Colleagues, Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal with regards to a recent MOA with SUNY on COVID Testing for UUP membership: Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that we have reached agreement with SUNY over the terms for mandatory surveillance testing of campus employees. A summary of the provisions […]
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Please see the following from Statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center Dear Colleagues, Thank you for making your voice heard over the past few months. Whether you signed a petition, committed to action, participated in legislative tele-town halls, membership tele-town halls, or wrote a letter to your legislator – […]
Colleagues, Your union, United University Professions, is working for you. To keep you in the know, your union is sending UUP media releases to our members and supporters. Thank you for being a UUP member. Together, we are stronger. In Solidarity,Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2020 UUP Tells Lawmakers SUNY Reopening […]
As UUP continues to push for a reopening of campuses that is as safe as possible for all in our campus communities, it has become clear that SUNY needs to hear from all of us. Our voices and concerns must be heard by the leaders of the system, and we must be partners to ensure […]
Colleagues, Please see the following from your statewide Secretary/Treasurer Jeri O’Brien-Losee regarding a statewide UUP webinar for Librarians and Library Professionals: Dear Librarians and Library Professionals, UUP invites you to attend a webinar to discuss campus library issues pertaining to campus reopening in the COVID-19 context. The webinar will take place on Monday, July 13 from 11:30 […]
Colleagues, We just received the following information from statewide President, Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues, We received notification from the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations this afternoon that the state is delaying implementation of the 2% across the board salary increases that are due to our members on July 1 or Sept 1 (depending on obligation). […]
Colleagues, As UUP continues to push for a reopening of campuses that is as safe as possible for all in our campus communities, it has become clear that SUNY needs to hear from all of us. Our voices and concerns must be heard by the leaders of the system, and we must be partners to […]
Colleagues, Please see the following Press Release from our Statewide President Fred Kowal. On this particular release, UUP tried to emphasise the lack of leadership from SUNY Administration. UUP prefers that the Governor be more direct in order SUNY to lead, and not prefer to have the Governor controlling SUNY that directly. Leadership must come […]
Dear Colleagues, An agreement with the State to extend the Telecommuting Agreement through October 2, 2020. UUP has updated the COVID 19 Q&A to reflect this and other developments since the last update. That updated Q&A can be found on the UUP COVID 19 Resources web page: https://uupinfo.org/resources/covid19/ In Solidarity, Ken Kern President, Buffalo Center Chapter […]
Dear Colleagues, This is a painful time for our country again as we grapple with the virulent and continuing threat of racism, as well as the violence that often mars legitimate mass public protest. Please see the following from our Statewide UUP President, Mr. Fred Kowal. In solidarity,Ken Kern Chapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center Letter from […]