Colleagues, Please join with our afflicted members on a Workers First Caravan being organized through the WNY AFL-CIO. If you would like to attend, please contact: Alex Desha – adesha@buffalo.edu orDanielle Judge – djudge@uupmail.org In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
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Virtual Officer Hour
Dear Colleagues, In our continuing efforts to be available to you, I have set up a “Virtual Office Hour”. I will be available at this virtual office on Mondays during the months of June and July, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Here is the link if you would like to stop by: Topic: Buffalo Center UUP […]
Dear Colleagues, This is a painful time for our country again as we grapple with the virulent and continuing threat of racism, as well as the violence that often mars legitimate mass public protest. Please see the following from our Statewide UUP President, Mr. Fred Kowal. In solidarity,Ken Kern Chapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center Letter from […]
Dear Colleagues, Attached is a copy of the letter and accompanying document that was sent by UUP to SUNY Chancellor Johnson and SUNY Board of Trustees Chairman Tisch this past Friday. The letter and attachment outline what UUP believes to be the core of any planned reopening of SUNY institutions in the Fall semester. In Solidarity, […]
VOYA Webinars

Dear Colleagues, VOYA is offering the following courses via ZOOM over the summer. If you are interested, please email Molly Pecoraro to register. Her email is: molly@teamifs.com Evaluating Your Investments This seminar moves beyond investment basics to evaluate investments using various portfolio analysis tools and resources. Topics include an in-depth look at asset allocation, including sub […]
Dear Colleagues and Friends of UUP, Drawing on statements from fellow UUP Chapters, as well as statewide UUP, the Buffalo Center UUP Officers have developed and approved the following Pledge of Labor Solidarity for SUNY Campus Workers. We are asking you to signify your support for this statement by signing the pledge. Please share widely […]
Contingent Colleagues, Please see the attachment from UUP Central, regarding Unemployment Insurance. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
Colleagues, As SUNY, Western New York, and the University looks at future plans for providing service to our faculty, staff and students; there needs to be increased concerns for the health and safety of everyone currently working on campus, and those who return to campus. As such, the Buffalo Center Chapter looks to refocus the […]
Dear UUP represented employees, There are a few items I wanted to make you aware of, please share widely. TELEMEDICINE UPDATE Effective May 16, 2020 Empire Plan enrollees who use LiveHealth Online, our telemedicine program, will no longer need to enter the coupon code. Instead, when scheduling a visit, they will need to enter their […]
Holiday Leave
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from UUP Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal, regarding a recent agreement between UUP and the State extending the 2019 Memorial Day and Independence Day Holiday Comp Time extension until December 31st, 2020. In Solidarity,Ken KernChapter President Holiday Leave Memo of Agreement Dear Colleagues, As we continue to deal with […]