UUP Buffalo CenterDear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center will be hosting a meeting for interested members at Capen Hall: Thursday, April 6th12:00 – 1:00 pmLunch will be provided.The Martin Room – 567 Capen Hall Topics will be of the members choosing and may include the latest updates on contract negotiations, chapter elections, and membership. You may submit […]
Dear Colleagues, With various reorganizations of departments at the university, Academic staff are being asked to do more work than ever before. Some of this work may have been previously performed by other support staff. Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is pleased to announce an Academic Membership Meeting to review and discuss the implications of, […]
Dear Colleagues, Due to the high level of interest about the Workload for Chairs and Supervisors Forums that was held earlier this month, UUP is offering two more sessions on: Feb 24 (10-11.30am) Register here Feb 28 (5-6.30pm) Register here In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
Dear Colleagues, Throughout New York State, UUP members repeatedly raise workload increases as a major point of concern. However, workload pressures impact UUP members with supervisory duties in particular and sometimes complex ways. Join UUP Vice Presidents Carolyn Kube and Alissa Karl, and NYSUT Staff Director Jeremy Ginsburg to discuss how workload pressures – and […]
Dear Colleagues, The UUP Buffalo Center Chapter will be holding a Meeting for Academic Members (full time, contingents, and adjuncts) via Zoom on Tuesday, December 6th at Noon The purpose of this meeting is to have open discussions on a variety of Academic Concerns involving, but not limited to: In addition to having Matt Kibler […]
Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is proud to announce the second workshop for the Fall 2022 semester. The Chapter will be offering a program on Workload Overload. This virtual workshop is scheduled for: Tuesday, October 11th12:00 p.m. via Zoom Please RSVP your attendance by Friday, October 7th:https://forms.gle/H5B4zxUHRa6J4oBJ7 We are also asking that you please submit […]
Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is proud to announce the second workshop for the Fall 2022 semester. The Chapter will be offering a program on Workload Overload. This virtual workshop is scheduled for: Tuesday, October 11th12:00 p.m. via Zoom Please RSVP your attendance by Friday, October 7th:https://forms.gle/H5B4zxUHRa6J4oBJ7 We are also asking that you please submit […]
Dear Colleagues, Recently, the Chapter has received concerns from members regarding work still needing to be completed within a department, with either limited staff or vacant positions which have not been filled. The Buffalo Center Chapter wants to document and stop any “creeping work week” problems you face. As a reminder on how to handle […]
Dear Faculty: We are writing to follow-up about our brief workload survey that we sent out in the Spring of this year. Thanks very much to those who took the time to respond. In this email we’d like to report back about some of the responses we received, explain how the Buffalo Center chapter of […]
Dear Faculty: The UUP would like to know if you have experienced an increased or unreasonable workload. The recent and ongoing Covid pandemic has encouraged an enormous shift to online teaching for virtually every faculty member. As of this writing, the University is planning on an “in person” semester for the Fall, and a return […]