Dear Colleagues, As you are no doubt aware, the university has now distributed the 2022 discretionary salary increases and salary compression adjustments to all eligible UUP represented employees. You will find the roster outlining who received these payments and the amount that each employee received at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xh-OdiDLcO8T9PFs9afLFirGIpmsTkBkTJ0CTJNi3OQ/edit?usp=share_link The roster includes separate columns reflecting the amount […]
Category: Employment
Dear Colleagues, Your Buffalo Center Chapter is looking to collect information on the number of individuals affected by the 2 most recent snowstorms of 2022. These include the November storm (November 18th) and the Christmas Blizzard (December 23rd, and the following week of December 26th). If you would like to volunteer your information, the Chapter […]
Dear Colleagues, Over the Holiday break, the Chapter received word that the telecommuting pilot program has been extended through June 30, 2023. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
Dear Colleagues, Your NYS/UUP Joint Labor/Management Committees has established a FREE online education through the Empire Knowledgebank (EKB) learning platform. They offer many opportunities in professional writing including: – Professional Writing Skills: A Write it Well Guide – Improving Your Technical Writing Skills – Best Practices for Communicating in the Digital Age – Business Writing […]
Dear Colleagues, It is anticipated that Award Letters for DSI/Compression will go out on December 19th. The pay date for those receiving DSI and/or Compression will be January 4th. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
Dear Colleagues, SUNY students are invited to apply for annual scholarships of $3,000 offered by United University Professions, the union that represents academic and professional faculty at the State University of New York. The scholarship application deadline is March 1, 2023. Applications are on UUP’s website, at uupinfo.org/awards. The UUP College Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to […]
Dear Colleagues, As part of the NYS/UUP Joint Labor/Management Committees, please see the attached flyer for FREE online education opportunities through the Empire Knowledgebank learning platforms. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
Dear Colleagues, Attached are two university policies currently under review through the University Policy Committee. Members are asked to review these and send any comments to kmkielar@buffalo.edu by Wednesday, November 9th. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center Ethics PolicyNaming Policy and Attachments
Dear Colleagues, Open enrollment for the Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) has started and continues through December 12! The PEP program provides a means by which eligible employees – generally, NYSHIP enrollees who earn vacation and currently make less than $103,433 a year – may cash in previously accrued vacation days for a bi-weekly credit to […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues, I am extremely pleased to inform you that the NYS Office of Employee Relations has again agreed to suspend the January 1 40-day vacation credit cap contained in Article 23.2(d) of the 2016-2022 State/UUP Agreement. As you will recall, two similar […]