{"id":216,"date":"2025-02-05T00:23:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T00:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/oneonta\/?page_id=216"},"modified":"2025-11-01T21:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T01:40:33","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/oneonta\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uupinfo.org\/\">United University Professions (UUP)<\/a> is the nation\u2019s largest higher education union, representing the SUNY system\u2019s faculty and professional staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/oneonta\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"uuphost.org\/oneonta\/\">The Oneonta Chapter of UUP<\/a> represents over 900 employees and 149 retirees.&nbsp; Members are involved in many college and volunteer community activities. UUP represents SUNY faculty and professionals at the bargaining table and works to protect their interests by improving salary, fringe benefits, working conditions, and retirement programs.&nbsp; It also works to provide funding for professional growth and development through leaves, awards, conferences, and other grant programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We are UUP!\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yk82T2Aw4ho?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ffc72c\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">New to UUP?<br><br>Want to learn more about your union?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScqywEoOyTXj2bhsLQpIS1kx3usbbVcKghUw2QU-X2_myNFhQ\/viewform\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScqywEoOyTXj2bhsLQpIS1kx3usbbVcKghUw2QU-X2_myNFhQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UUP 101 sessions<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/oneonta\/tag\/uup-101\/\">held regularly<\/a><\/strong>!<br><br>This webinar is ideal for new and newly engaged members or anyone who needs a refresher, and will cover UUP\u2019s structure,\u00a0who we are, who we represent, what we do, and our role in the larger labor movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 aligncenter is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScqywEoOyTXj2bhsLQpIS1kx3usbbVcKghUw2QU-X2_myNFhQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register for uup 101 \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Your Union<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are already a UUP member, we are happy you have joined the union. 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