Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that a virtual Negotiations Townhall meeting for the Buffalo Center Chapter has been scheduled for 10/8/21 at 12pm. We will send out additional information and a meeting link as we get closer to the date. The Negotiations Townhall meeting will be led by UUP Chief Negotiator Bret Benjamin […]
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Dear Colleagues, The Health and Safety Committee of your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter has investigated the advantages for allowing alternate work site locations options (telecommuting) to those staff who are able to from a Sustainability viewpoint. This research includes: 24 Million tons of global CO2 emissions would be removed if everyone in the world would work from home […]
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Kathleen “Kat” Kielar (your Chapter’s Vice President for Professionals), on her recent UUP Statewide appointment to the SUNY Joint Labor Management Health & Safety Committee! The SUNY Joint Labor Management Safety & Health Committee is a small committee which was created through your negotiated UUP contract with the […]
Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter will be hosting a hybrid Welcome Back Meeting. This meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 21st from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. and will be held in the Student Union Theater and utilizing the Zoom platform. Both members and non-members of the Buffalo Center Chapter are invited. Please RSVP your attendance to the following […]
Dear Colleagues, From the start of the pandemic, your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter has regularly interacted with the UB’s Departments of Employee Relations and Environmental Health & Safety regarding air quality issues. Recent efforts in pursuing those issues led the campus to issue the following article – https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2021/07/addressing-hvac.html Despite achieving several small victories, we are […]
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COVID-related Telecommuting
Dear Colleagues, Please be aware that GOER has extended the term of COVID-specific telecommuting for employees who demonstrate a telecommute need due to COVID-related childcare, elder care and illness. The extension runs through October 12, 2021. This COVID-need telecommuting differs from the SUNY-wide telecommuting Agreement that UB has identified as in effect as of September […]
Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is in need of 2 Faculty member volunteers to serve on the Individual Development Awards Committee (IDA), a joint Labor/Management Committee. This committee is responsible for administering and reviewing the individual development award process offered by UUP. This committee is made up of UUP members who will work with management to determine how the awards are administered. Please […]
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Labor Day 2021
Dear Colleagues, As we look forward to celebrating Labor Day 2021, I would like to thank you, our members, for your increased participation and input into your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter. The backbone of any organization is its team. The team can only be a strong as each of your individual commitments to the Buffalo […]
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Labor Day Parade
Dear Colleagues, As a reminder, the Buffalo Center UUP will be participating in this year’s Labor Day Parade and you, and your family are invited. Please see the following information from Danielle Judge-Freeman: 2021 LABOR DAY EVENTS: On Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2021, working people across the country will be taking the day off and celebrating the achievements of working people. Join UUP and our coalition […]
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IDA Committee Members Needed
Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is in need of 2 Faculty member volunteers to serve on the Individual Development Awards Committee (IDA), a joint Labor/Management Committee. This committee is responsible for administering and reviewing the individual development award process offered by UUP. This committee is made up of UUP members who will work with management to determine how the awards are administered. Please […]