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Important correction on Employer's recent communication

On March 27th, Dan Bradshaw, Assistant Vice-President Labour Relations of Faculty Relations at York University, issued a public letter to the CUPE 3903 bargaining team containing misleading information. The Employer asserts that five other unions at York University agreed to binding interest arbitration, but failed to specify this agreement applies...

YUFA begins negotiations for a new collective agreement

The YUFA collective agreement expires at the end of April 2024.  YUFA's bargaining team has begun to meet the Employer in the early stages of negotiations to achieve a renewal of the collective agreement. At the urging of the Employer, two meetings will take place on April 2 and April...

YUFA communications survey

YUFA is conducting a member survey over the next two weeks and welcomes your valuable feedback on how the Association communicates with its members. The survey will be sent from [email protected] in the coming days. Please fill out the survey by April 15, 2024. If you have not received the...

April 8 solar eclipse

Professor Elaina Hyde of the Department of Physics & Astronomy, and Director of the Allan Carswell Observatory, is coordinating events related to the solar eclipse that will be visible at York University, the Toronto area, and much of Ontario on April 8, 2024. Please see this website for more information....

Retroactive pay, and YUFA support for CUPE 3903

1. Employer accepts YUFA proposal to settle retroactive pay For the past three years, compensation increases for YUFA members were limited to 1% each year due to Bill 124 (recently found unconstitutional by the courts). To quickly settle matters related to retroactive pay, YUFA and several other campus unions on...

YUFA Special General Membership Meeting Reminder!

YUFA Special General Membership Meeting Reminder! YUFA is holding a Special General Membership Meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2024, from 12noon to 2:00pm. The Zoom link for the meeting will be provided over YUFA-M. RSVP is not required.The meeting is to discuss emergency matters arising from the ongoing CUPE 3903 strike and administrative overreach...

New SGMM (March 21) Notice and AGM (May 2) Date Change Notice

Please see the following event notices: 1. Special General Membership Meeting On Thursday, March 21, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, YUFA will be holding a Special General Membership Meeting, over Zoom, to discuss emergency matters arising from the ongoing CUPE 3903 strike and administrative overreach by the Employer with regard...

Additional grievances, improved March 15 reports for members, support for CUPE 3903

1. Second grievance filed on university governance and abuse of authority YUFA has filed a second policy grievance in regard to matters arising from the CUPE 3903 strike. The grievance concerns disregard for the role of Senate and Senate Executive in the Senate Policy on the Academic Implications of Disruptions...