Tells The Story Of The Nation''s Largest Higher Education Union From Its Earliest Years To Its Role Today As A Powerful Organization Promoting The Interests Of Faculty, Staff, And The Entire Suny Community.public Education, From Pre-k Through Higher Education, And Labor Unions, Particularly Those Representing Public Sector Workers, Are Today Under Attack From Those Who Question The Very Need To Have Such Basic Institutions. United University Professions Is A History Of United University Professions (uup), Which Grew From Humble Beginnings To Become The Nation''s Largest Higher Education Union, Representing Some 35,000 Academic And Professional Staff Within The State University Of New York (suny) System. Nuala Mcgann Drescher, William E.