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Impt: April 30th, 2025 Deadline for Professional Expense Reimbursement (PER) funds

Dear YUFA members, Each year YUFA members receive a professional expense reimbursement (PER) amount that is negotiated by the Employer and YUFA as part of the Collective Agreement. The funds are deposited annually into each member’s PER cost centre. The next deposit (for the May 2025 to April 2026, period) will be made...

Joint response from campus unions regarding the Faculties of the Future interim report

Four unions on campus, including YUFA, have prepared a joint response regarding the Faculties of the Future interim report. The response is posted here. The joint statement notes that the engagement efforts summarized in the Faculties of the Future Interim Report obscure how York’s upper administration is implementing the Forward...

YUFA’s website now has information on crossing the US border

Information for colleagues who plan research or conference trips, or even transit through, the US is now posted here on the YUFA website. YUFA is meeting with York administrators, CAUT, and many other faculty unions to develop better ways to protect vulnerable colleagues and academic freedom for us all. We...

YUFA disappointed that Employer has not provided a copy of current Collective Agreement

The 2024-2027 Collective Agreement is a legal contract between the York University Faculty Association (the certified bargaining unit representing all full-time faculty members at York University) and the York University Board of Governors (the body representing the Employer). The Employer has not yet provided members with a final copy of...