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Health Insurance

2026 NYSHIP Rates & Deadlines

Colleagues, As you know, each year New York State’s Department of Civil Service adjusts the premium rates for the New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP).  Unions have no say in these rate adjustments. We are very concerned about the future impact of federal policy actions on our premiums and the upcoming rate increases.  This […]

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Membership News

Chapter Office Closed – Thanksgiving Holiday

Dear Colleagues, Please be advised that the UUP Buffalo Center Chapter office will be closed the rest of the week for the Thanksgiving Holiday.  We will be back in the office on Monday, December 1st. Thank you. Best, Kathleen KielarChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center

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Employment Membership

Don’t Forget! Holiday Time

Don’t Forget!  On the bottom right corner of your timesheet, don’t forget to give yourself earned holiday time if you worked Election and Veterans’ Days.   Add a “1” in the “Earned Amount” column if you worked those days.  Election Day is considered a Floater Day, while Veteran’s Day will appear as a Regular Holiday.  These days only hang […]

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Buffalo Center News Membership News

Congratulations Professor Deborah Chung!

Colleagues, UUP Buffalo Center Chapter wishes to Congratulate and recognize fellow UUP Member, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Deborah Chung on being the recent recipient of Caltech’s Distinguished Alumni Award of 2025. The article can be viewed here: Meet Caltech’s 2025 Distinguished Alumni — Caltech Magazine Congratulations Professor Deborah Chung! Best, Kathleen KielarChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center

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Event Membership

Know Your Rights Workshop – U.S. Immigration System (11/20)

Please see the following message from statewide UUP President, Fred Kowal Colleauges, As you know, we’ve been facing a series of challenges since January 20th. The latest is a move to detain members at one of the campuses where we work. I’m keeping it general for now, so as to protect others in potentially similar […]

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Event Membership

Happy Hour

Colleauges, The UUP Buffalo Center Chapter would like to invite all members and any university UUP associated employee to a Happy Hour scheduled for Thursday, November 204:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.UUP Buffalo Center Chapter OfficeThe Commons – Suite 108 RSVP  Looking forward to seeing you then! Please consider bringing a donation item for Horns Up for Hope. Best, […]

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Benefits

State Benefit Program Announcement

Please see the following message from HR Benefits Greetings, We are reaching out with a reminder for upcoming deadlines for the following benefit programs: Program Announcement Deadline Flexible Spending Account Flexible Spending Account Open Enrollment Period Eligible employees can enroll through December 8, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) […]

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Employment Event Meeting

Parking meeting – Furnas Lot Construction Updates

Colleagues, Parking and Transportation Services is hosting two town hall meetings about the mitigation plan for Furnas Lot, which will become the new site for Agrusa Hall, an engineering and applied sciences building.  Construction is slated to begin on December 1, 2025. Join us on these dates and times to ask questions and learn more […]

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Contract Event Membership Webinar Workshop

Register for UUP’s Know Your Contract Lunch-and-Learn Sessions

Please see the following message from statewide UUP President, Fred Kowal Dear Colleagues, Bargaining and enforcing our contract is arguably the most important thing that UUP does as a union.   Our contract reflects the fact that UUP is the most diverse and comprehensive higher education union in the country. In addition to ensuring salary […]

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Membership

Call for Donated Time

Colleauges, We have a member in need of donated time. If you are able to donate vacation days, please do so by visiting the following link: https://www.buffalo.edu/content/www/administrative-services/forms-catalog/forms-pw/vacation-leave-donation-request.html Please note – the intended recipient information can be left blank. Thank you. Best, Kathleen KielarChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center