. We hope you will consider publishing these on your chapter websites and in your newsletters (or make them available for chapter events, etc.) … even if these folks are not members of your chapter. Remember, their messages may resonate with fee payers. Use them one at a time or a couple at once; it’s up to you!
Also, we urge you to go to http://uupinfo.org/defendunion/union.php to get all kinds of “membership drive” materials for use in getting your colleagues to sign union cards. The link is available from the home page; look under Take Action for “Defending Our Union! – Friedrichs resources.” There are videos, fliers, fact sheets, palm cards, and social media and other resources to help convince bargaining unit members to join UUP. And remember to check back often; we are constantly adding to this site.
As always, feel free to contact UUP Communications with questions, ideas or comments. We look forward to hearing from you!
in solidarity,
karen mattison
uup associate director of communications
518.640.6626
Dear Colleagues:
On Sunday, UUP’s new television ad spotlighting our adjuncts began airing across the state.
Titled “Ph.D.,” the ad focuses on the qualifications of SUNY adjuncts and calls attention to the poverty-level salaries of SUNY adjunct faculty. The ad emphasizes SUNY’s overreliance on adjuncts, who struggle to earn a living wage.
We are very proud of the work that our adjuncts do and we wanted very much to share that publicly. But we also wanted to publicize the plight of adjuncts—these exploited workers are underpaid, overworked and without job security. SUNY adjuncts deserve far better than this and we, as a union, will continue to work for better salaries and working conditions for our members, using all possible avenues to obtain more leverage in the context of rising public awareness about the plight of adjuncts.
The ad is running on cable television systems in the Capital Region, Buffalo, Long Island, Syracuse and Ulster and Dutchess counties. It will air for two weeks, ending on Jan. 23.
Three SUNY adjuncts— Bentley Whitfield of Farmingdale, Rebekah Tolley of Albany and Oneonta, and Bill Lee of Cortland—appear in the 30-second TV spot; they talk about their academic qualifications and experiences on camera. An announcer follows with the union’s concerns.
“Nearly one-in-three highly qualified SUNY faculty are adjuncts. Many paid so little, they struggle to make ends meet. Yet students pay more than ever before. SUNY adjuncts deserve better.”
The campaign’s goal is to raise public awareness of the precarious situation adjuncts face and to generate support for pay increases and improved working conditions.
You can view the ad and a press release about the ad on UUP’s website, at http://uupinfo.org/communications/uupdate/1516/160111.php. You can also view it on YouTube, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOeGk9SS7DQ.
In Solidarity,
Fred