by | Feb 17, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
Zeovadis Tavarez-Polanco, an Albany Public Schools TA member, will be joining teachers from across the country this weekend for a “Teach-In for Freedom” in El Paso. The Teachers Against Child Detention event’s aim is to draw attention to the plight...
by | Jan 31, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
On January 4, the Wright State administration and Board unilaterally imposed a contract on the full-time teaching faculty represented by AAUP-WSU. On November 7, our members voted to reject a fact-finder’s report: 87% of the full-time teaching faculty...
by | Jan 29, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
UUP members can deduct their union dues from their state income taxes in their 2018 state tax returns. By doing so, union members can save about $70 on average per year, according to a May 2017 governor’s office media...
by | Jan 28, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
Rolling up their sleeves with a range of powerful and diverse partners, the AFT Civil and Human Rights Committee is strategizing the best way forward for progressive policies, in what promises to be a challenging election in 2020. Here’s how …
by | Jan 28, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
The state Senate passed S.1904, the bill that would make the tax cap permanent, but it can be stopped in the Assembly. NYSUT opposes any plan to make a bad law permanent unless it is amended to include key...
by | Jan 27, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements, Contract Negotiations
The Los Angeles teachers reached a tentative agreement with the school district to end their weeklong strike. “The agreement is a paradigm shift for the city and nation, as it makes a clear commitment to the resources and conditions necessary …
by | Jan 21, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements, Contract Negotiations
UUP College Scholarship Fund provides funding aid to both undergraduate and post baccalaureate students attending SUNY campuses. Click here for more scholarship information and an application as a fillable PDF. 2019 UUP Undergraduate Scholarship application....
by | Jan 20, 2019 | Advocacy, Benefits, Chapter Announcements
UUP members can deduct their union dues from their state income taxes in their 2018 state tax returns. By doing so, union members can save about $70 on average per year, according to a May 2017 governor’s office media...
by | Jan 19, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
NYSUT is reviewing the details of Gov. Cuomo’s executive budget proposal, but is committed to seeking additional funding for K-12 and public higher education, and to immediately — ahead of the budget process — fix the broken teacher evaluation system....
by | Jan 9, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements
The new issue of The Voice, UUP’s official online membership magazine, is out! This issue spotlights UUP’s successful, ongoing efforts to grow the union’s membership after Janus v. AFSCME, which overturned the agency fee system. UUP members across...
