Dear Colleagues, Congratulations to the following members who were recently elected into positions to the UUP Buffalo Center for the upcoming 2 year term of July 1st, 2021 – June 30th, 2023: President: Ken KernVice-President for Academics: Matt DimickVice-President for Professionals: Kat KielarSecretary: Janiece JankowskiTreasurer: Kevin RaglandDiversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer: Jessica LabellaOfficer for Contingents: Marian SlaughterOfficer for Retirees: […]
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Dear Colleagues, Please be advised that on Wednesday, May 5th; the UUP Buffalo Center Chapter office will be open from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.. The Chapter Officers and Board are currently working on additional days and times for the office to be open over the summer. In solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
Dear Colleagues, UUP will host a series of policy roundtables on Sustainability, Healthcare, and Higher Education as part of UUP’s NY HEALS initiative. The first session on Sustainability (scheduled on Earth Day 2021), will have participants including members, coalition partners, environmental experts, and legislators to participate in a discussion about the environmental challenges facing New York state (and […]
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2020 Pay Raise Update
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal regarding an update on the 2% salary increases: Colleagues, I wanted to pass along information about our delayed 2020 pay raises, but thought it to be appropriate to wait until we had more definitive information. Several days ago, the Governor officially announced that the […]
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Budget…
Please see the following message from UUP Statewide President, Fred Kowal: Colleagues, Despite a long weekend of advocacy, there still is no final New York State budget, though some parts of it are settling into place. We hope to have a full analysis to share with you by the end of the week. In the […]
Dear Colleagues, Just released by UUP Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: I am pleased to inform you that we have just reached agreement with GOER to extend the state-wide telecommuting agreement through Friday, July 2, 2021. We understand that GOER is sending notice of the multi-union agreement to all state agencies, including SUNY this afternoon. Now, let’s […]
Dear Colleagues, Chapter Election Ballots were mailed out to all members this week. As a reminder, your ballot must be received in the election post office box by 5:00 p.m. on April 26, 2021. Ballot counting will begin at 10:00 a.m. on April 27, 2021. If you did not receive a ballot, or need a replacement […]
Dear Colleagues: The UUP Individual Development Award cycle is again on track. The local UB IDA campus committee has resumed their process to review the applications that have been submitted. The committee expects to be able to provide information regarding the status of reimbursement awards sometime during the month of April 2021. In Solidarity, Ken […]
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Vaccine Petition
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: As you know, we have been fighting to convince the Governor and the state Department of Health to include all of our colleagues who are working on campus directly with students in the 1B category for vaccination. The efforts are being ramped up. […]
“As a union of educators and medical professionals, UUP advocates for and protects everyone in the campus communities we serve from harassment and abuse. In line with those principles, UUP supports the appointment of an independent investigation, through the Attorney General’s office, of the serious sexual harassment accusations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “The allegations, made […]