YUFA eNewsletter April 2015

New, Improved Website!

YUFA’s long-awaited new website is here! This site has some fantastic improvements: The updated template is more mobile-friendly and has the latest accessibility features. The site now has a blog for YUFA Officers and Community Projects: check often for the latest updates from the Association! The members’ forum has been revamped to be more user-friendly around a streamlined set of …

YUFA Serves Notice to Bargain

On April 2, five weeks after our members approved our package of primary negotiating positions, YUFA served notice of intent to bargain with our employer. Our collective agreement expires at the end of April. We are expecting to meet with the employer in the coming weeks and plan to keep members informed by sending out bulletins explaining and contextualizing our …

Remediation Advisory

Since the end of the strike by CUPE 3903, YUFA has communicated members’ questions and concerns about the remediation process to the Employer. This advisory serves to communicate the results of those discussions to date. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at yufa@yorku.ca. 1. Requests for grade assessments based on at least 50% of the work …

Communications Officer By-Election

We are very pleased that two members have placed their names in nomination for the position of Communications Officer: Jody Berland and Stephanie Ross. The Communications Officer solicits and edits contributions to YUFA publications, including the website and e-newsletter; determines and implements the communications implications of the work plan; develops and carries out projects as part of the work plan …