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Updates and Reminders (October 30, 2024)

Please see below for eight (8) updates, reminders and information items. YUFA members drop-in session, October 30 Next Stewards' Council meeting, November 1 YUFA Executive Committee endorses YUFA Race Equity Caucus report on Palestine Solidarity at York University Teach-In session for former international students facing mass deportation Thinking about Retirement?...

YUFA Updates & Reminders (October 17, 2024)

There are six (6) updates and reminders YUFA members should be aware of, covering the following issues: YUFA stands in solidarity with the more than 200,000 international student graduates in Canada facing deportation The Discover York Academics (DYA) initiative (formerly known as eCV) The Centre for Sexual Violence Response, Support...

Updates and Reminders Oct 1

Please see below for seven (7) updates and reminders. 1. The next YUFA Members’ Zoom drop-in session is Wednesday, October 2, from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm. The topic for the session is “Restructuring and Faculty Councils.” All members are invited to attend. Faculty Council Chairs and Executive members particularly welcome. The Zoom link is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86781192358?pwd=6V5B5DITARrYREmAxnRWR2KsFaqR9C.1...

Reaching out to Former CUPE 3903 Members Eligible for retroactive pay

URGENT: CUPE 3903 has requested support in reaching out to their former members who have not yet received their Bill 124 pay settlements because they are no longer at York. The Employer (York University) requires former 3903 members to submit their banking information by the end of September to receive Bill...

York Campuses in disrepair, reminder of rally on Wednesday

Please see the following story in the Excalibur (Sept 16) A story on “Keele and Glendon campuses in “critical disrepair” — the real cost of Markham campus” in the Excalibur (Sept. 16, 2024).   Wednesday, September 25, from 11:45am to 1:00pm York University students and workers unions will hold a rally with the...

Reminders and updates September 23, 2024

Please see the following seven (7) announcements:   1. On September 25 from 11:45am to 1:00pm York University students and workers unions will hold a rally with the theme of Reclaiming York for Students and Workers. The rally will begin in front of William Small Centre and conclude at the Kaneff...

Reminders and updates September 16, 2024

Please see the following six (6) announcements: 1. The next YUFA Members’ Zoom drop-in session is on Wednesday, September 18, from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm. The topic for the session is “Restructuring” and we especially encourage chairs and program directors to come, but all members are welcome. The Zoom link can...

YUFA Updates September 10, 2024

YUFA wishes all members a warm start to the Fall semester, and extends a special welcome to new members. UPCOMING EVENTS The First Stewards’ Council meeting of the semester is on September 13th at 10:30am. The Stewards' Council directs the affairs of the Association between General Membership Meetings and Council, provides a...