News

November 03, 2025

YUFA supports colleagues who hold Special Renewable Contracts

YUFA continues to support several of the 18 YUFA colleagues who hold Special Renewable Contracts (SRCs). Some contracts were not renewed by the Employer when they should have been. YUFA is taking all steps available to remediate the situation.
November 03, 2025

YUFA Executive prepares to meet with the University President

Each semester the YUFA Executive meets with the President of York University to discuss matters of concern. These meetings are important in allowing YUFA to communicate directly with the President on a range of items that impact YUFA members. This term the meeting is scheduled for December 2.  A summary of the meeting will be shared...
November 03, 2025

YUFA drop-in meetings for members continue on Wednesday, November 5

YUFA continues with its Wednesday noon drop-in meetings over Zoom. All YUFA members are warmly invited. The next Zoom drop-in meeting on “Retirement: Walking you through the process” (with Richard Wellen and Bob Drummond) is Wednesday, November 5 at noon. Additional drop-in meetings: November 12:  Members’ choice -- Collegial discussion on current events at York YUFA’s Fall General Membership Meeting will take place from...
November 03, 2025

Update on Bargaining with Staff

Despite a fair and generous offer of a renewed Collective Agreement from the YUFA  bargaining team, the 8 staff members that YUFA employs, who are represented by CUPE 1281, remain on strike. The YUFA offer includes handsome wage and benefit increases and additional leave time. The Collective Agreement on offer provides staff with job security, full...
October 27, 2025

YUFA invites applications for the role of Returning Officer

YUFA is seeking one (1) member to serve as Returning Officer for the Association. The Returning Officer’s primary duties are to ensure that all elections, including those for Officers, Stewards, ratification votes and approval of budgets and levies, conform with the YUFA Constitution and YUFA By-Laws and are conducted in a fair and trustworthy manner.   The position includes reading...
October 27, 2025

YUFA drop-in meetings for members continue on Wednesday, October 29

YUFA continues with its Wednesday noon drop-in meetings over Zoom. All YUFA members are warmly invited.   The next Zoom drop-in meeting on “Considering retirement? Things to consider” (with Richard Wellen and Bob Drummond) is Wednesday, October 29 at noon.   Additional drop-in meetings:   November 5:  Retirement and pensions – “Walking you through the process” (with Richard Wellen and Bob Drummond)   November...
October 27, 2025

Bargaining Update: YUFA staff initiate strike on October 27

YUFA has continued to negotiate for a fair and generous renewal Collective Agreement for our staff, who are represented by CUPE 1281. Despite the many concessions that YUFA, as employer, has offered over this bargaining round, we have been unable to reach settlement during  conciliation.  YUFA has taken up the generous offer of facilitation...