UUP set to kick off contract negotiations with Feb. 3 virtual town hall
Contract negotiations will begin Feb. 4 after months of UUP pushing the state to come to the table.
To kick things off, UUP’s Negotiations Team invites all UUP members to join a virtual town hall—at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 3—to show support for the Team as it begins the process of bringing home a fair contract that benefits all UUP members.
Click HERE to register for the town hall.
The meeting is open to UUP members. Only UUP members can vote to ratify the contract. Click HERE to become a UUP member.
“We want an on-time contract for the first time in recent memory,” UUP President Fred Kowal and UUP Chief Negotiator Bret Benjamin wrote in an email to members. “No delayed raises. No interrupted programs. No uncertainty. We want an on-time contract that meets the needs of our members.”
UUP’s current contract expires July 1.
On Feb. 4, members are asked to wear red clothing—it’s even better if it’s UUP-branded clothing—to work to show their support for contract negotiations.
Members are also asked to take photos of themselves and their colleagues wearing red and post them to social media using the hashtag #UUPContract. Please tag your posts with @uupinfo before posting.
Members can also request a UUP “Ready to Bargain” sign for their office doors or windows to show support. Click HERE to request the sign or email the chapter at buffalocenter@uupmail.org
And UUPers can join the union’s Rapid Responders to find out about important updates, announcements and actions. Click HERE to sign up.
For the most up-to-date information about contract negotiations, members can log into UUP’s password-protected Members Only page, HERE.
Best,
Kathleen Kielar
Chapter President
UUP Buffalo Center