{"id":8155,"date":"2026-09-10T17:45:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/?p=8155"},"modified":"2026-09-10T17:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:45:42","slug":"tell-us-what-you-think-about-ub-telecommuting-policy-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2026\/09\/10\/tell-us-what-you-think-about-ub-telecommuting-policy-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell Us What You Think About UB Telecommuting Policy Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the proposed telecommuting policy changes at UB take effect September 14 and may be inconsistent with several key provisions in the UUP contract. Time is short.&nbsp;<strong>We want to hear from you.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is how we push back against restrictive telecommuting policy changes:&nbsp;UUP has designed a short survey to learn how these changes would actually affect members:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftally.so%2Fr%2FJ9E42K&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbuffalocenter@uupmail.org%7C02779271da6c467aabfd08df0f64b52a%7Ca959c0a16a934834b8ec8087d07cc0e6%7C0%7C0%7C639246597346800084%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BEPZo8aIF4FRDfsK0zDSa5xUJE9Co7r6UvKXWoRMLic%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/tally.so\/r\/J9E42K<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re using Tally, an independent, privacy-focused survey platform that ensures your responses remain strictly confidential while maintaining the integrity of our collective data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UUP commits to using aggregated survey data to advocate for membership in the labor\/management forum&nbsp;<\/strong>as negotiated in the contract, to protect what was bargained: individualized review, equity, and consideration of your preferred days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, members who were told that&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;applications that reference childcare or elder care will not be approved\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>might be interested in exploring their options with the New York State Division of Human Rights. We are interested in hearing from members impacted by this potentially discriminatory policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your experience is the evidence we need. Please take a few minutes to respond before <strong>Monday, September 21<\/strong>. What you share directly shapes how effectively we may push back on your behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please contact Kate Doran, Grievance Officer for Professionals, if you have questions \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:katedoran07@gmail.com\">katedoran07@gmail.com<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In solidarity,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kathleen M. 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