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Event Health and Safety

NYSUT Cares Virtual Food Drive

Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from NYSUT Regional Staff Director, Mr. Michael Deely: Hunger is a serious concern in our Western New York Community, and it looks like it will get worse before it gets better. We ask that you consider getting involved and recruit others to get involved in our #NYSUTCares initiative to raise […]

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Contract Professionals

Reminder: UUP Individual Development Awards – Deadline January 25th

Greetings, The Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) and United University Professions (UUP) are pleased to announce the availability of the Individual Development Awards (IDA) provided for and funded under the UUP 2016-2022 Agreement. The purpose of the awards program is to assist eligible full-time and part-time employees in developing their full professional potential with an emphasis on […]

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Contract Employment

New Year, Same as the Old Year: 2020 2% Salary Increases Delayed Again

Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues, Sorry to have to start the New Year off with bad news, but late Thursday last week, we received notification from the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations, that the state is again delaying implementation of the 2% across the board salary increases […]

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Health and Safety

Telecommuting Agreement Extension

Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Colleagues, We received word in the past hour that the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) will be extending the agreement through April 2, 2021. In that we have no objections to the extension and expecting that neither will any of the other statewide unions, […]

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Health and Safety

Statewide EAP Resources

Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from statewide interim EAP Coordinator Christine C. Priest: Below is a listing of some of the helpful resources available during these trying times: COVID 19 Statewide Resources- OMH (Attached) NY Project Hope: Coping with COVID NYS Work-Life Servic​es: EAP Overview for Supervisors (VIDEO): COVID-19 Guidance: Mental Health in the Next […]

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Buffalo Center News

Welcome New Chapter Officers

Dear Colleagues, Over the last few weeks the Buffalo Center Chapter Board has approved the appointments of 2 new Chapter Officers. Please join me in welcoming… Matthew Dimick – Buffalo Chapter Officer for ContingentsProfessorLaw School Carine Mardorossian, PhD  – Buffalo Center Chapter Grievance Officer for AcademicsCollege of Arts and SciencesExecutive Director, Northeast Modern Language Association ProfessorDepartment […]

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Contract

Salary Compression Guidelines Information

Dear Colleagues, Please see the following updated information on the 2020 Salary Compression from statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues, The NYS/SUNY/UUP executive-level committee has completed the 2020 Integrated Guidelines for distribution of the 2020 0.5% salary pools to address salary compression. The committee’s work on these guidelines included exhaustive review of the 2019 results and of […]

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Contract Employment

Reminder: Permanent Appointment Clock Extension MOA

Dear Colleagues, UUP and SUNY signed an MOA (attached) which provided for a clock stop for professionals and academics.  We want to remind you that any professional employee who will  come up for permanent appointment in the next two years, who wished to get an automatic/guaranteed extension of their permanent appointment clock by six months, […]

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Benefits Webinar

The Joys of UUP Membership: Benefits 101 Webinar

Dear Colleagues, Please join the UUP Benefits Department on December 16th  at 12 pm or at 6 pm for a Benefits 101 Webinar. During the webinar, UUP’s Director of Member Benefits Doreen Bango will give you tips for maximizing your benefits. In the spirit of the holiday season, there will be many opportunities to win gift […]

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Advocacy

Legislative Agenda 2021 Session

Please see the following from statewide President Mr. Fred Kowal Dear Colleagues: Our union is only as effective as the engagement of our members. Over the last year, in the most unprecedented times, our union has become more nimble, more responsive and even more effective at delivering results and solutions to the issues you’re facing […]