United University Professions
@uupinfo.bsky.social
United University Professions is the nation's largest higher education union, with members at New York state-operated SUNY campuses and teaching hospitals.
Today and every day, we honor and thank our veterans for their service and courage. #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today and every day, we honor and thank our veterans for their service and courage. #VeteransDay
UUP, CSEA, NYSUT, and the Greater Syracuse Labor Council rallied tonight with local leaders in Syracuse for the release of our union colleagues Alex and Yan, who were detained by ICE on Oct 29.
Read more at: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
Read more at: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
UUP, CSEA, NYSUT, and the Greater Syracuse Labor Council rallied tonight with local leaders in Syracuse for the release of our union colleagues Alex and Yan, who were detained by ICE on Oct 29.
Read more at: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
Read more at: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
Join UUP, CSEA, and the Greater Syracuse Labor Council on Monday at 5 pm in Syracuse to rally to bring Alex and Yan home! Join us as we stand together in support of our fellow union members who were recently detained by ICE.
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Join UUP, CSEA, and the Greater Syracuse Labor Council on Monday at 5 pm in Syracuse to rally to bring Alex and Yan home! Join us as we stand together in support of our fellow union members who were recently detained by ICE.
Join UUP for a series of virtual “Know Your Contract” lunch-and-learn sessions. Each workshop will cover a key aspect of the contract. Workshops begin next week!
Learn more and register: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
Learn more and register: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Join UUP for a series of virtual “Know Your Contract” lunch-and-learn sessions. Each workshop will cover a key aspect of the contract. Workshops begin next week!
Learn more and register: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
Learn more and register: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
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"As government benefits like SNAP and WIC are threatened, the FAST Fund is more crucial than ever." - Amanda Flanagan, @uupinfo.bsky.social
Read more on how mutual aid funds like the FAST Fund are helping college students pay for necessities & pursue their dreams.
Read more on how mutual aid funds like the FAST Fund are helping college students pay for necessities & pursue their dreams.
As SNAP runs out, we step in
By Amanda Flanagan
aftvoices.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"As government benefits like SNAP and WIC are threatened, the FAST Fund is more crucial than ever." - Amanda Flanagan, @uupinfo.bsky.social
Read more on how mutual aid funds like the FAST Fund are helping college students pay for necessities & pursue their dreams.
Read more on how mutual aid funds like the FAST Fund are helping college students pay for necessities & pursue their dreams.
Join UUP for a “Know Your Benefits” virtual information session on Monday, 11/10 at 12 pm! Learn about UUP’s extensive benefits package and other discounted services.
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Join UUP for a “Know Your Benefits” virtual information session on Monday, 11/10 at 12 pm! Learn about UUP’s extensive benefits package and other discounted services.
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Statement from United University President Frederick E. Kowal regarding the shooting at SUNY Morrisville yesterday: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Statement from United University President Frederick E. Kowal regarding the shooting at SUNY Morrisville yesterday: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
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We are deeply concerned for our NYSUT @uupinfo.bsky.social member and his husband, both members of the SUNY Upstate family, now facing deportation and persecution if returned to Cuba. They deserve dignity, safety, and the right to live and work without fear.
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11...
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11...
Upstate hospital pair came to America where they could marry. ICE plans to send them back to Cuba
The two North Syracuse men have been sent to an ICE detention center in Batavia.
www.syracuse.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We are deeply concerned for our NYSUT @uupinfo.bsky.social member and his husband, both members of the SUNY Upstate family, now facing deportation and persecution if returned to Cuba. They deserve dignity, safety, and the right to live and work without fear.
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11...
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11...
UUP, CSEA, and Central New York labor are fighting to bring Alex and Yan home.
UUP Upstate Medical Chapter President Mindy Heath told Syracuse News Channel 9, "They’ve created a wonderful life for themselves here that we want to get them back to."
www.localsyr.com/news/local-n...
UUP Upstate Medical Chapter President Mindy Heath told Syracuse News Channel 9, "They’ve created a wonderful life for themselves here that we want to get them back to."
www.localsyr.com/news/local-n...
SUNY Upstate Medical University employees detained
Two SUNY Upstate Medical University employees, Alcibiades Lazaro Ramirez Gonzalez and Yannier Vazquez Hildago, were detained by ICE in Mattydale on Oct. 29 while attending a hearing in preparation …
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November 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
UUP, CSEA, and Central New York labor are fighting to bring Alex and Yan home.
UUP Upstate Medical Chapter President Mindy Heath told Syracuse News Channel 9, "They’ve created a wonderful life for themselves here that we want to get them back to."
www.localsyr.com/news/local-n...
UUP Upstate Medical Chapter President Mindy Heath told Syracuse News Channel 9, "They’ve created a wonderful life for themselves here that we want to get them back to."
www.localsyr.com/news/local-n...
Upstate Medical UUP member Alex Gonzalez and CSEA member Yan Vazquez were detained by ICE agents last week when they arrived for their scheduled immigration hearing.
UUP Upstate Chapter President Mindy Heath has been working with the couple's family.
Read more: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
UUP Upstate Chapter President Mindy Heath has been working with the couple's family.
Read more: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Upstate Medical UUP member Alex Gonzalez and CSEA member Yan Vazquez were detained by ICE agents last week when they arrived for their scheduled immigration hearing.
UUP Upstate Chapter President Mindy Heath has been working with the couple's family.
Read more: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
UUP Upstate Chapter President Mindy Heath has been working with the couple's family.
Read more: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
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NYC, come out 11/7 and say: Billionaires out of our classrooms! Stand with @aaup.org @aft.org @debtcollective.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org @uupinfo.bsky.social. @higheredlabor.bsky.social @nysut.bsky.social @fordhamaaup.bsky.social @aaupcu.bsky.social, NYU AAUP, SDS, & many more
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
NYC, come out 11/7 and say: Billionaires out of our classrooms! Stand with @aaup.org @aft.org @debtcollective.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org @uupinfo.bsky.social. @higheredlabor.bsky.social @nysut.bsky.social @fordhamaaup.bsky.social @aaupcu.bsky.social, NYU AAUP, SDS, & many more
Thank you @governor.ny.gov for meeting with UUP Upstate Medical Chapter President Mindy Heath and the families of our colleagues who were detained by ICE. We appreciate your continued concern and support for the UUP and CSEA members who were detained earlier this week.
November 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Thank you @governor.ny.gov for meeting with UUP Upstate Medical Chapter President Mindy Heath and the families of our colleagues who were detained by ICE. We appreciate your continued concern and support for the UUP and CSEA members who were detained earlier this week.
Thank you @governor.ny.gov for standing with UUP for Downstate and for your support of our @sunyofficial.bsky.social campuses and public teaching hospitals across New York State!
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Thank you @governor.ny.gov for standing with UUP for Downstate and for your support of our @sunyofficial.bsky.social campuses and public teaching hospitals across New York State!
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Ready for trick-or-treaters tomorrow? Make sure to buy union-made candy when you’re doing your shopping! And check out the full list at aflcio.org/halloween.
October 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Ready for trick-or-treaters tomorrow? Make sure to buy union-made candy when you’re doing your shopping! And check out the full list at aflcio.org/halloween.
UUP is calling on SUNY to publicly reject the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” via a resolution that was overwhelmingly approved this past weekend at the Fall 2025 Delegate Assembly.
Read more here: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
Read more here: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
UUP is calling on SUNY to publicly reject the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” via a resolution that was overwhelmingly approved this past weekend at the Fall 2025 Delegate Assembly.
Read more here: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
Read more here: uupinfo.org/communicatio...
Statement from United University Professions President Frederick E. Kowal regarding the detainment of a UUP Upstate Chapter member by ICE:
Statement in following posts. (1/6)
Statement in following posts. (1/6)
October 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Statement from United University Professions President Frederick E. Kowal regarding the detainment of a UUP Upstate Chapter member by ICE:
Statement in following posts. (1/6)
Statement in following posts. (1/6)
The UUP DEI Committee is hosting a virtual panel discussion on 10/29 at 1 pm about Indigenous people’s history around New York State entitled “Erasing History and Stealing Futures” – featuring Melissa Parker Leonard, M. Ed, and Jeremy Dennis, MFA.
Register here: aft.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: aft.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The UUP DEI Committee is hosting a virtual panel discussion on 10/29 at 1 pm about Indigenous people’s history around New York State entitled “Erasing History and Stealing Futures” – featuring Melissa Parker Leonard, M. Ed, and Jeremy Dennis, MFA.
Register here: aft.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: aft.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The UUP Contingent Employment Committee is hosting a virtual panel on 10/29 at 5:30 pm to discuss the independent film “Adjunct,” featuring a question-and-answer session with filmmaker Ron Najor.
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The UUP Contingent Employment Committee is hosting a virtual panel on 10/29 at 5:30 pm to discuss the independent film “Adjunct,” featuring a question-and-answer session with filmmaker Ron Najor.
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Tomorrow, communities across the nation will unite for No Kings Day, a day of peaceful action dedicated to defending the freedoms that uphold our democracy.
Find an event near you at www.nokings.org.
Download UUP signs at drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Find an event near you at www.nokings.org.
Download UUP signs at drive.google.com/drive/folder...
October 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Tomorrow, communities across the nation will unite for No Kings Day, a day of peaceful action dedicated to defending the freedoms that uphold our democracy.
Find an event near you at www.nokings.org.
Download UUP signs at drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Find an event near you at www.nokings.org.
Download UUP signs at drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Join AAUP's National Teach-In on Trump's Loyalty Oaths!
Tomorrow, Oct 17pm at 2pmET on Zoom. Be there!
Register at link below👇
#AcademicSky #DefendHigherEd
Tomorrow, Oct 17pm at 2pmET on Zoom. Be there!
Register at link below👇
#AcademicSky #DefendHigherEd
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: National Teach-In on Loyalty Oaths. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The Trump administration has imposed unprecedented and highly politicized regulations on institutions of higher education, pressured them with coercive funding threats, extorted promises to fall in li...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Join AAUP's National Teach-In on Trump's Loyalty Oaths!
Tomorrow, Oct 17pm at 2pmET on Zoom. Be there!
Register at link below👇
#AcademicSky #DefendHigherEd
Tomorrow, Oct 17pm at 2pmET on Zoom. Be there!
Register at link below👇
#AcademicSky #DefendHigherEd
Join UUP to discuss recent attacks on academic freedom and to review the specific contractual protections that cover UUP employees who teach and engage in research.
Virtual sessions will be held on Oct. 16 and 30.
Visit bit.ly/academicfree... to learn more and register.
Virtual sessions will be held on Oct. 16 and 30.
Visit bit.ly/academicfree... to learn more and register.
October 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Join UUP to discuss recent attacks on academic freedom and to review the specific contractual protections that cover UUP employees who teach and engage in research.
Virtual sessions will be held on Oct. 16 and 30.
Visit bit.ly/academicfree... to learn more and register.
Virtual sessions will be held on Oct. 16 and 30.
Visit bit.ly/academicfree... to learn more and register.
UUP stands in solidarity with @ofnhp.bsky.social members. #UnionStrong
Show your support by sending a letter at actionnetwork.org/letters/an-o...
Show your support by sending a letter at actionnetwork.org/letters/an-o...
No one wants a strike, but Kaiser’s proposals left caregivers no choice.
A fair contract isn’t just about workers.
It’s about protecting patients, ensuring safe staffing, and valuing frontline voices.
#OneVoiceOneFightOneFuture #kaiserstrike
A fair contract isn’t just about workers.
It’s about protecting patients, ensuring safe staffing, and valuing frontline voices.
#OneVoiceOneFightOneFuture #kaiserstrike
October 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
UUP stands in solidarity with @ofnhp.bsky.social members. #UnionStrong
Show your support by sending a letter at actionnetwork.org/letters/an-o...
Show your support by sending a letter at actionnetwork.org/letters/an-o...
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"The solution is simple. We need to make sure healthcare is affordable and accessible to all Americans."
Watch & share: ER doctor Dr. Bryce Pulliam came to Washington DC to tell Trump & Congress to fund the government & protect our healthcare. @afthealthcare.bsky.social #TrumpShutdown
Watch & share: ER doctor Dr. Bryce Pulliam came to Washington DC to tell Trump & Congress to fund the government & protect our healthcare. @afthealthcare.bsky.social #TrumpShutdown
October 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"The solution is simple. We need to make sure healthcare is affordable and accessible to all Americans."
Watch & share: ER doctor Dr. Bryce Pulliam came to Washington DC to tell Trump & Congress to fund the government & protect our healthcare. @afthealthcare.bsky.social #TrumpShutdown
Watch & share: ER doctor Dr. Bryce Pulliam came to Washington DC to tell Trump & Congress to fund the government & protect our healthcare. @afthealthcare.bsky.social #TrumpShutdown
Join UUP on Oct. 15 or Oct. 28 for a virtual Legislative Town Hall where we will gather input for UUP’s 2026 Legislative Agenda.
Register at bit.ly/uuptownhalls...
Register at bit.ly/uuptownhalls...
October 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Join UUP on Oct. 15 or Oct. 28 for a virtual Legislative Town Hall where we will gather input for UUP’s 2026 Legislative Agenda.
Register at bit.ly/uuptownhalls...
Register at bit.ly/uuptownhalls...