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Call for YUFA representatives to the Joint Committee

YUFA is seeking members for the joint YUFA-Employer committee.Per Article 7.03 (d), YUFA is seeking members for the following joint committee:Two members for the Teaching-Learning Development Grants / Release-Time Teaching Fellowship / Education Leave Committee (Articles 19.19, 19.31 and 19.32). The committee is expected to meet once, for up to two hours in January to review and adjudicate applications....

Call for YUFA bargaining team members

The current YUFA collective agreement expires on 30 April 2024. Negotiations for a renewal collective agreement will be conducted by YUFA’s Bargaining Team, the members of which are appointed by the YUFA Executive.  YUFA’s Executive Committee invites members from all faculties and appointment classifications to indicate their interest in serving on the Bargaining...

Press release - York University workers rally for fair wages in face of affordability crisis

On Wednesday, September 20th, members of unions at York University will hold a rally at the KeeleCampus in support of fair wages. See: https://yusapuy.ca/rally/For the past three years York University professors, teaching assistants, support staff and otherunionized workers have received wage increases of only one percent each year. During these...

Rally for fair wages at York University

All YUFA members are encouraged to attend the Rally for Fair Wages at York University on Wednesday September 20 at 12:10 P.M, at the Keele Campus. Despite the dramatic increases to the cost of living, wage increases for unionized workers at York University have been capped at 1% per year for three...

Deadline for leaves, grants and fellowships is November 15, 2023

Dear colleagues, Per Articles 19.19, 19.31, and 19.32 of the YUFA Collective Agreement, YUFA is accepting applications for Education Leaves, Teaching-Learning Development Grants, and Release-Time Teaching Fellowships. The guidelines and applications for each of the leaves, grants, and fellowships are available on the YUFA website. All applications will be adjudicated by a YUFA-Employer joint committee. The deadline for...

YUFA awaits response from president Lenton on renegotiating fair compensation

YUFA has been informed that York University president Rhonda Lenton expects to respond by September 15, 2023, to the letter of August 25 endorsed by YUFA, YUSA, CUPE 1356 and CUPE 3903 calling on the Employer to renegotiate compensation.While YUFA salary increases during the current collective agreement have been capped...

YUFA members invited to participate in Labour Day Parade (Sept. 4th)

YUFA will be joining other labour groups in the annual Labour Day Parade on Monday, September 4, 2023. All YUFA members are invited and welcome to participate.The YUFA mustering point is on Centre Street, north of Armory Street (Queen Street near University Avenue in downtown Toronto). Please arrive between 9:00am and...

YUFA and other unions at York University seek fair compensation

YUFA joins all unions at York University in calling for the Employer to immediately commence negotiations with the aim of providing fair and equitable increases to wages and compensation and implement any agreed upon increases as soon as possible.

Survey reveals members’ priorities for next YUFA Collective Agreement

The current YUFA Collective Agreement expires in just over eight months, on April 30, 2024. The Collective Agreement is a legal contract between the York University Faculty Association (the certified bargaining unit representing full time faculty, librarians, archivists, as well as post-doctoral visitors at York University) and the York University...