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United University Professions (UUP), a state-wide local of New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), is the bargaining unit for faculty and professional staff members employed by the State University of New York (SUNY) at all of its campuses and health sciences centers.
Your union not only negotiates the employment contract, but it also studies and recommends improvements to working life, attempts to correct problems, address injustices, and assure that all members receive their guaranteed rights and due process. This is accomplished through political activism, campus programs, and the many benefits available to members.
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Latest Updates
- Physical Office ClosedDear Colleagues, Please be advised that the UUP Buffalo Center physical office will be closed next week for spring break. The virtual office will remain open, please call or email: 716.276.3377 or buffalocenter@uupmail.org. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
- Grievance Officer for Academics Call OutDear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center will be in need of a Grievance Officer for Academics beginning with the Fall 2024 semester. Here is the description of the position from your Chapter Bylaws: Grievance Officer for Academics 5.2.5 The Grievance Officers shall be responsible for assisting members of the bargaining… Read more: Grievance Officer for Academics Call Out
- Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence TrainingDear Colleagues, Please see the following from Anna Sotelo-Peryea, the university’s Violence Prevention Coordinator: Dear Colleagues, You are invited to join us for an In-Service Training on Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence. Our 2023 SUNY Climate Survey data showed a decrease in UB employees’ awareness of policies related to… Read more: Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence Training
- Brooklyn Needs Downstate: Experts Discuss the Consequences of Closing SUNY Downstate Hospital, Brooklyn’s Public Teaching HospitalDear Colleagues, Please see the following information from Statewide President, Fred Kowal with regards to the crisis we face at SUNY Downstate Hospital: Dear Colleagues: Please join us for a crucial discussion on the far-reaching implications that SUNY’s closure plan for SUNY Downstate Hospital will have on healthcare services, community-wellbeing,… Read more: Brooklyn Needs Downstate: Experts Discuss the Consequences of Closing SUNY Downstate Hospital, Brooklyn’s Public Teaching Hospital
- UUP Roadshow: LibrariesDear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center will be hosting a meeting for those interested in learning more about UUP with the University Libraries: Tuesday, March 26th12:00 – 1:00 pmLunch will be provided.Lockwood Library Lunchroom (basement of Lockwood Library With most of the university libraries undergoing significant change in the next… Read more: UUP Roadshow: Libraries