Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Dear colleagues, Early in-person voting begins in New York on Saturday, October 24 and continues until November 1. In that spirit, I encourage you to join your fellow unionists and make your voice heard. Please cast your vote in this election. We have reached out […]
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Dear Colleagues, The Buffalo Center Chapter is happy to announce the second in our series of workshops for the Fall 2020 semester: Topic: Workload CreepDate: Wednesday, October 28th, 2020Time: Noon – 2 p.m. Please RSVP to the following link: https://forms.gle/9mbZyxsyebSB8ac77 Please note that this is Members Only event. Once your membership has been verified, you will […]
UUP Statement in Response to President Tripathi’s University Financial Update of 10/12/2020 The Buffalo Center Chapter of UUP presents the following in response to President Tripathi’s University Financial Update of 10/12/2020, specifically: “Unfunded negotiated salary increases continue to be the university’s most pressing long-term financial concern. Two years ago, the funding of one-time retroactive costs associated […]
Dear Colleagues, The Buffalo Center Chapter is in need of someone to fill our vacant Officer for Contingent’s position. This will be a temporary appointment (upon Chapter Board approval) through June 30, 2021. The individual will focus on concerns and issues involving our “contingent” members including those in Adjunct and similar temporary positions. This individual would be required […]
PSS Electronics Recycling Event
Members of the UUP Buffalo Center Chapter sport their UUP masks while participating in the PSS Electronics Recycling Event!
Dear Colleagues, Please see following calendar of events for upcoming VOYA Zoom Webinars. If you are interested, please email Molly Pecoraro to register. Her email is: molly@teamifs.com In solidarity, Kathleen KielarVP for ProfessionalsUUP Buffalo Center
Dear Colleagues, The following is the latest information we have with regards to the 2020 Discretionary Salary Increase (Non-Compression) process. As of this time, there has been no discussion of any postponement of this negotiated benefit. While the distributions of these funds are subject to the administrations discretion, members may nominate themselves for consideration into a portion […]
UUP Communication on Advocacy Efforts
Colleagues, UUP has sent an important email to your non.edu account. Many of our communications related to advocacy and union activities do not go out to your work email. Please check your personal email account (if you don’t see an email, check your spam folder)! If we don’t have your personal email account you may not be aware of […]
Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Colleagues, First, the good news. I have just received word that the telecommuting agreement that all statewide public sector unions negotiated with the State of New York back at the start of the COVID emergency has been extended through the end of December, 2020. This […]
Dear Colleagues,Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Colleagues, With only 35 days until Election Day, it is more important than ever to mobilize our members and our coalition partners to elect strong candidates that fight for public higher education and healthcare and to prepare for the challenging times ahead. UUP has […]