March 28, 2024
Professor Elaina Hyde of the Department of Physics & Astronomy, and Director of the Allan Carswell Observatory, is coordinating events related to the solar eclipse that will be visible at York University, the Toronto area, and much of Ontario on April 8, 2024. Please see this website for more information....
March 25, 2024
Dear colleagues,
You are invited to join the Sentinel Road Picket on Monday, March 25, in support of the CUPE 3903 strike. Please see the poster for details.
March 20, 2024
1. Employer accepts YUFA proposal to settle retroactive pay For the past three years, compensation increases for YUFA members were limited to 1% each year due to Bill 124 (recently found unconstitutional by the courts). To quickly settle matters related to retroactive pay, YUFA and several other campus unions on...
March 18, 2024
YUFA Special General Membership Meeting Reminder! YUFA is holding a Special General Membership Meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2024, from 12noon to 2:00pm. The Zoom link for the meeting will be provided over YUFA-M. RSVP is not required.The meeting is to discuss emergency matters arising from the ongoing CUPE 3903 strike and administrative overreach...
March 18, 2024
Please see the following event notices: 1. Special General Membership Meeting On Thursday, March 21, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, YUFA will be holding a Special General Membership Meeting, over Zoom, to discuss emergency matters arising from the ongoing CUPE 3903 strike and administrative overreach by the Employer with regard...
March 08, 2024
1. Second grievance filed on university governance and abuse of authority YUFA has filed a second policy grievance in regard to matters arising from the CUPE 3903 strike. The grievance concerns disregard for the role of Senate and Senate Executive in the Senate Policy on the Academic Implications of Disruptions...
March 07, 2024
1. Policy grievances in relation to Employer actions On March 1, 2024, YUFA filed a policy grievance in regard to the Employer’s infringement on academic freedom and unreasonable exercise of management rights. The grievance is posted here. A second policy grievance on the Employer’s disregard of Senate policy as well...
March 04, 2024
1. Solidarity picket Monday, March 4, from 12-2pm Main Gate (Keele) You are invited to join the picket line, at the main entrance off Keele Street, on Monday March 4th between 12.00 noon to 1.30 pm to show support for CUPE 3903. Professor Patrick Phillips, YUFA Vice President External, will...
February 29, 2024
YUFA is looking to speak to YUFA member(s) who have participated on a hiring committee since November 2020 and who received new information from the Employer (Dean’s rep, Dean’s Office) about how to handle applications from Canadian and non-Canadian applicants which was contradictory to past practice and job ads. If you or anyone...