December 14, 2021
With the end of the Fall 2021 semester almost upon us, the YUFA Executive Committee recognizes the dedication and incredibly hard work of our members under difficult conditions. We extend warm greetings for this upcoming holiday season.
December 03, 2021
Elections for the June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2024 YUFA Executive Officer positions were held electronically from 10:00am on November 18 to 10:00am on December 2, 2021. All nominees and candidate statements can be found here. YUFA thanks all candidates who came forward. The results, as verified by Simply...
November 18, 2021
Nominations for YUFA Officer positions beginning June 1, 2022, and ending May 31, 2024 term have now closed. Voting will take place from 10:00am on Thursday, November 18, 2021 to 10:00am on Thursday, December 2, 2021. Eligible voters will receive instructions via electronic mail starting 10:00am today. Should you not receive...
November 15, 2021
The YUFA Bargaining Team continues to meet with the Employer and since the last bargaining update, YUFA has secured additional bargaining dates with the Employer into the New Year. With the end of the Fall semester approaching, the YUFA Bargaining Team has asked the Employer to distribute the 2021 Progress-through-the-Ranks...
November 09, 2021
To: UMFA President Orvie Dingwall The York University Faculty Association (YUFA) is 100% in solidarity with University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) members who deserve better than below-inflation wage increases from a provincial government intent on undermining free and fair collective bargaining. The Government of Manitoba needs to abandon its interference...
November 08, 2021
Nominations for YUFA Officer positions for the 2022-24 term close on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 10:00 am. President: Arthur Hilliker; Agnes Whitfield Vice President Internal: Susan Ingram Vice President External: Patrick Phillips Chief Steward (1 of 2): Marcia Macaulay; Nancy Sangiuliano Equity Officer (1 of 2): Celia Popovic; Akolisa Ufodike Communications Officer: Ricardo...
November 05, 2021
The YUFA Subcommittee on Governance is concerned that the administration appears to be continuing to reinforce its control over Senate and undermine Senate powers. In our view, the administration is progressively putting in place a form of governance that will pave the way for unilateral administrative control of academic decisions...
October 27, 2021
The YUFA Bargaining Team continues to meet with the employer’s bargaining team. At the October 19th bargaining session, YUFA opened with a teaching from an Indigenous elder, which was followed by Bargaining Team member, Angele Alook, presenting key equity proposals related to Indigenous faculty. YUFA has advanced effective, member-initiated proposals...
October 22, 2021
Many members will recall that in the 2018 round of collective bargaining YUFA negotiated an agreement to introduce CPI-based indexation for the “minimum guarantee portion” of the York University Pension Plan. Unfortunately, after bargaining ended the employer introduced a very restrictive and implausible interpretation of “minimum guarantee portion,” treating it...
October 07, 2021
YUFA is holding its annual information session on Tenure and Promotion Thursday, November 4, from 1:00pm - 3:00pm. The workshop will take place via Zoom.