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New State Budget Increases Aid for SUNY, Helps Safeguard SUNY Hospitals
UUP President Fred Kowal The head of the union that represents academic and professional faculty at the State University of New York today expressed concern that while the enacted state budget took...
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Rally Supporting Efforts to Unionize Adjuncts at Marist College
Peter D.G. Brown (center with cap) at Marist College rally New Paltz UUP Chapter President Peter D.G. Brown spoke at a rally April 9th in support of SEIU’s efforts to unionize adjuncts at Marist...
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Statement by UUP President Fred Kowal on Harris v. Quinn ruling
On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Harris v. Quinn, a long-awaited case that could have gutted unions by barring them from collecting agency fees from non-members. The case was brought by...
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New York State AFL-CIO Issues Endorsements for November Elections
The New York State AFL-CIO has endorsed a slate of more than 200 candidates for statewide, legislative, and congressional seats in November’s midterm election. The powerful federation, which...
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UUP: Loud and Strong in NYC Labor Day Parade
UUP President Fred Kowal said he wanted UUP to march in the 2014 New York City Labor Day Parade to demonstrate the union’s strength to politicians, candidates, unionists and anyone who was watching....
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UUP Calls for Addressing Climate Change in Massive March
The People’s Climate March was a march for the ages, and UUP was a part of it. Dressed in blue T-shirts emblazoned with the words “Climate Justice,” more than 40 UUP members joined hundreds of...
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UUP Honors Contingent Faculty Teaching 55% of New Paltz Courses
During National Adjunct Action Week, February 23-27, UUP is honoring the over 300 contingent faculty members who teach 55% of the 1,256 courses taught this semester at SUNY New Paltz. The union’s New...
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Standing Tall for Public Higher Education
In the most important day of the year for public higher education in New York, UUP members turned out in force for Higher Education Advocacy Day to push back against an unprecedented threat: A...
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UUP has an Agenda: Quality
Commentary by UUP President Frederick E. Kowal The National Council on Teacher Quality criticized United University Professions (“Our budding teachers deserve better training in New York,” March 30)...
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