UUP 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 …
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UUP, 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 …
Read MoreAFT urges swift confirmation of Judge Jackson to Supreme Court
AFT President Randi Weingarten released a Feb. 25 press statement regarding President Biden’s appointment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court: “The work of the Supreme Court …
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 MoreState budget is better, but still falls short for SUNY
UUP joined with the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY Feb. 7 for a day of advocacy in which the leaders of both unions told lawmakers that although Gov. Hochul’s higher education budget …
Read MoreLabor, UUP have special mission on racial justice
UUP and other unions have a special calling to act on racial injustice in all aspects of American life, speakers in the opening event of UUP’s celebration of Black History …
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