Colleagues, Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal with regards to a recent MOA with SUNY on COVID Testing for UUP membership: Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that we have reached agreement with SUNY over the terms for mandatory surveillance testing of campus employees. A summary of the provisions […]
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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 […]
Thanks to the continued pressure from UUP (both local and Statewide), the recent announcement by UB to participate in partnering with Upstate Medical Center for Surveillance Testing is a major victory for our members, UUP and UB community. Yet today’s article in UBNow still did not indicate that faculty and staff who are randomly selected […]
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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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Free COVID Testing Options
Dear Colleagues, Although UB is not requiring that all employees or students be tested for COVID, there are several free and convenient options available to you if you would like to be tested voluntarily. The Erie County Department of Health offers two kinds of COVID-19 tests: 1. Diagnostic test (swab test) tells if you are […]
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Daily Health Check Updates
Dear Colleagues, We have questioned details with regards to the Daily Health Check modification notice sent last week Wednesday. The following are additional updates with regards to the Daily Health Check from Mark Coldren, Associate Vice President, Human Resources. 1. For individuals who do not have university issued cell phones: “There will be a web […]
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Save The Date – Labor Day
Dear Colleagues, Join your colleagues, students, community groups, and legislators, Sept. 7th at 12PM, in a rally for a Safe SUNY Reopening. We are fighting to protect our communities and each other. UUP Buffalo Center & Buffalo HSC Chapters Safe SUNY Communities Labor Day Rally Monday, September 7, 2020 (Labor Day) 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM More information to […]
Dear Colleagues, Yesterday, Human Resources sent out information regarding UB’s deployment of a mandatory daily health screening tool – The Daily Health Check. A health check reminder notice was also sent out to all employees later that afternoon. In addition to the requirement of completing this “…every day, including weekends and holidays, whether or not they plan to visit campus.”, there are […]
Colleagues, Following our Chapter’s Membership Survey, UB’s Town Hall on Health & Safety, and our recent Labor Management Meeting; the Buffalo Center Chapter, in partnership with the Chapter’s Health and Safety Committee, has developed a Q&A document to address your COVID related concerns and issues with regards to the Fall 2020 semester. This document can be […]
Dear Colleagues, UUP Central has scheduled a second webinar for Contingent Employees for Tuesday, August 18th from 2:30-4:00. UUP President Fred Kowal and other statewide officers will be available to discuss contingent employee issues pertaining to campus reopening and other concerns in the COVID-19 context. The discussion from the 8/12 webinar will continue and we will move […]