UUP Buffalo CenterDear Colleagues, With Election Day one week away, please be advised of the requirements for utilizing Paid Leave in order to vote. UB employees who are registered to vote may take up to two hours of leave, without charge to leave accruals, to vote in any NYS election when the employee does not have sufficient time […]
Dear Colleagues, Buffalo Center UUP is co-sponsoring a Zoom Session by Howard Bunsis on September 11 at 3:00 pm. He will be discussing the Bunsis Report on UB’s finances, which arrived just prior to the COVID Crisis. It has become even more pressing and relevant as we head into this financial crisis, with “Capen 5”, and UBF lack of financial transparency. The […]
Dear Colleagues, UUP has been waiting for updates from the Department of Labor on this new legislation, and its applicability to SUNY. A new Q&A has been posted, which can be found here. https://uupinfo.org/resources/covid19/pdf/UUP_COVID19_QA.pdf It is possible to provide flexibility within an employee’s telework agreement to allow for childcare needs. If you have concerns regarding telework, […]
Dear Colleagues, As you know, the Individual Development Award applications were submitted months ago, and by now, you would normally have received information about whether your request was granted. As a result of Covid-19, many of the workshops people were seeking funding for have been canceled. SUNY and UUP have been meeting to determine how […]
Clarification Regarding Benefits and Retirement: Please refer to page 2 of the NYSHIP Planning for Retirement booklet for the correct information on eligibility for retirement and qualifying for NYSHIP retiree health insurance. To verify eligibility, please reach out to the Benefits and Work/Life Balance Office. Please keep in mind that some requests may take longer to complete than […]
Dear Colleagues, Act now to help UUP and SUNY fight for crucial funding through a new federal stimulus to fight COVID-19 and protect workers, students, faculty, and the populations we serve. Brothers and Sisters, please add your voice to the thousands of other UUP members advocating to keep our union strong and to protect SUNY. […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the information below from the State Board of Elections regarding absentee ballot voting for the June 23rd primaries. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
Hello, An updated UUP COVID-19: Q&A has been posted on uupinfo.org and is attached for your information. Note that the Governor has directed that non-essential state employees will continue to work from home through 11:59 PM, April 29. Thank you and be well, In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center Click here for attachment
Colleagues, We are aware that many of you have worked many extra hours over the last few weeks working to move your courses online. UUP Central is currently in talks with both SUNY, and GOER (Governor’s Office of Employee Relations) in the hopes of developing a Memo of Understanding in order to have you compensated for this extra work. While this is […]