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 […]
Buffalo Center Officer, Roosevelt Wardlaw, along with other members from Buffalo HSC, provided lunches to front line workers at ECMC and Kaleida today.
Earth Week Update – Tuesday
Colleagues, The need for a healthy environment and healthy communities has been amplified by our current public health crisis. Protecting our planet is protecting the health of our families and communities. UUP is joining our students, colleagues, and coalition partners across the globe for three days of Earth Day action, beginning on April 22. Please join […]
Fight for Crucial Funding
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. […]
Earth Week 2020
Dear Colleagues, UUP will be celebrating Earth Day with three days of action: UUP is joining our students, colleagues, and coalition partners across the globe for three days of #EarthDay action, beginning on April 22. As part of UUP’s continued partnerships with the US Youth Climate Strike and the March for Science, UUP is encouraging members to get involved with […]
Absentee Ballot Voting
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
TIAA Financial Consultant Meetings
Dear Colleagues, Given Covid’s impact on enrollment and budgets, we want to make sure that if you have been sent a non-renewal notice, that you understood what the letter means for you, and that you consider your options. Under Article 32 of the Contract, a part-time term adjunct must be given 45 calendar days-notice prior […]
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
Dress Code
The University cannot unilaterally impose a dress code. Dress codes are a term and condition of employment that must be negotiated with UUP before it can be implemented. A dress code is a requirement to wear a specific type of clothing, e.g. you must wear a tie, or khaki pants to work. Another way to […]