Campus Equity Week, October 21–25
Contingents keep UAlbany running. Anyone without permanent appointment or on the tenure track is a contingent employee. Nearly 1 in 2 faculty members are contingent. They taught 62% of sections and seminars last Spring and that number has been growing for decades. Our coaches, who consistently lead our students to victory and shower the university in good press, are contingent employees. Many more assistant and associate staff members, clinical faculty, and visiting assistant professors are contingents. Our current contract has brought a lot more money to contingent employees, but we have a long way to go. Equity week is all about putting these issues front-and-center and building our power for the next contract fight. If you want to organize to make UAlbany a better place for contingents consider joining the new contingent concerns committee that is forming soon. To get on the list, please fill out this short form.

Read the latest edition of The Forum, the UUP Albany Chapter newsletter. A large print version is also available.

UUP wants to hear from U! UUP members had many conversations across our 3 campuses in fall, resulting in new members signing on and hearing great ideas and important information. Have concerns, or feedback to help make UAlbany better for all? Contact your department rep or your UUP: academic VP ([email protected]), professionals VP ([email protected]), or contingents VP ([email protected]). Chat with UUP during the Spring Blitz, April 2-4. Sign up here.

UUP’s Albany Chapter stands in solidarity with West Viriginia U’s academic workers and students who will be affected by the proposed cuts. Read the chapter’s resolution here.

Make a difference! Watch your emails, join in UUP’s solidarity actions and get to know your colleagues! Contact your chapter VP if questions (VP Academics-Marco Varisco , VP Professionals-Patrick Romain, VP Contingents-David Banks).

The new 2022-26 UUP contract was overwhelmingly ratified! Member participation in this ratification vote was greater than voter response for the previous four contracts. In fact, this is the highest total vote in recent UUP history. We take this to be a sign both of the important contractual gains achieved in this round, and of the increasing member engagement within UUP. Thanks to all for their input, participation and hard work! For contract details visit www.uupinfo.org and click About>Contract.

UUP’s Albany Chapter stands in solidarity with SUNY Downstate. Read here for how you can help Brooklyn not lose its hospital.

For the latest in what your union is doing and how you can help, visit https://uupinfo.org/.

Experiencing increased workload issues? Here's how to combat workload creep. (see the Academic Workload Toolkit and Profession Workload Toolkit links.)

Roughly 1/5 of professionals and 3/5 of academics at SUNY are contingents. At UAlbany 36% of total bargaining unit members are contingents. Learn more here about contingents' concerns.

Contact [email protected] if questions.