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Posted: Monday, January 25, 2021UUP Discretionary Award Update
We are moving forward in the UUP Discretionary Award process. An updated schedule is available for next steps in the process.
According to the Agreement between New York State and United University Professions (UUP), the state shall make available an amount equal to 0.5 percent of the total of the salaries of UUP members on the payroll as of June 30, 2020. All employees in the UUP bargaining unit (faculty, librarians, and professional staff) on the payroll as of June 30, 2020 (or April 30, 2020, for part-time employees whose employment expires prior to July 1, 2020), and active at the time of payment are eligible for discretionary award consideration. If an employee is on a leave without pay at the time of payment, the employee would be eligible to receive the discretionary award upon returning to the payroll.
As we move forward in the discretionary process, letters from President Conway-Turner notifying UUP employees who will receive a discretionary award will be sent to campus e-mail addresses today, January 25.
UUP employees who do not receive an award letter are reminded that they may appeal the decision by Monday, February 1, 2021, as follows:
Any eligible faculty or professional staff member who is not notified by the president of an award by the designated date should assume that his or her name is not on the preliminary list. Employees not scheduled for an award and employees dissatisfied with the amount of their award may file an appeal with the Appeals Board.
The Appeals Board includes the president, provost, vice presidents, CIO, deans, and other administrative staff selected by the president. The board will consider written appeals of no more than 600 words. The board meets in closed session, and testimony or personal appeals will be by invitation only.
Written appeals, addressed to the president, must be delivered no later than 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 1, 2021, via e-mail. Please do not deliver hard copy appeals to the President’s Office. All appeals should be sent electronically to uupdiscretionary@buffalostate.edu. Only appeals sent to that address will be considered.
Appeal candidates will be notified of the outcome of the appeal by a date to be determined.
Additional notification will be sent when we receive notification of an approved payment date.
