The United University Professions (UUP) is the largest higher education union in the nation, representing over 37,000 academics and professionals in 500 job titles across the SUNY system and in SUNY administration. The University at Albany Chapter of UUP works with statewide UUP to improve working conditions on our campus, advocate for academics and professionals, and keep higher education affordable and accessible for students. A union's strength is in its members. We encourage all academics and professionals, part-time and full-time, contingent or tenure track to get involved in our chapter and affect positive change on the UAlbany campus and beyond. Join us at events, participate in committees, engage in community activism, share concerns and propose solutions.
Check out the statewide UUP page at uupinfo.org.
Chapter Elections, 2025–2027 Cycle
Read the March Election Edition of The Forum, the UUP Albany Chapter newsletter. A large print version is also available.
Campus Equity Week, October 21–25, 2024
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.
United University Professions Statewide
New York State United Teachers
American Federation of Teachers (Local 2190)
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