by | Jun 6, 2023 | Chapter Announcements, Happy PayDay, Organizing
The 2023-24 state budget has been enacted and our advocacy efforts have never been more effective. Our members’ voices were heard loud and clear in the halls of the Capitol, resulting in a record increase in state operating aid. This...
by | Dec 6, 2022 | Advocacy, Calendar, Chapter Announcements, Chapter Events, Organizing
UUP and NYSUT will be kicking off an on-campus Membership Organizing Institute – the UUP Worksite Organizing Institute (WOI) in February 2023. UUP has worked closely with NYSUT to develop an opportunity for member organizers to receive tools and training...
by | Jul 1, 2020 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements, Organizing
Dear Colleagues, As the Coronavirus crises continue to worsen, with total cases in the US continuing to rise, along with hospitalization rates, and the economy continues to stagnate in the worst recession since the 1930’s, UUP is fighting for every...
by | Jun 4, 2020 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements, Chapter Events, Chapter Executive Board, Chapter President, Committees, Officers & Support Staff, Organizing, Social Media
Colleagues, As educators, health care professionals, and unionists, we cannot be silent about the continued injustices against people of color in our country. We must condemn racist violence, like the violence that led to the death of George Floyd. We...
by | Mar 18, 2019 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements, Committees, Organizing
Thursday, March 28, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Walter J. Hawrys Campus Recreation Center Directions Contingents’ Concerns Committee will host an open planning meeting and discussion on contingents’ concerns on campus for contingents and interested...
by | Oct 22, 2018 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements, Organizing
Join us on October 29th 1pm – 5pm Stony Brook University, Student Activities Center Ballroom B For an afternoon of panel discussions on “Work, Unions, and (In)Justice at Stony Brook in the Wake of the Janus Decision” Sponsored by...
by | Feb 25, 2018 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements, Chapter Events, Contract Negotiations, Organizing
UUP in the house UUP joined dozens of union locals, most of them from New York City, that were out in force at the Feb. 24 event in Foley Square in lower Manhattan, one of 28 Day of Action rallies …
by | Feb 15, 2018 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements, Organizing
Onlabor.org website’s senior contributors publish a breakdown of the Janus v. AFSCME case which is scheduled to be heard by the United States Supreme Court on February 26, 2018. Janus Should Lose, and the Justices Know It...
by | Feb 14, 2018 | Advocacy, Chapter Announcements, Organizing
The Port Jefferson Station Teachers Association announced they will be hosting Organizing for Power in a Post-Janus World conference on Saturday, March 10th. The conference, which is being sponsored by several other local unions, will focus on real world organizing...
