by admin | Jun 13, 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 11, 2018 | Advocacy
Calling the unionization of adjunct faculty “among the most important recent developments shaping higher education,” the Chronicle of Higher Education reports that unionized faculty enjoy distinct advantages over nonunionized colleagues. Among them: significantly...
by admin | Jun 5, 2018 | Advocacy
Here we go again. In a strongly worded comment letter, NYSUT Executive Vice President Jolene DiBrango says the State Education Department is playing fast and loose with draft regulations for the state’s Every Student Succeeds Act implementation plan. She says...
by admin | Jun 1, 2018 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
Save the date! On Friday, June 1, join educators, parents and education supporters across the state to protest — or party — in support of APPR reform! Click here for more information! We have been working for years to return control over teacher evaluations to local...
by admin | May 31, 2018 | Advocacy, Benefits, Chapter Announcements, Contract Negotiations
The Stony Brook Center Chapter of UUP needs to get new membership cards signed by every single member to be in compliance with the new Taylor Law. The law was revised to protect Public Sector unions once the Janus Supreme Court decision is ruled. Please print out the...
by admin | May 25, 2018 | Advocacy, Contract Negotiations
United University Professions has come to a tentative agreement with the state on a new six-year contract that includes salary increases, paid family leave, and a minimum per-course salary for part-time academics. If ratified, the contract would take effect...
by admin | May 18, 2018 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
SUNY nonprofits created to handle special construction and development projects are cited in this NY Post story that blasts the nonprofits at CUNY and SUNY as bastions of special political favors and little oversight. Read it HERE ...
by admin | May 17, 2018 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
This week, Public Service Recognition Week, we salute the many AFT members who are public employees—police officers and judicial system professionals, addiction counselors, water safety regulators, road service workers and government clerks, to name a few. The threat...
by admin | May 16, 2018 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
Faculty and staff who work in higher education know that many students are one emergency away from leaving college: A car repair or stolen backpack can be the difference between staying in school and on a path to a more stable life, and dropping out. To help, more and...
by admin | May 15, 2018 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
A Freedom of Information request reveals that a nondisclosure agreement between SUNY and the former CEO of University Hospital at Upstate crafts a consulting job for the former executive with almost no responsibilities but a whopping salary of more than $600,000. Read...
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