UUP Buffalo CenterDid you know that if you have to travel to a meeting located off site from your regular work location, you have several options: you can be told to take a University vehicle, you can be told to take the UB shuttle, or if neither of those are options, and you drive your personal vehicle, […]
UUP professionals are eligible for, and entitled to, compensatory time. “Comp time” is compensatory time given to employees who have worked beyond their professional obligation. The UUP Contract DOES specifically contemplate comp time (in Appendix A-29) and you should request it if you are requested to work beyond your obligation. An example of a reason […]
Every UUP member has the legal right to consult with the union over any issue involving the terms and conditions of employment. This right is written into the Public Employees Fair Employment Act, commonly known as the Taylor Law, a labor relations statute covering most public employees in New York State. The legal term for […]
If you are a part-time faculty, you can be hired as a temporary employee, but your title must be changed to term employee after four consecutive semesters. There are two huge differences between a temporary and a term employee: a temporary employee can be let go at any time, with no notice or other rights […]
Academic employees can be hired on tenure track or non-tenure track lines. According to the UUP Contract, Academics can receive an appointment letter of up to three years’ duration. Typically, full time faculty will get an appointment letter for one or two years. Part-time faculty typically get an appointment letter each semester. The appointment letter […]
Note that later last night it was announced that the Federal government has extended federal social distancing guidelines until April 30. Colleagues, So much has been occurring in the past couple weeks and there are times when I fear that those of us at the statewide level and at many chapters simply can’t keep up […]
Dear Colleagues, Hello all. We’ve received many questions from colleagues about stopping deductions from their paychecks for the Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAA) and NYS-Ride. Here’s information we received from the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations: Dependent Care Advantage Account Employees can stop their DCAA deductions or change their election amounts if they experience an […]
Dear UUP represented employees, Attached are updated instructions for LiveHealth Online. The instructions for the mental health scheduling have changed. Enrollees will have to enter a credit card when they schedule. The card will be charged $25 if the member does not cancel the appointment within the 24-hour cancellation period. The coupon code will be […]
Please see the following message from UUP Statewide President, Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues, First and foremost, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to you and your families during these trying times. The UUP leadership and I commend our health care workers, and all those who are dedicating their time and effort to […]
Dear UUP represented employees, I am happy to report that the telemedicine benefit is now available to enrollees in the Empire Plan, SEHP, and the Excelsior Plan. The Department of Civil Service has posted the message below on NYSHIP Online. In addition, they will send a notice to your Health Benefits Administrators for distribution and […]