UUP Buffalo CenterPlease see the following from UUP Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal. Dear Colleagues, This weekend we received notification from the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) that the state is delaying implementation of our 2020 2% across-the-board salary increases for at least another 90 days. The earliest these raises could be paid is January 1, 2021. […]
Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center Dear Colleagues, Thank you for making your voice heard over the past few months. Whether you signed a petition, committed to action, participated in legislative tele-town halls, membership tele-town halls, or wrote a letter to your legislator – […]
Colleagues, We just received the following information from statewide President, Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues, We received notification from the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations this afternoon that the state is delaying implementation of the 2% across the board salary increases that are due to our members on July 1 or Sept 1 (depending on obligation). […]
Colleagues, Please see the following Press Release from our Statewide President Fred Kowal. On this particular release, UUP tried to emphasise the lack of leadership from SUNY Administration. UUP prefers that the Governor be more direct in order SUNY to lead, and not prefer to have the Governor controlling SUNY that directly. Leadership must come […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following message from UUP Statewide President, Fred Kowal: Colleagues, As we head into a reflective weekend beginning with the celebration of Juneteenth tomorrow, June 19, I want to share an important upcoming event hosted by our partners in the Poor People’s Campaign. UUP will join the digital Mass Poor People’s […]
Dear Department Chairs, UUP invites you to attend a webinar to discuss issues confronting academic department chairs, including those pertaining to campus reopening in the COVID-19 context. The webinar will take place on June 25th at 1 pm. Instructions for joining are attached. At the start of the webinar UUP President Fred Kowal and Vice President for […]
Colleagues, Late yesterday, the Governor extended his order that non-essential employees work from home through May 28th. The new order does modify his earlier order to permit public employers to reopen those activities that are consistent with the reopening phase in their region. What this means is that nearly all of our bargaining unit members […]
Dear Colleagues, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that if you have not yet signed up for a UUP Tele-Town Hall, I would highly encourage you to do so. After attending yesterdays session, I found the conversation to be very informative and productive. These are member driven conversations with your Statewide […]