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Health and Safety

UUP Spring Reentry Principles

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 […]

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Benefits

HCSA/DCAA grace period/carryover from 2020

Please see the following information from Statewide UUP: Dear UUP Colleagues, We received the following information from the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations. It may provide you with some relief regarding your Health Care Spending Account or Dependent Care Advantage Account.  HCSA You will now be able to use up to $500 of monies remaining […]

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Advocacy Event

NY Renews

Dear Colleagues, Please see the following message from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Colleagues,  Over the past several years, UUP has been involved in the work of NY Renews — a coalition of groups and unions committed to dealing with the climate crisis. NY Renews has shared a few opportunities for UUP members to be […]

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Health and Safety

Telecommuting Option Reconsideration​

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 […]

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Benefits Webinar Workshop

Workshop #3/3 – Your Union Benefits

Dear Colleagues, The Buffalo Center is happy to announce the third in our series of workshops for the Fall 2020 semester: Topic: Your Union Benefits – Benefits 101Presenter: Doreen Bango, UUP Statewide Director of Member Benefits/Fund AdministratorDate: Tuesday, December 8th, 2020Time: Noon – 2:00 p.m. This will be a joint workshop with our colleagues from the Buffalo Center Health Sciences Chapter, and […]

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Health and Safety

Spring 2021 Chancellor’s Reopening Guide

Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from Statewide UUP President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues,  As you know, UUP has been working closely with the Chancellor and his staff to improve — dramatically — the health and safety protocols at all SUNY campuses where our members work for the Spring Semester. Through many discussions and […]

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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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Benefits

UUP 2021 Scholarship Process

Dear Colleagues, SUNY students are invited to apply for annual scholarships of $3,000 offered by United University Professions, the union representing academic and professional faculty of the State University of New York. The application deadline for the UUP College Scholarship Fund scholarships is March 1, 2021. Applications are on UUP’s website, at www.uupinfo.org/awards. ​Through its College […]