Dear Colleagues, Please be aware of numerous counter events scheduled for Thursday, March 9th. They include: At 11 am, UB’s LBGTA club will be tabling in the Student Union Lobby (Unfortunately directly opposite from UBYAFs table). At 11 am, UB’s PRISM club will have an LGBTQ support table in the Student Union Lobby. At 5 […]
Category: Call To Action
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Support for Starbucks Workers
Dear Colleagues, Please see the attached flyer regarding the latest efforts to support Starbucks workers. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
Dear Colleagues, Starbucks Workers United, the union that represents unionized Starbucks locations in New York and across the country, is asking union members and supporters to mark its first anniversary by signing it’s “No Contract, No Coffee Pledge”. Since holding its first organizing meeting in August 2021, Starbucks Workers United has won union elections at […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from your membership affiliation with NYSUT. The hearts of educators around the state are heavy after the racially motivated attack in our Buffalo community in May. Not only were three of the victims NYSUT members, (Margus Morrison, Pearl Young, and Aaron Salter, Jr.), but the attack occurred in the heart […]
Dear Colleagues, Please join us for the Buffalo March for our Lives rally next Saturday at 10:30am. We will join in solidarity with the other UUP Buffalo chapters to honor the victims/people impacted by the Buffalo massacre. We will meet on the corner of Jefferson & Glenwood at 10:15am. Please make sure to wear your UUP shirt […]
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Supporting the Community
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from UUP Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Colleagues, I have been asked by the UUP Chapter at Buffalo State to request that you join in a moment of silence on Friday at 2:30 pm to honor the victims of Saturday’s racist act of domestic terror in Buffalo and as […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following information from the WNY Area Labor Federation regarding a support event scheduled for this week Saturday. In Solidarity,Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center Brothers and Sisters The WNYALF is joining the UAW, in conjunction with Rooted in Love, the Buffalo Fire Department, and the Buffalo Police Department, in holding a […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the attached information about the Day Without Child Care that is being supported across the nation. It is being scheduled for May 9th, 2022 from 6-8 p.m.. The attached flyer is a Save The Date flyer. A finalized flyer and agenda are expected to be sent soon. However, register today (even if you […]
Dear Colleagues, Your statewide UUP has arranged for an organized rally at the Buffalo State campus on March 1st at Noon, to request over $250 million in funding for SUNY. Please see the attached flyer. The Buffalo Center Chapter would like to have as many members as possible attend (if your schedule permits). Please note – […]
Dear Colleagues, Your statewide UUP has arranged for an organized rally at the Buffalo State campus on March 1st at Noon, to request over $250 million in funding for SUNY. Please see the attached flyer. The Buffalo Center Chapter would like to have as many members as possible attend (if your schedule permits). We are […]