UUP Open house
Friday, February 20th
9:00am – 11:00am
UUP Office
Moffett Center
Room 001
Muffins and Refreshments will be served
Stop by and say hi!
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Teaching Faculty Survey
Date posted: February 18, 2026
Do you feel burned out? Help us document it.
Dear Teaching Faculty Colleagues,
How many hours do we actually work each week? Where do these hours go? Could we reduce some of these hours?
We now have an opportunity to answer such questions—with real data. The Cortland UUP Academic Concerns Committee is launching a Teaching Faculty Survey on work hours to document the full scope of our labor and inform a Teaching Faculty Town Hall in Fall 2026. This data will directly support faculty mobilization and union advocacy for sustainable workloads and improved working conditions.
This is also a chance for you to gain a clearer picture of your own work patterns across the semester.
What participation involves:
- Review your rights then sign up to confirm participation and select three non-consecutive reporting weeks in Spring 2026 (link below)
- During each reporting week, set aside just 3 minutes per day (Monday–Sunday)
- Complete a brief daily form reporting minutes spent on teaching, service, research, and related work
That’s it—just 3 minutes a day, for three selected weeks.
Who can participate:
All teaching faculty—full-time or part-time, any rank—are encouraged to join.
Why this matters: Your participation will help generate concrete evidence on work hours. Such evidence is essential for strengthening our collective ability as union members to advocate for fair and sustainable working conditions.
Confidentiality: Only Avanti Mukherjee (Economics) and Juan Prieto (Political Science) will have access to, and manage and analyze data. Only findings aggregated at the level of school, rank and gender would be presented at the town hall. This study is not for publication and does not need IRB review.. More on how data will be de-identified, kept confidential and then deleted is given in the description portion of the sign-up form below.
Get more information and sign up here or simply exit the form if you don’t want to participate.
Deadline to sign up: Friday, February 27 at 5:00 pm
This survey was developed by a Cortland UUP Academic Concerns Committee subgroup, with Avanti Mukherjee and Juan D. Prieto leading questionnaire design.
Questions can be directed to avanti.mukherjee@gmail.com.
Note: This survey is distinct from the Faculty Senate Ad-Hoc committee survey, which is about faculty expectations. The UUP survey focuses specifically on work hours using time-use methodology and will continue throughout the Spring semester.
This effort depends on broad participation. Your 3 minutes a day will help build the evidence and mobilization needed to improve our working conditions.
In Solidarity,
Kris Newhall
Vice-President for Academics
Chair, Academic Concerns Committee
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Cortland Cause Articles
Date posted:
Dear UUP Members:
We welcome articles and letters submitted by UUP members of the SUNY Cortland Community.
Please share your thoughts with us— we want to hear from you!
Opinions expressed in The Cortland Cause are those of the individuals and are neither endorsed by nor represent the views of UUP. Please note: The Cortland Cause will generally not print anonymous submissions.
“We reserve the right to edit submissions for grammar, space limitations, accuracy, etc., and to request changes to submissions, whether prior to or after publication.”
UUP will be finalizing our next issue of The Cortland Cause on February 20.
If you are interested in submitting an article, photo, or other piece, please send it to our editor
jaclyn.pittsley@cortland.edu no later than 5pm, Friday, February 20.Please visit https://uuphost.org/cortland/ to see previous issues of our Award-Winning newsletter.
In Solidarity,
Jaclyn S. Pittsley
Lecturer IV, English Department
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UUP Statewide Upcoming Events
Date posted: February 12, 2026
Contract Negotiations:
- Log in to the UUP Members’ Onlypage to see our first Negotiations Bulletin. We’ll post regular, detailed reports on progress at the table as well as actions members can take. Log in yourself, but better yet, talk to your colleagues to make sure everyone has login information. If you are having trouble signing in, please call 518-640-6624.
UUP 101 – Who is UUP?
The webinar will be held on:
Wednesday, March 18 from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
To join the discussion, please register using the link below.
https://forms.gle/tEUUdHReuwn6QpME9
Retirement Benefits Workshops Part 1 & 2:
The pre-retirement webinar workshops, part 1 – (healthcare/medicare) and part 2 – (Union Benefits: dental/vision) will take place online on February 24th for part 1 at 7:00pm and February 26th for part 2 at 7:00pm. You must register online at https://uupinfo.org/calendar
We will be offering virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics on the following dates:
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM via Zoom
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM via Zoom
To attend one of the virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics, you must pre-register here: http://go.aft.org/StudentDebtClinicRSVP. From the “student debt clinic” drop down menu, please select the UUP clinic that you are interested in attending – they are labeled “UUP [Virtual Student Debt Clinic] [date] [time].” In the affiliate field, type in the full name of our local (United University Professions), and it will autofill after a few keystrokes.
Registration is first-come, first-serve, and we must cap attendance for a single clinic at 125 participants to ensure that we are able to provide maximum assistance to attendees. Registration will close 48 hours prior to the virtual clinic. Webinar login information will be provided prior to the clinic to all who register.
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Upcoming Statewide Events
Date posted: February 5, 2026
STATEWIDE UPCOMING EVENTS
Contract Negotiations:
Log in to the UUP Members’ Only page to see our first Negotiations Bulletin. We’ll post regular, detailed reports on progress at the table as well as actions members can take. Log in yourself, but better yet, talk to your colleagues to make sure everyone has login information. If you are having trouble signing in, please call 518-640-6624.
We will be offering virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics on the following date:
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, from 11:30am – 1:00pm via Zoom
To attend one of the virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics, you must pre-register here: http://go.aft.org/StudentDebtClinicRSVP. From the “student debt clinic” drop down menu, please select the UUP clinic that you are interested in attending – they are labeled “UUP [Virtual Student Debt Clinic] [date] [time].” In the affiliate field, type in the full name of our local (United University Professions), and it will autofill after a few keystrokes.
Registration is first-come, first-serve, and we must cap attendance for a single clinic at 125 participants to ensure that we are able to provide maximum assistance to attendees. Registration will close 48 hours prior to the virtual clinic.
UUP 101 – Who is UUP?
The webinar will be held on:
Wednesday, February 18 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 18 from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
To join the discussion, please register using the link below.
https://forms.gle/tEUUdHReuwn6QpME9
UUP know your benefits webinar :
“Start the year strong with Union Benefits” UUP’s Know Your Negotiated Benefits webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 12:00pm.
Learn all about UUP’s extensive benefits package and other discounted services.
Please use the link to register https://forms.gle/DtkNTS2bRzwsLCvY6
Retirement Benefits Workshops Part 1 & 2:
The pre-retirement webinar workshops, part 1 – (healthcare/medicare) and part 2 – (Union Benefits: dental/vision) will take place online on February 24th for part 1 at 7:00pm and February 26th for part 2 at 7:00pm. You must register online at https://uupinfo.org/calendar
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Looking for submissions
Date posted: February 2, 2026
Dear UUP Members:
We welcome articles and letters submitted by UUP members of the SUNY Cortland Community.
Please share your thoughts with us— we want to hear from you!
Opinions expressed in The Cortland Cause are those of the individuals and are neither endorsed by nor represent the views of UUP. Please note: The Cortland Cause will generally not print anonymous submissions.
“We reserve the right to edit submissions for grammar, space limitations, accuracy, etc., and to request changes to submissions, whether prior to or after publication.”
UUP will be finalizing our next issue of The Cortland Cause on February 20.
If you are interested in submitting an article, photo, or other piece, please send it to our editor
jaclyn.pittsley@cortland.edu no later than 5pm, Friday, February 20.Please visit https://uuphost.org/cortland/ to see previous issues of our Award-Winning newsletter.
In Solidarity,
Jaclyn S. Pittsley
Lecturer IV, English Department
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Date posted: January 29, 2026
UUP Member Event
Union Matters Luncheon
Topic: Chapter Budget other updates
Thursday, February 5th
11:30am – 1:00pm
Corey Exhibition Lounge
We will be serving lunch so please rsvp Union Matters – Thursday, February 5th – Fill out form.
We look forward to seeing you there.
If you have any questions, please email the office at Cortland@uupmail.org
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UUP Statewide Events
Date posted:
STATEWIDE UPCOMING EVENTS
Contract Negotiation Kickoff Meeting:
- Register for a virtual town hall on Feb 3 at noon to kick-off our contract negotiations and show support for your bargaining team.
- Log in to the UUP Members’ Onlypage to see our first Negotiations Bulletin. We’ll post regular, detailed reports on progress at the table as well as actions members can take. Log in yourself, but better yet, talk to your colleagues to make sure everyone has login information. If you are having trouble signing on, please call 518-640-6624.
We will be offering virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics on the following date:
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, from 11:30am – 1:00pm via Zoom
To attend one of the virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics, you must pre-register here: http://go.aft.org/StudentDebtClinicRSVP. From the “student debt clinic” drop down menu, please select the UUP clinic that you are interested in attending – they are labeled “UUP [Virtual Student Debt Clinic] [date] [time].” In the affiliate field, type in the full name of our local (United University Professions), and it will autofill after a few keystrokes.
Registration is first-come, first-serve, and we must cap attendance for a single clinic at 125 participants to ensure that we are able to provide maximum assistance to attendees. Registration will close 48 hours prior to the virtual clinic.
UUP 101 – Who is UUP?
The webinar will be held on:
Wednesday, February 18 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 18 from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
To join the discussion, please register using the link below.
https://forms.gle/tEUUdHReuwn6QpME9
Beyond Med Webinar:
Join us to learn more about an exclusive UUP Members only benefit regarding Beyond Med on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 12:00pm. There will be a chance to win gift cards!
As a UUP member you have discounts on elective and cosmetic services that other health plans leave out. You have access to a premier network of providers and virtual care or concierge at home available. Services include, but are not limited to: Weight Loss + Rx, Fertility, Massage, Nutrition, wellness devices, holistic medicine and so much more.
Register using this link: https://forms.gle/gzRrPkyYLXnnvWXDA
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Advocacy Day
Date posted: January 22, 2026
Save the Date
UUP
Advocacy Day
Meet with members of the New York State Legislature to
Show support for the 2026 UUP Legislative Agenda
February, 24, 2026
9:00am – 4:00pm
New York State Capitol
To Register: RSVP
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UUP Statewide Events Calendar
Date posted:
STATEWIDE UPCOMING EVENTS
We will be offering virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics on the following dates:
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM via Zoom
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 from 11:30am – 1:00pm via Zoom
To attend one of the virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics, you must pre-register here: http://go.aft.org/StudentDebtClinicRSVP. From the “student debt clinic” drop down menu, please select the UUP clinic that you are interested in attending – they are labeled “UUP [Virtual Student Debt Clinic] [date] [time].” In the affiliate field, type in the full name of our local (United University Professions), and it will autofill after a few keystrokes.
Registration is first-come, first-serve, and we must cap attendance for a single clinic at 125 participants to ensure that we are able to provide maximum assistance to attendees. Registration will close 48 hours prior to the virtual clinic.
UUP 101 – Who is UUP?
The webinar will be held on:
Wednesday, February 18 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 18 from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
To join the discussion, please register using the link below.
https://forms.gle/tEUUdHReuwn6QpME9
Beyond Med Webinar
Join us to learn more about an exclusive UUP Members only benefit regarding Beyond Med on
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 12:00pm. There will be a chance to win gift cards!
As a UUP member you have discounts on elective and cosmetic services that other health plans leave out. You have access to a premier network of providers and virtual care or concierge at home available.
Services include, but are not limited to: Weight Loss + Rx, Fertility, Massage, Nutrition, wellness devices, holistic medicine and so much more.
Register using this link: https://forms.gle/gzRrPkyYLXnnvWXDA
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