February 19, 2025
The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) has developed an advocacy platform guide for the upcoming provincial election. The key priorities are: Increase total provincial university funding by 11.75 percent annually for a five-year period to bring Ontario close to the Canadian average in per-domestic student funding. Boost the...
February 19, 2025
The next regular YUFA members’ drop-in meeting is Wednesday, February 26th, on the topic of “Markham campus: how is it going?” All members are welcome. The meetings are held over Zoom from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. The Zoom link for all meetings is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86781192358pwd=6V5B5DITARrYREmAxnRWR2KsFaqR9C.1 Future dates and topics for members’ drop-in...
February 19, 2025
Special Renewable Contract faculty: 6 renewed, 3 more colleagues’ contracts were discontinued as of Feb 1. The SRC programme was intended as a limited measure to counter the widespread casualization of academic labour, guaranteeing some long-standing sessional employees a measure of job security before retirement. Currently, SRCs work in various corners of...
February 19, 2025
There will be a SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEMBERS DROP-IN MEETING on the outrageous enrollment suspensions which have been announced for 20 programs at Keele and Glendon -- Thurs Feb 19 at noon: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81085773000?pwd=MeH9IOCBRtfQU9PTfNibdiQaH0NREE.1 The programs now facing enrolment suspensions for fall 2025, as of Feb 18, are: At Glendon: Sociology Global...
February 14, 2025
The York University Psychology Clinic is offering a parenting workshop designed to support parents in being stronger, wiser, and kind in providing a secure base for their children to explore the world. The workshop will help parents learn to follow their children’s lead, while also being confident to take charge...
February 14, 2025
The Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) Committee invites individuals to an in-person labour and community organizing meeting to discuss pressing issues related to immigration and international students, including next steps in the broader fight for worker and migrant justice. Members of the PGWP maintained an encampment protest in Brampton for 143...
February 14, 2025
The Harriet Tubman Institute at York University celebrates Black History Month under the theme Black Labour, highlighting the contributions, challenges, and resistance of Black workers in Canada and globally. As part of this month-long program, the Tubman Institute will host a panel discussion on Racial Justice and Labour on Thursday,...
February 14, 2025
At the end of November 2024, YUFA received notice from the Assistant Vice-President of Labour Relations at York University, Dan Bradshaw, that the Employer would be pulling out of an agreement with Simon Fraser University and Carleton University, effective January 1, 2026, to provide reciprocal tuition waivers for the dependants of up...
February 14, 2025
Researchers from the Schulich School of Business at York University aim to understand how 2SLGBTQI+ employees perceive and cope with anti-2SLGBTQI+ events in Canada. The goal is to gain insights into how 2SLGBTQI+ individuals navigate these events, which are part of a larger anti-2SLGBTQI+ movement, and to assess whether these events...