UUP Buffalo CenterDear Colleagues, As part of your Chapter Board Meeting this week, members of the Board approved support of a petition being generated by our colleagues of the Graduate Student Employee Union (GSEU). Members are encouraged to see the following from UB GSEU Chief Steward, Joseph Sechrist, and participate in signing the petition: Hi everyone, As […]
Dear Colleagues, Thanks to the efforts of members of the UUP Buffalo Center Chapter, the Chapter officers and Board Members were made aware of issues involving the Goldsmiths University and College Union (GUCU) in a dispute of international significance on an issue that impacts all of higher education. The Buffalo Center Chapter will always try to […]
Thank you for your consideration and support. STARBUCKS Coffee With Comrades: Order something simple at a Starbucks in Buffalo and let workers know you support their right to organize and are proud of what they are doing. Starbucks partners are the union, and they need our support in the face of union busting. More info here: https://bit.ly/3AbV68j GSEU […]
Dear Colleagues, Here are 2 more opportunities for you to help support the CWA in their continued fight for a fair contract. Join the Strike – UUP members will be joining CWA on the picket line this week Thursday between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.. Please wear UUP gear. Support signs may be picked up […]
Dear Colleagues, If you would like to show your support for the CWA strike at Mercy Hospital, there are a limited number of lawn signs available for you at the UUP Office located at the Commons. The office is open Mondays through Thursday from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Colleagues, Next week our Outreach Committee will be hosting two virtual town hall meetings to gather input for the formulation of our 2022 Legislative Agenda. Please click the link below to register. 2022 Legislative Agenda Town Hall Registration Form: https://bit.ly/UUP2022TownHalls We have many challenges […]
Dear Colleagues: I hope you will please join me in attending the upcoming virtual town hall with our Congressmember, Brian Higgins at 11:30 AM, Tuesday, August 24. As you may have read, congress will soon be voting on the American Families Plan, and so it’s especially important for us now to be conveying our priorities to Higgins – and to be […]
Dear Colleagues, Join UUP and our coalition partners, the New York Youth Climate Leaders, in Albany, on August 6th, at 1:30 PM in West Capitol Park (across from 89 Washington Ave) to participate in a rally to protest the inaction on climate change and demand that the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System divest from fossil fuel stocks. With […]
Dear Colleagues, There is still time for you to sign up for the May 20th UUP Education Roundtable, the third in a series of Virtual Roundtables supporting UUP’s HEALS Legislative Agenda. This event will focus on education policy with leading UUP experts, policymakers, and elected officials. Learn about the UUP Higher Education roundtable and register here: UUP […]
Dear Colleagues, There is still time for you to sign up for the May 6 UUP Healthcare Roundtable, the second in a series of Virtual Roundtables supporting UUP’s HEALS Legislative Agenda. Join UUP on Thursday, May 6 at noon for a virtual roundtable discussion focused on Healthcare. Moderator: UUP Statewide President – Fred KowalPanelists: NYS Senator Rachel May, Senate District 53 Dr. […]