Dear Colleagues, Below you will find the Salary Equity and Compression Addendum Report Form. The form provides information to members on the amount of DSI funds available for compression/inversion to the University at Buffalo. It also provides information to help members, who recently received a letter informing them that they were receiving a Compression and […]
Category: News
Dear Colleagues, The Buffalo Center physical office will be closed for 2 weeks to accommodate staffing concerns. We will be open virtually, please call or email at: 716.276.3377 or buffalocenter@uupmail.org. Thank you. In solidarity, Kathleen KielarVice President for ProfessionalsUUP Buffalo Center
Categories
Enhanced Member Benefits
Dear Colleagues: The UUP Benefit Trust Fund is ringing in the new year with a new enhanced active member life insurance benefit! This life insurance is effective January 1,2022. MetLife is now the carrier of our life insurance benefit, which has been increased to $10,000 for active members and remains at $1,000 for retirees. Along […]
Dear Colleagues, An agreement has been reached with SUNY to extend the SUNY-wide Telecommuting Policy through June 30, 2022. System Administration has now notified all campuses of the extension. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center SUNY-wide Telecommuting Policy
Dear Colleagues, The UUP Buffalo Center physical office located at 108 Commons will be closed from Monday, December 20th for 2 weeks. The office is scheduled to reopen on Monday, January 3rd. The virtual office will remain open, however, members should expect longer than normal response times. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
Dear Colleagues, The salary compression distributions will be paid no later than Pay Period 18 (paycheck dated 12/22/21) at the comprehensive and tech campuses. University centers and health sciences centers that may require additional time to complete the analysis have until Pay Period 19 (paycheck dated 1/5/22) to process and pay the compression distributions. Regardless […]
Dear Colleagues, Members of your UUP Buffalo Center Health and Safety Committee have developed a satisfaction survey regarding the level of cleaning being done at the university, particularly since the CDC has not withdrawn its guidance on cleaning. This survey provides a great opportunity for members to express their feelings about the cleanliness of their […]
Categories
Support of GSEU
Dear 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 […]
Categories
Goldsmiths Resolution
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 […]
Dear Colleagues, Recently the Campus Governance Leaders, of which your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is a member of, issued a statement in response to President Tripathi’s State of the University Address. This statement was published in a recent edition of the Spectrum and can be found here: https://www.ubspectrum.com/article/2021/11/letter-to-the-editor-tripathi-speech In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center