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.
May 08, 2025
Several YUFA committees (some of them joint committees with the university administration) have vacancies beginning June 1, 2025. For details please see here. Serving on these committees is university service, and is a wonderful opportunity to meet new colleagues and contribute to YUFA’s important role within the university. Please consider...
May 08, 2025
Members have approved, via an e-vote, the YUFA budget for 2025-26, a small one-year levy to increase the YUFA Defence Fund, and a constitutional amendment which will increase members’ representation on the Stewards Council. The YUFA Executive expresses its gratitude to the members who attended the Annual General Meeting on...
May 08, 2025
YUFA is holding 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.
The Zoom link is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88685236236?pwd=RSGmfdriSdSMFQb2wp2RjJxoIdyxtd.1
April 28, 2025
Reminder: please review your Professional Expense Reimbursement (PER) cost centre by April 30 to avoid the potential loss of funds. There are limits to the amount of money that members can have in their PER cost centres. Please review here the message sent from YUFA on this matter.