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Financial Planning Membership

Deducting Union Dues On NYS Taxes

Dear Colleagues: As a UUP member, you may be able to deduct your UUP membership fee on your NY State Taxes.  Here is how to find the specific information that is needed to find out what you paid: Go to the SUNY Time sheet and login:  https://www.suny.edu/time/ Click on “NYS Payroll Online” Click “View Paycheck” Click on […]

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Buffalo Center News Membership

Chapter Elections – Position Consideration and Information

Dear Colleagues, The following contains information on the upcoming Buffalo Center Chapter Elections. Over the last few months, I’ve been encouraging members to consider running in the upcoming Chapter elections – particularly for the Chapter Board position. Within the next couple of weeks, Nomination Forms will be mailed to you (A SAMPLE as to what […]

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Membership

Veteran’s Day

Dear Colleagues, ​Today, Veterans Day, the Buffalo Center UUP honors those who honored our country with its highest form of service:  those who once wore the uniform of our Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard.  We owe you our thanks.  We owe you our respect.  And we owe you our freedom. The Buffalo Center […]

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Contract Membership

Call Out – IDA Committee Members Needed

Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is in need of volunteers (1 Professional member and 1 Faculty member) to serve on the Individual Development Awards Committee, a joint Labor/Management Committee. This committee is responsible for administering and reviewing the individual development award process offered by UUP. This committee is made up of UUP members who will work with management to determine how the awards are administered. Please use […]

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Contract Membership

Vacation Leave Donation

Dear Colleagues, As you know, under Article 23.2e of the Contract, UUP employees can carry over 40 vacation days into the new year. Many of you have asked whether that maximum will be increased as a result of Covid this year.  UUP has sought to modify the carryover cap this year, but so far have been […]

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Meeting Membership

General Membership Meeting Announcement

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 9th from Noon – 2:00 p.m.Please RSVP your attendance to the following link, for membership verification, and to receive your meeting invitation (which will include the details on how to join the meeting).https://forms.gle/SXUr1o5thxQfBvsv5 […]

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Contingents Membership

Call Out for Officer for Contingent’s Position

Dear Colleagues, The Buffalo Center Chapter is in need of someone to fill our vacant Officer for Contingent’s position. This will be a temporary appointment (upon Chapter Board approval) through June 30, 2021. The individual will focus on concerns and issues involving our “contingent” members including those in Adjunct and similar temporary positions. This individual would be required […]

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Meeting Membership

General Membership Meeting​ Announcement

Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter will be hosting a General Membership Meeting utilizing the Zoom platform. This meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 24th from Noon – 2:00 p.m. Please RSVP your attendance to the following link, for membership verification, and to receive your meeting invitation (which will include the details on how to join the […]

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Membership

Welcome

Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the start of a new academic year, one we have never experienced before! UUP’s tagline is “The Union That Makes SUNY Work”, and this holds true as challenges due to the COVID Crisis are being met by our members and indeed are allowing the University at Buffalo to continue to provide academic […]

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Buffalo Center News Membership

Adopted Resolution in Support of Protest for Social Justice and Non-Violent Policing​

Colleagues, The following Adopted Resolution in Support of Protest for Social Justice and Non-Violent Policing was voted in favor of by the majority of those members attending the Membership Meeting today. In Solidarity, Ken KernPresident, Buffalo Center Chapter UUP520 Lee EntranceUB Commons, Suite 108Amherst, NY 14228(716) 276-3377