Faculty union responds to hiring freeze ordered by Governor Paterson

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Published April 23, 2008 at 10:45 AM EDT

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, NY – Public higher education in New York will suffer under a hiring freeze imposed by Governor Paterson. That's according to the head of the labor union representing 35,000 State University of New York faculty members. WRVO's Chris Ulanowski spoke with U-U-P President Phillip Smith about the "freeze." ( Phillip Smith is a Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at Upstate Medical University Hospital in Syracuse)

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