{"id":2998,"date":"2020-07-29T09:14:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T13:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/?p=2998"},"modified":"2020-07-29T09:14:40","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T13:14:40","slug":"uup-tells-lawmakers-suny-reopening-plans-are-inadequate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2020\/07\/29\/uup-tells-lawmakers-suny-reopening-plans-are-inadequate\/","title":{"rendered":"UUP Tells Lawmakers SUNY Reopening Plans Are Inadequate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Colleagues,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your union, United University Professions, is working for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To keep you in the know, your union is sending UUP media releases to our members and supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for being a UUP member. Together, we are stronger.

In Solidarity,
Ken Kern
Chapter President
UUP Buffalo Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 28, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UUP Tells Lawmakers SUNY Reopening Plans Are Inadequate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reopening plans being released by individual SUNY campuses for the fall semester do not go far enough to promote safety during the coronavirus pandemic, and United University Professions believes the state should mandate testing; contact tracing; and mask-wearing and social distancing in classrooms and common areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt this moment, the health and safety of our students, our members and our communities are paramount,\u201d Frederick E. Kowal, president of United University Professions, said during testimony before the state Senate and Assembly committees on higher education. \u201cUnfortunately, SUNY\u2019s plans do not go far enough to promote safety on campus. To safely reopen campuses, to spur the economy and return to our way of life, we need four basic systems in place: baseline and surveillance testing; contact tracing; mask-wearing and social distancing; and telecommuting to reduce campus density and enhance safety for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UUP on June 2 released its own guidelines to safely reopen campuses, which go much farther than SUNY\u2019s campus reopening plans. UUP\u2019s guidelines call for face masks to be worn in classrooms and in common areas\u2014not only when students come within six feet of other people. UUP urged SUNY to use the union\u2019s guidelines as a basis for working together to develop a systemwide reopening plan that addresses UUP\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, SUNY has not acknowledged the UUP guidelines, which Kowal submitted to lawmakers during his testimony. A copy of the UUP reopening plan can be downloaded at https:\/\/uupinfo.org\/resources\/covid19\/pdf\/UUPReopeningPrinciples.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many private colleges in New York have, in contrast to SUNY, developed rigorous plans for baseline and surveillance testing, and \u201chave not resorted to excuses about testing being unnecessary, impossible or too expensive,\u201d Kowal said. \u201cThe students and the academic and professional staff at our campuses should not be compelled to play roulette with possible exposure to asymptomatic spread on campuses, while private colleges recognize and proactively attempt to protect against the possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kowal also told lawmakers that several SUNY campus administrations are flouting a telecommuting agreement with the state that UUP originally established in the spring, shortly after SUNY shut down its campuses and converted to remote learning. The telecommuting agreement, which allows UUP-represented faculty and staff to work and teach from home, is in place until Oct. 2. But some faculty and staff at several campuses have been told that they must report to work on campus unless they have a compelling health issue or a child care problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Solidarity,
Ken Kern
Chapter President
UUP Buffalo Center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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