{"id":2651,"date":"2020-05-28T20:33:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T00:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/?page_id=2651"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:01:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:01:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Center Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Union<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/uupinfo.org\/\">United University Professions<\/a> (UUP), a state-wide local of New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), is the bargaining unit for faculty and professional staff members employed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.suny.edu\/\">State University of New York<\/a> (SUNY) at all of its campuses and health sciences centers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your union not only negotiates the employment contract, but it also studies and recommends improvements to working life, attempts to correct problems, address injustices, and assure that all members receive their guaranteed rights and due process. This is accomplished through political activism, campus programs, and the many benefits available to members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\">Not a UUP member yet?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join your co-workers in the nation&#8217;s largest higher education union<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uupunion.org\/myuup\/Membership\/\">Join Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2026\/05\/25\/victory-for-tier-6\/\">Victory for Tier 6<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-25T07:35:10-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 25, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Colleagues, A message from Fred Kowal&#8230; After months (and actually years&#8230;) of lobbying and pressuring policy makers (and others) to include UUP members of Tier 6 in any &#8220;fix,&#8221; I can report that we have won a great victory for our members in Tier 6.\u00a0 Though we don&#8217;t yet have\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2026\/05\/25\/victory-for-tier-6\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Victory for Tier 6<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2026\/05\/22\/uup-chapter-updates\/\">UUP Chapter Updates<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-22T08:58:44-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 22, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Colleagues, On Wednesday the Chapter Board has made some decisions that the membership should be aware of. 1)&nbsp; Kevin Ragland has resigned from Treasurer effective June 1.&nbsp; &nbsp;Kevin has been outstanding in this position and we are sorry to see him go.&nbsp; We wish him all the best.&nbsp; Thank you\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2026\/05\/22\/uup-chapter-updates\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: UUP Chapter Updates<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2026\/05\/22\/message-from-fred-kowal-on-contract-negotiations\/\">Message from Fred Kowal on Contract Negotiations<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-22T06:51:56-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 22, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Colleagues, Yesterday Fred Kowal sent out this message regarding the contract.&nbsp; I apologize for any duplication of emails, but wanted everyone to see this message.&nbsp; There are good feelings that we are nearing the end of contract negotiations.&nbsp; Let&#8217;s keep our fingers crossed and continue to send warm thoughts to\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2026\/05\/22\/message-from-fred-kowal-on-contract-negotiations\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Message from Fred Kowal on Contract Negotiations<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2026\/05\/13\/member-in-need-of-donated-time-2\/\">Member in Need of Donated Time<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-13T15:30:47-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 13, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Colleagues, We have a member in need of\u00a0donated\u00a0time. 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 &#8211; the intended recipient information can be left blank. Thank you. Best, Kathleen KielarChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2026\/05\/13\/new-limited-virtual-office-hours\/\">New Limited Virtual Office Hours<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-13T13:23:35-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 13, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Members, I want to share an important update regarding our UUP office operations and staffing for the coming months. Due to limited staffing, our office will be operating&nbsp;virtually only&nbsp;until further notice. We will not be holding in\u2011person meetings during this period. 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