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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 26 , 2006

Statement by UUP President Scheuerman on override of vetoes

ALBANY, NY -- “We commend the State Legislature for standing up for SUNY students and faculty. Thanks to their overrides, SUNY can begin hiring the full-time faculty it sorely needs to give more students access to affordable, high-quality public higher education.

“These overrides will also help the state’s economy, since a stronger SUNY means a stronger economy in the many communities that house SUNY campuses.”

UUP represents more then 34,000 academic and professional faculty on 29 New York state-operated campuses, and is an affiliate of New York State United Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. Scheuerman also serves as president of AFT’s Higher Education Program and Policy Council, representing 150,000 higher education union members across the nation.     

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