August 12, 2024
In a five-hour bargaining session on Sunday August 11, facilitated by the mediator, YUFA’s Bargaining Team moved towards agreement with the Employer on a few items. Bargaining continues this week, with sessions scheduled on August 12, 13, 17, and 18. Faculty associations across the country, including the University of Toronto...
August 11, 2024
YUFA’s Bargaining Team is preparing for intensive bargaining sessions on August 11, 12, 13, 17, and 18. We will update members by the following day on what happens during each session. On August 2, YUFA and the Employer entered into a period where either party can legally initiate a work...
August 08, 2024
YORK UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS DEFEND THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AT CANADA’S THIRD LARGEST UNIVERSITY York University Senior Administration Uses Labour Crisis to Cover Up Mismanagement For Immediate Release Toronto, ON AUGUST 8, 2024 – The York University Faculty Association (YUFA) is in a lockout/strike position due to the York University administration’s...
August 08, 2024
The YUFA Bargaining Team met for nearly 6 hours on August 7. New mediator, Eli Gedalof facilitated, an exchange with the Employer, including agreement on five new dates for bargaining: August 11, 12, 13, 17, and 18. The YUFA Bargaining Team expressed concerns over the number of concessions that the...
August 07, 2024
Since bargaining is a fluid process, Bargaining Team updates for members are typically written at the end of the bargaining day (which sometimes extends into the evening) and circulated either that night or the following morning. Bargaining is not scheduled each and every day. We would like to stress that...
August 07, 2024
A petition calling on the York administration to bargain in good faith with YUFA has been organized by the York University Graduate Students’ Association (YUGSA) and CUPE 3903. The petition was formally endorsed by the YUFA Executive today. YUFA members are invited to sign the petition and to share it....
August 07, 2024
The Employer has agreed to a suggestion from YUFA to invite experienced mediator Eli Gedalof to assist the parties in reaching a negotiated agreement.
A bargaining session with Mr. Gedalof is set for the afternoon of August 7, and further negotiating sessions are being scheduled.
August 01, 2024
Bargaining Update: Negotiations continue while the Employer has terminated some Special Renewable Contracts (August 1, 2024) Bargaining continued on Wednesday, July 31 as the parties exchanged proposals that included some incremental changes. The YUFA Bargaining Team narrowed its proposal package to focus on the most important items. The Employer continued...
July 30, 2024
In bargaining with YUFA on Friday, July 26, the Employer continued to propose a salary freeze for the first year (2024-25) of the new collective agreement, but slightly raised the average annual salary increase over the three year term of the collective agreement to 2.18% from the previous 1.93%. This...
July 26, 2024
The York University Faculty Association (YUFA), representing over 1,700 full-time faculty, librarians and archivists, and postdoctoral visitors, has received a strong strike mandate from its members. In an unprecedented turnout of members (83.8%), 92.3% voted in favour of a strike mandate.