April 08, 2026
Each year, YUFA members receive a professional expense reimbursement (PER) amount that is negotiated as part of our Collective Agreement. The funds are deposited annually into members’ PER cost centres. These cost centres can be seen in eReports. The next deposit of $2,275 (for the May 2026 to April 2027, period) will be made...
March 25, 2026
YUFA joined thousands of students and educators at the March 24th rally at Queen’s Park for public, accessible postsecondary education. The government's cuts to student aid disproportionately disadvantage those who most need support to complete their degrees -- a key pathway to social equity.
March 23, 2026
The Ontario Auditor General’s Follow-Up report on its 2023 Performance Audit of York University Operations and Capital found that, as of November 26, 2025, York had fully implemented 45% of the OAG’s recommended actions. Another 45% were in the process of being implemented; 3% showed little or no progress; 3%...
March 23, 2026
The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) has put together a governance report card for each Ontario university. All YUFA members are invited to fill out the quick questionnaire and see how York scores.
March 16, 2026
YUFA’s Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29 at 10:00am by zoom. The link will be distributed to members via YUFA-M. All members are warmly invited to attend.
March 16, 2026
Many York community members were unexpectedly locked out of their laptops just before Reading Week, due to an unexpected UIT update which had disastrous impacts on many YUFA members. If you were affected, please complete this YUFA questionnaire to tell us about the impacts on you and your work.
March 10, 2026
The appointment of Yolanda B’Dacy as YUFA’s Executive Director will strengthen our union, increase service to members and ensure that YUFA is prepared to deal with future challenges. Yolanda will work with the YUFA Executive to support operations management, strategic planning, financial oversight, relations between the Executive and staff, oversight...
March 10, 2026
Each unit at York is required to make the teaching load of each member and the unit as a whole available to all colleagues and to YUFA by March 15 each year (Article 18.08.1 (m); this was reinforced by a 2024 MOS March 15 report grievance settlement). If you have...
March 04, 2026
YUFA's new Executive Director, Yolanda B’Dacy, joins us from the Ontario Federation of Labour where she served as Director of Human Rights. In that role she was responsible for managing and advancing the Federation’s equity, human rights, anti-racism, and anti-oppression priorities. Across the province, Yolanda has worked with heads of unions, workers, management, committee...