July 12, 2024
YUFA Executive and Bargaining Team members will be available every Wednesday from noon to 1 pm to answer members’ questions related to our bargaining proposals, the progress of negotiations, labour action options, etc. We are also planning short presentations on particular topics of interest each week. Zoom link for these drop...
July 10, 2024
YUFA's and the Employer's bargaining teams met for the first time with Conciliation Officer Hanane Benzidane and Joanna Macri of the Ontario Ministry of Labour. They observed our bargaining session, and in a separate meeting with us they expressed willingness to meet with the parties as much and as long as...
July 08, 2024
Each year the base salary of YUFA members is subject to two adjustments. The first is a negotiated percentage increase to the previous year’s base salary called the “base salary adjustment” or “across the board” (ATB) salary increase. The second adjustment is the “progress through the ranks” (PTR) increment, a...
July 08, 2024
On July 3, the Ontario Ministry of Labour appointed Conciliation Officer Hanane Benzidane to work with YUFA and the Employer on our negotiations. YUFA’s bargaining team has a conciliation meeting with Hanane Benzidane and the Employer’s bargaining team scheduled for the afternoon of Tuesday July 9. At that meeting, YUFA...
July 04, 2024
Every year, YUFA members’ salaries are statistically analyzed to determine the degree to which one’s salary deviates from an average base salary, controlling for rank, academic experience and area or field. The parties have agreed that if the analysis determines that a YUFA member’s standard deviation (SD) is below -0.5,...
July 04, 2024
As part of the settlement of a grievance between YUFA and the Employer, an annual fund of $1M to support research intensification and research administration functions for faculty members, librarians, and archivists was established. Each eligible YUFA member can receive up to $5,000 annually. Awards are made on a first...
July 04, 2024
YUFA members should have received a form entitled “Procedure to Request Remediation Remuneration” for full-time YUFA employees seeking overwork remuneration in connection with the CUPE3903 strike. It was attached to an email from the Faculty Affairs Office on or around May 24. The deadline for submitting the form is...
July 04, 2024
Members can expect to see a retroactive payment from the Bill 124 arbitration included in their regular salary payment before the end of July 2024. The retroactive payments are to base salary, overload rates, and stipends for positions in Appendix P. The retroactive pay increase percentages are: 2021 - 1%...
July 04, 2024
Federal legislation that excludes public universities from the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), and Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) received Royal Assent on June 20. The two acts were used in 2021 by the administration at Laurentian University to file for bankruptcy following years of financial mismanagement and overspending on...
July 04, 2024
Please plan to join YUFA’s delegation at the annual Labour Day Parade on Monday, September 2nd. The parade begins at 9:30 am sharp from the area to the west of City Hall on University Avenue in downtown Toronto. More details will be shared later in the summer.