by admin | Jul 17, 2018 | Advocacy
UUP’s coverage of AFT’s annual conference, this year in Pittsburgh. Read it HERE....
by admin | Jul 9, 2018 | Advocacy
UUP’s national affiliates, AFT and NEA, have filed a human rights complaint against the Trump administration, as the outcry continues against the inhumane and unimaginable treatment of undocumented immigrants and their children. Read it HERE....
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 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 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 20, 2018 | Advocacy, Contract Negotiations
Dear Colleagues: Senate Republican leadership is holding up the legislation (S 9101) that enables the members of UUP to receive the compensation provided in our recently negotiated contract. They are holding that legislation hostage to the passage of legislation that...
by admin | Jun 18, 2018 | Advocacy
The UUP Reading Group will be discussing the Chapter 3 + 4 of Labor Organizer Jane McAleevey’s book, Raising Expectations ……My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement. The Goal of this Reading Group will be to discuss Labor Organizing in the 21st Century,...
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