Attached please find a flier promoting a free screening of the documentary, “Backpack Full of Cash”.  This screening event is scheduled on Thursday, February 8, at the Cinemapolis, 120 East Green Street, Ithaca.  NYSUT members, family, friends, and community members are welcome to attend.  Please contact NYSUT Political Action Coordinators Dave Ritchie should you have […]

Cortland UUP chapter Treasurer Kevin Pristash reports that our members have generously contributed $180 to the Operation Agua campaign, an effort led by a partnership composed of non-profit organizations that include AFT, AFSME, the Seafarers International Union, the Hispanic Federation, and TOTE Maritime. “To date, Operation Agua has raised $1.5 million—halfway to its initial goal—to […]

Thanks to all who signed the Fair Contract Petition! Despite December 1 through 15th being the busiest two weeks of the semester, UUP was able to collect 364 signatures from members. These signatures come from every Professional unit and Academic department at the college and include Faculty Senate officers and college-wide committee chairs; UUP members […]

Thanks to all the UUP Cortland members who attended our Union Matters “Contract Forum” on November 14th and stood up to signify their support for the proposals that the UUP Negotiations Team has presented to the State of New York. The chapter is currently asking all Cortland faculty and staff to sign the “United for […]

Dear Cortland UUP Members, I’m sharing the memo below with our colleagues for their action by submitting comments. The deadline for submitting comments on SUNY’s Micro-Credentialing Task Force Report and Recommendations is Wed., Nov. 8. The memo below was sent to campuses last month and includes the email address to respond to with comments. I […]