by admin | Jul 4, 2018 | Advocacy
It’s official: The AFT is welcoming 2,400 new faculty members at Oregon State University, where a strong majority signed cards affirming support for union membership. On June 27—the same day the Supreme Court voted against unions in Janus v. AFSCME—the Oregon...
by admin | Jul 3, 2018 | Advocacy
The Lecturers’ Employee Organization at the University of Michigan reached a tentative agreement June 22 that would raise their pay from currently untenable salaries, increase their retirement income, and improve healthcare access and job security. By the end of the...
by admin | Jul 2, 2018 | Advocacy, Benefits
Although the Supreme Court ruled against working people June 27 in its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, the AFT and its members are standing strong and sticking with the union. This case is widely seen as a blatant political attack to further rig the economy and democracy...
by admin | Jul 1, 2018 | Advocacy, Contract Negotiations
Within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Janus v. AFSCME, NYSUT members began receiving emails encouraging them to drop out of the union. The emails are part of a $10 million campaign by the Michigan-based Mackinac Center, a conservative think tank founded...
by admin | Jun 30, 2018 | Contract Negotiations
The labor union for graduate employees at Brown University, Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees, won the right to vote for official recognition when it signed an agreement with university administrators on June 21. The pact—among the first of its kind—creates...
by admin | Jun 29, 2018 | Advocacy
Dear Colleagues, UUP President Fred Kowal discussed the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Januscase last night (June 27) on “Capital Tonight” on Spectrum cable. You can watch the video by CLICKING HERE or by going to the UUP website; the video is in the rotator at...
by admin | Jun 29, 2018 | Contract Negotiations
After months of intense negotiations and a public campaign by the United Federation of Teachers, educators in New York City have won paid parental leave. The policy, announced June 20, provides six weeks of time off at full salary for maternity, paternity, adoption...
by admin | Jun 28, 2018 | Contract Negotiations
In the latest installment of NYSUT’s ‘Our Voices’ video series members speak out about their communities....
by admin | Jun 25, 2018 | Advocacy
NYSUT has been providing paid fellowships for UUP Members so they can reach out to members in our bargaining unit to explain why the union is important. UUP members who wish to receive training will be allowed to train in any region and work in their home turf area...
by admin | Jun 21, 2018 | Contract Negotiations
The UUP paybill was passed—at 12:17 a.m. Details regarding that bill, and the legislation that was being linked to it, will follow later this afternoon from UUP Statewide Office. Visit: www.uupinfo.org for full details and analysis of the bill, its impact on...
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