UUP Buffalo CenterDear Colleagues, As COVID discussions throughout the country and here at home continue around the various aspects of vaccinations and masking, an individual’s personal decision on compliance is not just recognized as your personal decision, but also a decision that affects those around you. The testing Memorandum of Agreement between UUP and SUNY (attached) requires all employees […]
Dear Colleagues, The Health and Safety Committee of your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter has investigated the advantages for allowing alternate work site locations options (telecommuting) to those staff who are able to from a Sustainability viewpoint. This research includes: 24 Million tons of global CO2 emissions would be removed if everyone in the world would work from home […]
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Kathleen “Kat” Kielar (your Chapter’s Vice President for Professionals), on her recent UUP Statewide appointment to the SUNY Joint Labor Management Health & Safety Committee! The SUNY Joint Labor Management Safety & Health Committee is a small committee which was created through your negotiated UUP contract with the […]
Dear Colleagues, From the start of the pandemic, your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter has regularly interacted with the UB’s Departments of Employee Relations and Environmental Health & Safety regarding air quality issues. Recent efforts in pursuing those issues led the campus to issue the following article – https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2021/07/addressing-hvac.html Despite achieving several small victories, we are […]
Dear Colleagues, As you might expect, between the vaccination discussions going on with SUNY and the incredible report issued by the Attorney General, it’s been a crazy day. However, I wanted to get this information out to you — as late as it may be. After very hectic negotiations, I am pleased to report that […]
Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter has obtained a copy of the SUNY Telecommuting Policy (dated August 2nd, 2021) which was referred to by the university in an e-mail from Mark Coldren’s office earlier today. You can view it here . The UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is looking forward to the university’s development of “…all of […]
Dear Colleagues, The governor’s announcement last week regarding mandating vaccines for state employees changes nothing for our members at the UUP Buffalo Center Chapter. UUP and SUNY negotiated a new COVID testing agreement that went into effect on July 1, 2021. It stipulates (in part) that those who show proof of vaccination will be exempt […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from statewide UUP President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that we have reached agreement with SUNY on an extension of the mandatory surveillance testing agreement which expired July 5th, 2021. The new agreement, which is attached, continues through December 31, 2021, and differs from […]
Dear Colleagues, The Buffalo Center Chapter has received a large supply of UUP #VaccineStrong Buttons. Members who would like one, can pick them up at the UUP Office, The Commons Suite 108 – during the physical office hours (currently Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.). In addition, buttons can be picked up […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following information from Statewide Vice -President for Academics, Jamie Dangler, received late last Friday: UUP President Fred Kowal is out of state and unable to deliver this message himself, so I am sending it on his behalf. As a result of continued discussions about the telecommuting pilot program and potential […]