UUP Buffalo CenterDear Colleagues, The Professional Staff Senate has arranged to have Erie County Health Commissioner, Dr. Gale Burstein as a guest speaker. The UUP Buffalo Center has been asked to submit a couple of questions in advance for her to answer. Therefore, we would like to seek out your question for Dr. Burstein. Please submit your question, no later than Tuesday, February 9th, to: […]
Dear Colleagues, Please be aware that Harriman Hall is housing a State run Vaccination Site while also keeping the Harriman Café open. Members with COVID concerns may wish to avoid using the Harriman Café due to its close proximity to the vaccination site which could be crowded. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
Dear Colleagues, In follow up to the information developed and sent in August of 2020 for the Fall 2020 semester; the Buffalo Center Chapter, in partnership with the Chapter’s Health and Safety Committee, has developed the attached Q&A to address your COVID related concerns and issues with regards to the upcoming Spring 2021 semester. If at any time […]
Please see the following from statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Colleagues, Since the start of the vaccination program in New York State, UUP leadership has been working aggressively with SUNY leadership and the Governor’s staff to include our members in the first phases of vaccination. We have been successful in making sure all of our […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: I had intended to send you all an email outlining where we are regarding vaccinations for our members, as I anticipate that we will have certainty as to where things stand. However, upon consideration of the stress our members are under, I thought […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from NYSUT Regional Staff Director, Mr. Michael Deely: Hunger is a serious concern in our Western New York Community, and it looks like it will get worse before it gets better. We ask that you consider getting involved and recruit others to get involved in our #NYSUTCares initiative to raise […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Colleagues, We received word in the past hour that the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) will be extending the agreement through April 2, 2021. In that we have no objections to the extension and expecting that neither will any of the other statewide unions, […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from statewide interim EAP Coordinator Christine C. Priest: Below is a listing of some of the helpful resources available during these trying times: COVID 19 Statewide Resources- OMH (Attached) NY Project Hope: Coping with COVID NYS Work-Life Services: EAP Overview for Supervisors (VIDEO): COVID-19 Guidance: Mental Health in the Next […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Colleagues, After months of observing the struggles that SUNY campuses encountered due to the lack of strong guidance from SUNY’s leadership prior to the start of the fall semester, and after gathering input from our chapters through chapter presidents, vice presidents, labor relations […]
Dear Colleagues, After the Thanksgiving break (Nov. 25-29), UB will transition to remote learning for the rest of the fall semester. It is also been identified that the Spring semester classes will begin on Monday, February 1st. Those members who have been reporting to campus to work, are encouraged to speak to your supervisor about the possibility of […]