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YUFA Executive Officer positions

YUFA invites all interested members to submit nominations for select Executive Officer positions in the Association for the term beginning June 1, 2025, and ending May 31, 2027. See more details here. Nominations close at 10:00am on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.

December Stewards’ Council meeting

The next Stewards' Council meeting will be held on Friday, December 6th, from 10:30am-12:30pm. The meeting is open to all YUFA members. The Zoom link for the meeting is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87152235081?pwd=WUKZhO0NzyVo5D57u8cUUbK8Ki4ix4.1

The next YUFA Members’ Zoom drop-in session

The next YUFA Members’ Zoom drop-in session is Wednesday, December 4, from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm. The topic for the session is “Pay Equity, Salary Anomalies, and YUFA”. All members are invited to attend. The Zoom link is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86781192358?pwd=6V5B5DITARrYREmAxnRWR2KsFaqR9C.1 Drop-in meetings will continue every two weeks during the winter term. ...

YUFA Executive Officer Elections 2025-2027 Term

YUFA is inviting all interested members to consider submitting nominations for select Executive Officer positions in the Association for the term beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2027.  The timeline for nominations and voting is as follows: Tuesday, November 26, 2024: nominations open beginning at 10:00 am Tuesday, December...

Kaneff Tower access

Since the end of June 2024, YUFA has been requesting a meeting with the Employer to discuss Health and Safety, security and equity concerns that have been raised by YUFA members working in the Kaneff Tower. YUFA has not received a response from the Employer. Kaneff Tower houses several Organized Research Units...

"Africa Is Not a Country’’ seminar series

The Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change is presenting a seminar series this year entitled "Africa Is Not A Country". This series aims to address the absent, inadequate, skewed, and inaccurate representation of Africa and African issues in global discourse. See details below for the second seminar to be held...

Phishing scams

Phishing is when a scammer emails you (or calls or texts) to trick you into clicking a malicious link. Phishing attempts are often generic mass messages, but the messages appear to be legitimate and from a trusted source. Something may be phishy if: you don’t recognize the sender’s name, email...

The next YUFA Members’ Zoom drop-in session

The last members’ drop-in meeting for this term will take place on Dec 4, 12pm to 1pm, on the topic of “Pay Equity, Salary Anomalies, and YUFA”.   All members are invited to attend. The Zoom link is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86781192358?pwd=6V5B5DITARrYREmAxnRWR2KsFaqR9C.1 Drop-in meetings will continue every two weeks during the winter term.  If...

YUFA’s Fall General Membership Meeting (GMM)

YUFA’s Fall General Membership Meeting (GMM) took place on November 19.  More than 210 members attended. The meeting included a discussion of YUFA’s financial situation in light of actions by the Employer – including refusals to discuss simple complaints in dispute resolution committees – that have increased the association’s costs...

YUFA drop-in session: Tenure and Promotion – Part 2

The next YUFA Members’ Zoom drop-in session is Wednesday, November 20, from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm. The topic for the session is “Tenure & Promotion - Part 2”. All members are invited to attend. The Zoom link is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86781192358?pwd=6V5B5DITARrYREmAxnRWR2KsFaqR9C.1 The last members’ drop-in meeting for this term will take place...