Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from your membership affiliation with NYSUT. The hearts of educators around the state are heavy after the racially motivated attack in our Buffalo community in May. Not only were three of the victims NYSUT members, (Margus Morrison, Pearl Young, and Aaron Salter, Jr.), but the attack occurred in the heart […]
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Dear Colleagues, Please join us for the Buffalo March for our Lives rally next Saturday at 10:30am. We will join in solidarity with the other UUP Buffalo chapters to honor the victims/people impacted by the Buffalo massacre. We will meet on the corner of Jefferson & Glenwood at 10:15am. Please make sure to wear your UUP shirt […]
Please see the following from Statewide President, Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues, It’s official. Negotiations over our next contract with the State have begun. On Friday, May 27, the UUP Negotiations Team met with representatives from the State’s Office of Employee Relations, Department of Civil Service, Division of the Budget and SUNY to formally begin negotiations. At this first […]
Dear Colleagues, Congratulations to Tara Singer-Blumberg and Mike Formato on receiving a Local Leadership Award in Higher Education at the NYSUT-WNY 32nd Annual Awards Dinner last week. Tara has been the Labor Relations Specialist representing over 3700 Bargaining Unit members at both SUNY Buffalo and SUNY Fredonia Campuses. Tara is a dedicated and effective advocate […]
Dear Colleagues, The UB Office of Community Relations is organizing a donation drive for our Buffalo neighbors who were impacted by the May 14, 2022, mass shooting. Where: South Campus: 122 Parker Hall; Biomed Education Building Atrium North Campus: 501 Capen Hall; 410 Bonner Hall Downtown Campus: Near the guard station on the first floor […]
Dear Colleagues, Stop Hate. End Racism. Choose Love.Praying for and with our Buffalo community. In Solidarity,Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following information from the WNY Area Labor Federation regarding a support event scheduled for this week Saturday. In Solidarity,Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center Brothers and Sisters The WNYALF is joining the UAW, in conjunction with Rooted in Love, the Buffalo Fire Department, and the Buffalo Police Department, in holding a […]
Dear Colleagues, Please find a statement from me and my fellow UUP officers in response to the racist terrorist attack in Buffalo here. In solidarity, Frederick E. Kowal, Ph.D.PresidentUnited University Professions
Dear Colleagues, This is not how our community needed to be brought into the national spotlight. A beautiful and typical day at a neighborhood hub and gathering place. People going about their tasks, shopping for groceries. Then pure evil came into our community. The pain is immense and gut wrenching, as an attack on one […]
SAVE THE DATE UUP Buffalo CenterSUMMER PICNICWednesday, June 22nd11:00 am – 2:00 pmLocation TBD Fun, games & music!