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Next Stewards’ Council meeting: Friday, February 7

The next meeting of Stewards' Council is Friday, February 7th from 10:30am-12:30pm. Meetings of Stewards’ Council are open to all YUFA members.  The Zoom link for the meeting is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87152235081?pwd%3DWUKZhO0NzyVo5D57u8cUUbK8Ki4ix4.1  [Meeting ID: 871 5223 5081 Passcode: 783335]

Article 18.15 research release: tell YUFA if you experience decanal challenges

In the 2015-18 round of bargaining, YUFA successfully negotiated a "research release" program designed to support active scholarly work. Specifically, faculty members in the professorial stream who demonstrate ongoing research productivity are eligible for a 0.5 FCE teaching load reduction when their unit's standard teaching load is 2.5 FCEs or...

Call for Nominations for CAUT Executive Committee

YUFA is a long-standing member of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), a federation of trade unions and associations linking approximately 70,000 professors, librarians and archivists, staff members, researchers, and other academic professionals at 120 universities and colleges across Canada.  It supports member organizations’ bargaining, upholds academic freedom, provides...

Next Stewards’ Council meeting: Friday, February 7

The next meeting of Stewards' Council is Friday, February 7th from 10:30am-12:30pm. Meetings of Stewards’ Council are open to all YUFA members.  The Zoom link for the meeting is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87152235081?pwd%3DWUKZhO0NzyVo5D57u8cUUbK8Ki4ix4.1  [Meeting ID: 871 5223 5081 Passcode: 783335]

The next YUFA members’ drop-in meeting is Wednesday, January 29th

During the Winter term, feel free to join other members at our Wednesday drop-in meetings.  The topic of focus for the meeting on January 29 is “Security on campus”. The meetings are held over Zoom from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. The Zoom link for all meetings is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86781192358?pwd=6V5B5DITARrYREmAxnRWR2KsFaqR9C.1 Future dates and...

Sunlife benefits claims investigation? Contact YUFA!

If Sunlife calls you to discuss an investigation into your benefits claims, please explain to them that your union has advised that you consult with YUFA, your faculty association union. You can then contact YUFA at [email protected] as soon as possible to get advice on how to proceed.

Application period open for YUFA EDI Course Load Reduction Program

The Employer is now accepting applications for the EDI Course Load Reduction Program, which was negotiated by YUFA (Article 19.33). The program offers YUFA members course load reductions to “support service relating to/in support of Decolonizing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (DEDI) by faculty and librarians and archivists who self-identify as...