UUP Archives – The Statesman

SUNY students will need to be vaccinated to attend in-person in the fall

Alek LewisAdministration NewsMay 12, 2021May 12, 2021

Students in SUNY and CUNY will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend the Fall 2021 semester, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

NYS expands vaccine access for SUNY employees, confirms vaccination site at SBU Southampton

Alek LewisAdministration Long Island NewsMarch 12, 2021

State University of New York essential employees will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting March 17.

SBU workers push to delay in-person work return, argues it violates UUP telecommuting agreement

Brianne LeddaAdministration Faculty NewsMarch 6, 2021

More than 100 people have signed a petition to delay an in-person return to work for Stony Brook employees as early as March 1, arguing that it violates the terms of a union-negotiated telecommuting agreement.

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.

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