UUP

UUP members are standing together for a strong, on-time #UUPContract.   Reminder: In order to vote on the contract, you must be a UUP member by the time a tentative agreement is reached. Visit uupinfo.org/join to join UUP today.

UUP members joined hundreds of fellow volunteers last week at service events across Buffalo to honor the lives lost in the mass shooting four years ago at a Tops grocery store. Read more: uupinfo.org/communications…

The Spring 2026 issue of AFT's Health Care spotlights UUP’s fight to save SUNY Downstate Hospital. UUP President Fred Kowal, Downstate Chapter President Redetha Abrahams-Nichols and fellow union leaders talk about the 15-year fight to save the hospital. aft.org/hc/spring2026/…

Join UUP and Dr. Sergey Berenshteyn from Adirondack Orthodontics on Monday at noon to learn more about braces and Invisalign benefits for UUP members. Sign-up at: forms.gle/MjJME4PfkFVbkm…

Join UUP President Fred Kowal and Chief Contract Negotiator Bret Benjamin on Tuesday at noon for an update on contract negotiations and how UUP members can help get us the contract we deserve. Register at: bit.ly/ContractUpdate…

Happy May Day! UUP members are joining together, at chapter-organized events and larger community events across the state, to stand together for a strong, on-time #UUPContract! Events will continue throughout the month! Visit uupinfo.org/events/calenda… for more information.

UUP members are standing together for a strong #UUPContract! This Friday is May Day, which is a great day to join with fellow members to show your support for an on-time contract. Find and sign up for an event near you: uupinfo.org/events/

UUP Chief Negotiator Bret Benjamin gives an update on contract negotiations and thanks the Negotiations Team for their ongoing work. #UUPDA Find ways you can take action for a strong on-time contract at uupinfo.org/negotiations/. #UUPContract

UUP Membership Development Officer Patrick Romain discusses the work of the Membership Committee. #UUPDA

UUP Vice President for Academics Alissa Karl reports on organizing and the recent legislative victory on AI labor protections. #UUPDA

UUP Vice President for Professionals Carolyn Kube shares key findings from the UUP Professionals Survey. #UUPDA

UUP Secretary Treasurer Jeri O'Bryan-Losee reports that UUP members have had over $16 million of student debt forgiven as a result of UUP Student Debt Clinics. #UUPDA #UUPStrong Find upcoming dates at: uupinfo.org/calendar/

UUP Secretary Treasurer Jeri O'Bryan-Losee reviews the UUP budget with delegates at the #UUPDA.

"We are summoned to act, in accordance with the values of the labor movement, in pursuit of justice, equality, inclusivity, truth, democracy, and freedom – always acting with nonviolence as our standard. But act we must and act we shall!" -UUP President Fred Kowal

“We are summoned to be present next week, on May Day, the day when labor stands up for itself, for our rights, for our future like at no other time.” -UUP President Fred Kowal

UUP President Fred Kowal speaks of the importance of solidarity—as we fight back against downsizing at SUNY campuses across the state and as we stand together for a strong, on-time contract. #UUPDA

“Our nation needs the resources it has to be used for good, for the education and healing of our people.” -UUP President Fred Kowal

"As a union, we are bound to those elsewhere who labor. It is the shared nature of our lives. We create the wealth of the world through our labor, and we in UUP do so by teaching, guiding, researching and healing." -UUP President Fred Kowal

UUP President Fred Kowal welcomes delegates to the Spring 2026 #UUPDA.

Today is Earth Day and there’s never been a better time for NY to show its commitment to fighting climate change and promoting sustainability than by increasing state support for SUNY ESF.   Send a letter to lawmakers here: mac.nysut.org/action/1016