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...
February 24, 2026
Most YUFA members and their dependents have insurance if faced with a medical emergency when travelling outside of the province where they live, and outside of Canada. This insurance is for acute illness or accidental injury that requires immediate, medically necessary treatment prescribed by a doctor. Dependents are your spouse,...
February 20, 2026
The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is pleased to continue a series of National Equity Calls. These online meetings are a great opportunity to learn from and exchange with other member associations working to advance equity. The next session will take place on February 25, 2026, from noon to...
February 09, 2026
At a specially-called Glendon Council meeting on Friday Feb 5 to discuss the Faculties of the Future proposals in relation to Glendon’s mission as a multilingual liberal arts college, Interim President Lisa Philipps and Interim Provost & Vice President Academic Laina Bay-Cheng dropped a bombshell announcement regarding preliminary plans to...
February 09, 2026
Executive members and CUPE 1281 staff members met by zoom on February 9 for the first time since last October to discuss YUFA’s ongoing work.
February 04, 2026
February is Black History Month in Canada This year's national theme is "30 Years of Black History Month: Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations — From Nation Builders to Tomorrow's Visionaries." YUFA joins the York University community, and Canadians across the country, in recognizing the enduring legacy of Black Canadians, whose...