UUP chapters are urged to participate in the union’s annual Legislative Information Day in The Well of the Legislative Office Building in downtown Albany.

Watch for dates and more details on the UUP Web site.

Legislative Information Day is an opportunity for UUP members to show state lawmakers what SUNY campuses do for the state and their home districts. Chapter members set up exhibits that showcase the educational and economic contributions they and their campuses deliver.

“This event gives UUPers a chance to convince legislators of the urgent need to prevent further reductions of SUNY’s state funding and restore at least some of the $410 million that SUNY has lost during the last two years,” said UUP Secretary Eileen Landy, who heads the union’s advocacy efforts.

More than a dozen lawmakers typically take advantage of the opportunity to address the crowd, pledging their commitment to public higher education and to UUP.

Members interested in attending should contact their respective chapter leader.

Legislative Information Day traditionally heralds UUP’s series of advocacy days in Albany that continue through May.

— Donald Feldstein