UUP Archives – The Statesman

Jim Malatras, Empire State College President and SUNY graduate, appointed as SUNY Chancellor

Alek LewisAdministration News Top StoryAugust 30, 2020August 30, 2020

Jim Malatras, president of Empire State College and former New York Director of State Operations, was appointed the fourteenth chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY) public higher education system by the SUNY Board of Trustees on Aug. 21.

“Thank you is not enough.” Workers rally at Stony Brook Hospital to request COVID-19 hazard pay

Rabia GursoyLong Island NewsJuly 31, 2020August 1, 2020

The “Heroes Don’t Get Zeros” rally and march in front of the Stony Brook University Hospital on July 22. Workers demanded that the administration pressure the SUNY Board of Trustees to secure hazard pay for essential healthcare employees.

UUP criticizes university reopening policies

Brianne LeddaFaculty NewsJune 19, 2020July 31, 2020

The union argues that these guidelines stand as a direct contradiction to the university’s recent statements on the Black Lives Matter movement, and its declared commitment to black community members.

Students represent SBU on Higher Education Action Day

Alek Lewis & Fanni FranklNews Student Life USGMarch 1, 2020March 2, 2020

On Thursday, at least 24 Stony Brook University students and two Statesman reporters boarded buses to Albany to participate in Higher Education Action day, where representatives from State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) schools meet with government officials to discuss how to improve funding for higher education in New York.

Union election results: New coalition wins almost all officer and staff positions

Gary GhayratNews Top StoryApril 23, 2019April 27, 2019

Edward Quinn, who won the president and delegate position with 460 votes out of 698 total tallied, said the coalition accomplished their goal of getting more people to vote.

Coalition for Union Reform & Democracy seeks to overhaul UUP leadership

Gary GhayratFeatured NewsApril 11, 2019April 13, 2019

For years, UUP elections on the Stony Brook campus have been fairly uncompetitive. But this time around, a group of candidates called the Coalition for Union Reform & Democracy emerged to shake things up.

SUNY professor’s union approves new contract

Gary GhayratFeatured News Top StorySeptember 16, 2018March 19, 2020

United University Professions (UUP), the union that represents academic and professional faculty across the SUNY campuses, ratified a new six-year contract, according to a press release from Sept. 5.

Campus labor union demands contract after 20-month hold up

Gary GhayratFeatured News Top StoryMarch 3, 2018

Members of the United University Professions (UUP) union joined together on Thursday to demand a fair contract since the last one expired 20 months ago.

Stony Brook enacts hiring freeze to help balance budget

Rebecca LiebsonFeatured News Top StoryMarch 1, 2018

Stony Brook University is implementing a hiring freeze to help mitigate an $18 million budget shortfall, President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. announced on Thursday.

Union fears the repeal of Obamacare will create chaos in hospitals

Michaela KilgallenFeatured NewsJanuary 29, 2017January 29, 2017

According to the press release, 153,000 people in Suffolk County are at risk of losing health insurance.