Dear Colleagues, UUP Statewide President, Fred Kowal, will be visiting the UUP Buffalo Center Chapter Office on: Tuesday, December 6th9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Members are invited to join Fred for informal conversation, coffee/tea, and Paula’s Donuts! Please RSVP your attendance here, no later than Friday, December 2nd. Looking forward to seeing you then! In […]
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Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter will be hosting a General Membership Meeting utilizing the Zoom platform. This meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 14th, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.. This meeting will review and discuss current contract negotiations. UUP Chief Negotiator Bret Benjamin will be presenting. Please note the change to the start time (11:30 a.m.). RSVP […]
Dear Colleagues, It saddens the UUP Buffalo Center Chapter to announce that Moriah Hegmann will be stepping down from her Chapter position as the Grievance Officer for Professionals. Moriah has been the Chapter’s Grievance Officer for Professional for the past 8 plus years, has interacted, and touched the lives of hundreds of members over the […]
Dear Colleagues: With our hearts filled with gratitude, the UUP Buffalo Center Chapter thanks all the brave men and women who are in the military, so that we can have a better life and a country to call home. We not only thank our UUP Members who are Veterans for their courage, dedication, and hard […]
Please see the following from Statewide President, Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues, The latest Negotiations Bulletin is now available on the Members’ Only website, as is a video recording from our recent Town Hall contract sessions. The November bulletin provides an overview of proposals presented by both UUP and the State during our most recent bargaining session. UUP presented a […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following opportunity from VOYA: How will you respond to this Bear Market –Tuesday November 15th 12:00 pm – 1:00 pmChapter Office (UB Commons, Suite 108)Lunch will be provided RSVP to Molly Pecoraro at: Molly@TeamIFS.com or 716-626-3928 How are you managing Bear Market Anxiety? Are you wondering if you can still retire […]
Dear Colleagues, Attached are two university policies currently under review through the University Policy Committee. Members are asked to review these and send any comments to kmkielar@buffalo.edu by Wednesday, November 9th. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center Ethics PolicyNaming Policy and Attachments
Dear Colleagues, On the 11th hour…of the 11th day…of the 11th month…the fighting of World War I ended in 1918. Due to the conclusion of “the War to end all Wars,” November 11th became a universally recognized day of celebration. The day was originally declared “Armistice Day” 8 years after the end of World War […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues, I am extremely pleased to inform you that the NYS Office of Employee Relations has again agreed to suspend the January 1 40-day vacation credit cap contained in Article 23.2(d) of the 2016-2022 State/UUP Agreement. As you will recall, two similar […]
Dear Colleagues, Recently, the Chapter has been receiving inquiries regarding the need for individuals who may need access to parking on a temporary basis particularly when having to travel from university campus to campus (or to and from a university satellite location). Please be aware that the university does offer Service and D Permits to […]