{"id":1264,"date":"2016-02-23T11:18:15","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T16:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/cobleskill\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2016-02-23T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T16:22:10","slug":"1264","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/cobleskill\/?p=1264","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to UUP!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">United University Professions (UUP) is the union representing more than 35,000 academic and professional faculty on 29 State University of New York campuses, plus System Administration and Empire State College. UUP is affiliated with New York State United Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the AFL-CIO.<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Watch this video from our State Wide President \u2013 Fred Kowal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why be UUP?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3vNPL0BFGlI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: x-large;\"><b><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: large;\">How do I join UUP?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\nTo be eligible to join UUP, you must be an employee of the State University of New York and belong to the Professional Services Negotiating Unit (PSNU, also called the `08 Bargaining Unit). Click on the links below to sign up.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/myuup\/Membership\/RegForm.php\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/uuphost.org\/myuup\/Membership\/RegForm.php<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: x-large;\"><b><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Who does UUP represent?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">With some 526 job titles included in the bargaining unit, UUP reflects the diversity of SUNY. Members include:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Academic faculty<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Student Affairs personnel<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Librarians<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Public Relations personnel<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Doctors, dentists, nurses and other professionals at teaching hospitals and Health Sciences Centers<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Graphic artists<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Student recruitment professionals<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Educational Opportunity Center instructors<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Financial aid counselors<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">System Administration staff<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Student resident hall personnel<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Admissions counselors<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">UUP represents SUNY faculty and other professionals at the bargaining table and works to protect their interests by:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Symbol;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Achieving improvements in salary, fringe benefits, working conditions and retirement programs.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Symbol;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Providing funding for professional growth and development through leaves, awards, conferences and other grant programs.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Symbol;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Obtaining state resources for the State University through effective l<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">egislative and political action.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Symbol;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Seeking to enhance and preserve the quality of the University.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">As the largest higher education union in the nation, UUP is also a source for information on labor unions, state work force and bargaining issues, higher education reform, college faculty concerns and a variety of higher education topics. Visit our Website at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/uupinfo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">http:\/\/uupinfo.org\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"> for all these topics plus Benefits.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United University Professions (UUP) is the union representing more than 35,000 academic and professional faculty on 29 State University of New York campuses, plus System Administration and Empire State College. 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