March 28, 2025
At its meeting on March 27, the York University Senate approved a motion to refer the policy framework for program enrollment suspensions back to its Academic Policy, Planning and Research Committee (APPRC) for further revision, taking into account points made during the Senate discussion. APPRC next meets on April 3.
March 27, 2025
The Transgender Fund is an entitlement for YUFA members to support trans health and related services. It was gained during bargaining in 2015-16 and currently appears as Article 26.11 in the Collective Agreement. Beginning May 1, 2024, the fund has a value of $60,000 per annum, and any remaining funds...
March 27, 2025
The YUFA Executive Committee has endorsed the following motion regarding the ongoing suspension of Professor Lesley Wood. “The Department of Sociology demands the immediate and full reinstatement of our colleague, Professor Lesley Wood, who has been indefinitely suspended by the York University administration since November 23, 2023. This motion reaffirms...
March 27, 2025
Supported by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), a group of YUFA members filed an application for judicial review of the decisions to suspend admission to 19 programs. YUFA will keep members informed as the application is considered by the court. A copy of the application is here. The judicial review application is...
March 27, 2025
The YUFA Annual General Meeting will be on Wednesday, April 23 from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. Members can register now using this link to allow membership status to be quickly confirmed at the start of the meeting.
March 27, 2025
YUFA is asking all members to come out to defend the key values of university, particularly in light of the program suspensions by the administration. Please attend the community information sessions (Town Halls) that administration has scheduled for next week to express your views and concerns. Consider attending in person...
March 27, 2025
On Monday, March 31, from 12:30pm to 2:00pm Prof. Sheila Embleton will speak on “A Brief Summary of Laurentian University’s Recent Financial and Governance History”.
The link is: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/92175449683?pwd=aaSDaes2iS9vN9rLPGKuT7Pc1YoJoC.1
March 27, 2025
At its regular meeting on Thursday, March 27, York's Senate will consider a framework for program suspensions that has been brought forward from the Senate Academic Policy, Planning and Research Committee. Senate meetings are public, and the meeting will be live-streamed. The agenda package for the meeting can be found here....
March 21, 2025
In light of events in the United States, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has released a statement regarding the threats to Canadian researchers. YUFA recommends that members travelling the United States, even for a transit stop, consider using a temporary phone and deleting any sensitive information from their devices. Please see here...
March 21, 2025
Seven YUFA members at York University have been fired since July 2024 as part of the university’s ‘restructuring’ initiatives, which began at Glendon in 2022 and are now underway in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (LAPS). These colleagues hold Special Renewable Contracts (SRCs), which have always been renewed...