May 30, 2025
Some YUFA colleagues have received a Voluntary Separation Agreement (VSA) invitation to retire voluntarily and forego post-retirement teaching and graduate supervision entitlements under the YUFA Collective Agreement, in return for a year of salary (for retirement on July 1, 2025) or 85% of salary (for retirement on July 1, 2026). ...
May 21, 2025
The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) provides free virtual training courses for members of all affiliated faculty associations. Topics include communications, grievance handling, organizing, collective bargaining, and labour action for equity. All interested are invited to check the schedule and enroll.
May 21, 2025
A coalition of organizations including Faculty for Palestine (F4P) and the Coalition Against Antisemitism , Anti-Arab Racism and Islamophobia (CAAART) has written to the Canadian Association of University Teachers expressing alarm at the “repression of Palestinian scholarship and solidarity activities on university campuses” and calling for a “comprehensive, open, and...
May 21, 2025
Faculty of Education colleagues are not in favour of the renewal of Dean Robert Savage for a second 5-year term. With 67.4% of eligible voters participating, 58.1% were not in favour of his renewal. The results of the poll, and comments from colleagues, are here.
May 21, 2025
We remain concerned that the employer is suspending much-needed investment in faculty complement renewal. If planned faculty hires are suspended in your unit, please contact YUFA.
May 21, 2025
More than 150 YUFA colleagues have signed a letter of protest regarding the sudden firing of two YUSA staff members and 2 CPM (Confidential Professional & Managerial) staff members at the Teaching Commons, the university’s main pedagogical support centre. The Teaching Commons was created through consultative work by a cross-Faculty...
May 21, 2025
Some colleagues have received an invitation to retire voluntarily and forego post-retirement teaching and graduate supervision entitlements under the YUFA Collective Agreement, in return for a year of salary (for retirement on July 1, 2025) or 85% of salary (for retirement on July 1, 2026). Members who may be considering...
May 21, 2025
YUFA holds regular zoom drop-in meetings on Thursdays at noon about impacts of the restructuring that the Employer is undertaking. Members are invited to join the next drop-in meeting on Thursday May 8 at 12:00 noon. All are welcome. These meetings will continue until the end of May. The Zoom...
May 08, 2025
The Canadian Association of University Teachers welcomed five new faculty associations into CAUT membership at its Council meeting on May 2 in Ottawa: The Association of Part-Time Professors of the University of Ottawa; the Association of McGill Academic Staff of the School of Continuing Studies; The Association of McGill Professors...
May 08, 2025
We have received an open letter sent to the Executive of the Canadian University Teachers Association (CAUT) concerning academic freedom in Canada. The letter is posted here.