July 31, 2023
YUFA members have had their salary increases severely restricted since the start of the current collective agreement (May 2021). This is due to legislation by the provincial government that capped wage increases for most of the public sector. Inflation in Canada is high with the Consumer Price Index increasing by...
July 24, 2023
(formerly York Small Research Grant) As part of the current collective agreement, YUFA obtained a new annual research grant tosupport research intensification and the administrative functions of members. The new researchfunding comes out of a major policy grievance settlement that was negotiated between YUFAand the Employer during the most recent...
July 04, 2023
The York University Faculty Association (YUFA) strongly condemns the recent act of violence visited upon faculty, staff and students at the University of Waterloo. Universities are a bastion of free speech and edification and must remain so. We stand in solidarity with the University of Waterloo community against any attempt...
July 04, 2023
The Arbitration Process The Union and Management will select an arbitrator and contact them to schedule a hearing. Arbitrators have a lot of ongoing cases, and hearings can take place several months after selection. While the member’s availability is taken into consideration, priority is given to the arbitrator's and the...
July 04, 2023
The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO), Ontario Secondary Schools Teachers Federation (OSSTF/FESSO), Canadian Federation of Students (CFS-Ontario), Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) are deeply concerned about the composition,...
June 05, 2023
YUFA recently negotiated a settlement that resolves a grievance over a long lasting dispute with the Employer about the allocation and disbursement of the professional expense reimbursement (PER) amounts when members go on Long Term Disability (LTD). The settlement allows members on LTD to receive PER for up to five...
June 05, 2023
The YUFA Governance Subcommittee draws YUFA members’ attention to the close nexus between university financial decisions and our salaries and working conditions. These decisions, over which we have little control and little information, have huge impacts on teaching load, class size, equity, and research support, all of which are key...
June 05, 2023
Members who have been, and are currently, on irrevocable reduced load (IRL) should be aware of a recently uncovered problem with long-term disability (LTD) deductions negatively impacting some members on IRL. Members on IRL are supposed to have LTD deductions taken off their IRL-level pay equal to the relevant LTD deduction rate...
June 05, 2023
A Report prepared by the YUFA Subcommittee on Governance May 2023 The YUDC plays a key role in decision-making about York University real estate matters, capital projects and campus expansion. It “owns and operates” York Lanes, a Keele campus centre that includes restaurants and shops, but also York University-related offices....
June 05, 2023
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, and...