Dear Colleagues, While Article 19 of your contract applies to all UUP dues-paying members and protects your Disciplinary Rights, your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter wants to remind Faculty of their Academic Rights, including those under the Contract and under State and Federal Laws. We will also discuss privacy concerns in the workplace and applicable policies […]
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Dear Colleagues, Article 19 of your contract applies to all UUP dues-paying members and protects your Disciplinary Right. Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter will be holding a workshop via Zoom: “Discipline and Rights Under the UUP Contract”Tuesday, February 4thNoon – via Zoom We will explore and discuss Article 19 of the Contract, including a discussion […]
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University Policy Review
Dear Colleagues, The following policies are now posted in 30-Day Review in the University Policy Library: The policies are available to review from now through February 19, 2025. Feel free to forward this email to others in your area so that they may review and provide feedback. As always, your careful and thoughtful review of our […]
Dear Colleagues, Your Buffalo Center Chapter will be presenting two workshops (one geared towards Academics, and the other geared towards Professional staff) about the Risks and Possibilities that Artificial Intelligence will have upon your work. UUP certainly sees the possibilities of integrating AI into our classrooms and work, but also sees that there are many […]
Dear Colleagues, The Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) and United University Professions (UUP) announced the allocation of funds for Individual Development Awards (IDA), and the committee is now accepting application submissions for activity between July 2, 2024 – July 1, 2025. This program is intended to assist eligible employees in the UUP bargaining unit in […]
Dear Colleagues, Please be aware that the university will have an additional two weeks to review and comment on the university’s revised time, place and manner policies. UB and its Policy Review Group have extended the comment period until Oct. 14 to allow more time for feedback on the assembling, camping and posting policies that […]
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Call for Donated Time
Dear Colleagues, We have a member in need of donated time. If you are able to donate vacation days, please do so by visiting the following link: https://www.buffalo.edu/content/www/administrative-services/forms-catalog/forms-pw/vacation-leave-donation-request.html Please note* The intended recipient information can be left blank. Thank you. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
Hello all, This is reminder that the deadline for self-nominations for the 2024 distribution of Discretionary Salary Increases funding to your immediate supervisor is the end of this week, Friday, October 4th. Eligibility for UUP members is to have been on payroll for the time period of July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024. We […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from the Office of Micro-Credentials: We are excited to inform you about an opportunity that allows union members to enhance their professional skills through micro-credentials. Micro-credentials are designed to help individuals gain relevant skills highly valued in today’s job market, all within less time to earn than a degree. […]
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DSI and Self Nominations
Dear Colleagues, We anticipate the process of consideration into the distribution of Discretionary Salary Increases to begin soon. As per our negotiated contract, the 2024-25 DSI: 0.5% pool of total payroll is to be distributed by campuses to eligible employees at management’s discretion in December of 2024. While the distributions of these funds are subject […]