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Call To Action Health and Safety

Virtual Rally for a Safe SUNY Reopening

Dear Colleagues, As you all know, UUP is having its Virtual Rally for a Safe SUNY Reopening tomorrow (Wednesday 8/5) at noon. I hope you have all signed up to participate! If not, it’s not too late – you can register for the rally here. ​I look forward to “seeing you” at the rally! In Solidarity,Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo […]

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Health and Safety

A Virtual Town Hall on UB’s Health and Safety Guidelines

Colleagues, You are encouraged to attend the Virtual Town Hall next week, with Provost Weber and Dr. Cain for a  discussion of the safety protocols for fall 2020. In addition, you are further encouraged to submit your specific questions regarding these protocols and reopening plans in advance to the link identified. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo […]

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Buffalo Center News Call To Action Event Health and Safety Statewide News

Join Virtual Rally for a Safe SUNY

Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center Dear Colleagues, Thank you for making your voice heard over the past few months. Whether you signed a petition, committed to action, participated in legislative tele-town halls, membership tele-town halls, or wrote a letter to your legislator – […]

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Statewide News

UUP Tells Lawmakers SUNY Reopening Plans Are Inadequate

Colleagues, Your union, United University Professions, is working for you. To keep you in the know, your union is sending UUP media releases to our members and supporters. Thank you for being a UUP member. Together, we are stronger. In Solidarity,Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2020 UUP Tells Lawmakers SUNY Reopening […]

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Health and Safety Webinar

Webinars for EOC and ATHLETICS

Colleagues, ​UUP Central invites you to attend webinars to discuss EOC and Athletics issues pertaining to campus reopening in the COVID-19 context. The EOC webinar will take place on Monday, August 10 from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm. The Athletics webinar will take place on Tuesday, August 11 from 2:30 – 4:00 pm. If you are interested in joining […]

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Call To Action

Committee Call To Action Update/Racial Equity and Social Justice Committee

Colleagues, ​After discussions and meetings with the Chapter Officers, and Chapter Board; it has been decided that rather than trying to align with the 3 separate committees as identified at the Statewide UUP level; the Buffalo Chapter will combine these three groups into one committee. This committee will be the Racial Equity and Social Justice Committee. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter […]

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Retirement Webinar Workshop

Retirement Planning Webinars​

Colleagues, NYSUT Member Benefits and Stacey Braun Associates, Inc. (provider of NYSUT endorsed Financial Counseling Program) will be hosting several retirement planning webinars during the month of August.  These retirement planning webinars are 60 minute workshops – including Q&A.  Topics include retirement timing, projecting retirement expenses, investment transitions, social security overview, insurance considerations, and long-term care […]

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Health and Safety

COVID-19 and Workers’ Compensations Benefits

Dear Colleagues, Members who are diagnosed with COVID-19 who believe their infection was due to work related exposure should be encouraged to file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits.  At this time, potential long term effects of COVID 19 are unknown.  Given this, it important that you protect your rights to medical care and wage replacement through […]

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Health and Safety

Letter to SUNY re: Fall Reopening Plans

Colleagues, Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Yesterday, I sent the attached letter to Chairman Tisch, Dr. Laursen and Mr. Megna at SUNY.  The letter outlines UUP’s continuing concerns regarding SUNY’s reopening plans for the Fall semester. Most notably, the absence of plans for baseline testing of students and faculty as […]

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Call To Action

Committee Call To Action

Colleagues: ​Recently your Buffalo Center Chapter of UUP has seen success in reestablishing our Chapter Health and Safety Committee due to member interest. The Buffalo Center Chapter would like to do the same with reestablishing local Chapter committees that appear within Statewide UUP. These include: 1.       Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Diversity, Equity and Inclusion works to […]