Love Your SUNY on Valentine’s Day
On Valentine’s Day, UUP leaders and advocates will be in Albany to show some love for SUNY—and we want you with us. UUP members will be in the capital city …
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Telecommuting agreement extended through 2022
UUP’s telecommuting agreement with the state has been extended through the end of 2022. The agreement, which allows UUP bargaining unit members to telecommute “where it is reasonable to do …
Read MoreWHO ARE WE? UUP!
United University Professions, UUP, is the nation’s largest higher education union, representing the faculty and professional staff of the SUNY system (referred to as professional faculty in the contract). This …
Read MoreUUP supports Biden’s student loan relief plan
AUGUST 24, 2022 If you’re paying off student debt and you make under $125,000 a year, President Joe Biden just lightened your financial load. Biden announced Aug. 24 that he …
Read MoreUUP Week of Action Finale
UUP members from all over the state joined more than 1,000 fellow unionists and students March 6 for dual New York City rallies and an attention-grabbing march that closed half …
Read MoreUUP, advocates tell state: Do right by SUNY
At a time when the state, the country and the world need a next generation of informed, impassioned citizens, how better to achieve that than to give those future leaders …
Read MoreFund SUNY now! Members, students rally at UAlbany
UUP’s impressive Week of Action continued its sweep through the state March 3 with a rousing rally of nearly 200 members and students in Albany on the University at Albany …
Read MoreKowal joins Schumer, coalition partners in call for student debt cancellation
UUP President Fred Kowal joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and representatives from a coalition of community and labor leaders to call for debt relief for student borrowers at a …
Read MoreUUP joins students, lawmakers in big push for higher ed funding
Lawmakers listen to students when students tell their compelling stories of what it’s like to be at a SUNY or CUNY campus these days. Students will talk about campus libraries …
Read MoreAFT President Weingarten condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine
AFT President Randi Weingarten condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a Feb. 24 press statement, below: “This unprovoked and unjustified Russian invasion is not just an assault on the …
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