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2008 Issue/Topic
5/6/08 UUP re-elects statewide officers, elects new members to Exec board
5/2/08 Union, advocates rally to release SUNY funds
5/1/08 UUP members rally, demand release of SUNY funds
4/13/08 Smith warns University faces ‘dismantling’ - UUP blasts state for freezing SUNY funds
3/13/08 United University Professions ratifies new four-year contract
2/11/08 UUP Delegates elect Smith statewide president.
2/11/08 UUP unveils legislative program at legislative luncheon
1/30/08 UUP: Funds for more full-time faculty at SUNY can’t wait
1/24/08 UUP: Commission report sells SUNY short
1/22/08 UUP: Governor’s budget proposal missing “fuel”
1/09/08 Union leaders hopeful Exec budget will fund new full-time positions - UUP commends Gov’s State of State call for more higher ed faculty
2007 Issue/Topic
12/20/07 United University Professions, New York state reach tentative contract agreement
12/17/07 UUP encouraged by Commission’s call for more full-time faculty, urges full state funding for new SUNY faculty
11/30/07 UUP Executive Board selects acting president
11/26/07 National Labor College taps Scheuerman as president
10/30/07 UUP members rally for economic relief
10/26/07 Campus Equity Week Calls for Action to Help SUNY Part-time Faculty
10/23/07 Regarding State Senate Confirmation of H. Carl McCall and Carl Hayden to the SUNY Board of Trustees
10/10/07 UUP offers scholarships for SUNY students
08/27/07 SUNY classes resume with additional faculty, but more are needed
06/05/07 Scheuerman statement regarding appointments of McCall and Hayden to SUNY Board of Trustees
05/29/07 Scheuerman appointed to the Governor’s Commission on Higher Education
05/15/07 UUP begins multi-media campaign to save SUNY hospital
05/02/07 UUP supports call to restore state employees’ rights
04/30/07 UUP lecture speaker: Latinos deserve better immigration policy
04/24/07 Scheuerman re-elected UUP President. Union delegates also elect other officers, board members.
03/27/07 UUP sues to keep SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse part of SUNY
01/30/07 Support for SUNY's hospitals tops UUP's legislative agenda
01/29/07 Media Advisory: UUP unveils legislative program at legislative luncheon
01/10/07 UUP: SUNY needs more budget relief, more full-time faculty
01/03/07 Statement by President Scheuerman on Gov. Spitzer's State of the State Address
2006 Issue/Topic
12/13/06 UUP, NYSUT members rally to keep SUNY hospitals public
12/01/06 UUP: Privatizing would devastate SUNY-operated hospitals
10/27/06 Voter empowerment challenge yields 11,000 new voters on SUNY campuses
09/26/06 UUP: Rising SUNY enrollment fuels need for full-time faculty
09/08/06 Rock the Vote registration drive begins on SUNY campuses
05/23/06 Upstate Medical professor named Higher Education Member of the Year
05/12/06 UUP re-elects officers, chooses board members
04/26/06 Statement by UUP President Scheuerman on override of vetoes
04/21/06 UUP rallies for veto overrides of SUNY budget funding
04/12/06 UUP Blasts Pataki budget vetoes,calls for override votes
03/31/06 UUP: Budget the tonic for what ails SUNY
02/27/06 UUP recruits students, parents for campaign to boost aid to SUNY
02/07/06 UUP unveils legistative agenda, gets support from key lawmakers
02/06/06 Media Advisory: UUP introduces legistative program at legislative luncheon
01/30/06 Union chief says Exec Budget ignores faculty loss, enrollment rise
01/18/06 Executive budget fails the needs of a growing SUNY
2005 Issue/Topic
12/19/05 President Scheuermans statement on John Ryan's appointment as SUNY Chancellor
11/16/05 Call for fresh approach to environmental issues kicks off UUP lecture series
11/09/05 President Scheuerman applauds SUNY Trustees on budget vote.
11/07/05 UUP kicks off legislative lecture series
11/03/05 President Scheuerman's statement on SUNY Trustees '06-'07 budget request
11/02/05 Unions to hold conference on the rights of public employees
10/17/05 President Scheuerman calls for increased SUNY funding
09/20/05 President Scheuerman's statement on "Academic Bill of Rights"
08/31/05 President Scheuerman's statement on NYU rally
08/24/05 UUP warns classes to resume under ominous threats
07/12/05 Union chief warns: Higher Education Reauthorization proposals overlook potential fraud and weaken academic freedom
05/25/05 NY News Connection interview with Bill Scheuerman on part-time faculty
05/23/05 UUP members target legislative priorities
05/12/05 Delegates elect Scheuerman, Landy and Quinn, plus Exec. Board members
04/05/05 President Scheuerman's statement of SUNY chancellor's resignation
04/01/05 UUP applauds on-time budget, higher ed restorations
03/17/05 NY News Connection interview with Bill Scheuerman on Budget Timing
02/08/05 Scheuerman pleads union's case for more SUNY funding
02/07/05 UUP president to testify on budget needs for SUNY
02/03/05 NY News Connection interview with Bill Scheuerman on Hospital "Sick" Tax
02/01/05 UUP unveils legislative priorties, meets with key lawmakers
01/27/05 UUP to hold annual legislative luncheon in LOB
01/18/05 UUP:  Executive Budget plan seems to be a good first step 
2004 Issue/Topic
12/14/04 UUP Reacts to Trustee's Budget Request
10/29/04 UUP Report Raises Disability Concerns at SUNY Campuses
10/05/04 New Paltz "Rocks" SUNY Voter Registration Campaign
09/09/04 SUNY "Rock the Vote" Campaign Kicks-off
05/03/04 UUP election results at Spring Delegate Assembly
04/29/04 UUP ratifies new four-year agreement
01/05/04 UUP calls for change in SUNY funding pattern
01/20/04 Executive Budget a good start
01/16/04 New Yorkers give SUNY high marks, again!
2003 Issue/Topic
12/02/03 SUNY Budget Request Misleading and Insufficient
10/06/03 UUP Honors Unionists and Students in Rochester
06/30/03 UUP Calls for Stability at SUNY
05/05/03 UUP President Re-elected to Lead Union, Other Officers and Board Members Chosen
03/20/03 UUP: SUNY Cuts Hit Localities Hard
02/04/03 Quinn Elected UUP's Membership Development Officer
01/29/03 Proposed Cuts to SUNY Mangle its Mission, UUP says
01/27/03 Poll Shows New Yorkers Confident in SUNY
01/17/03 SUNY Budget Proposal needs Reinforcement
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

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