May 01, 2018
YUFA President Richard Wellen delivered the following remarks to the Board of Governors meeting that took place by teleconference on Tuesday, May 1, 2018:"As you know, this is a crucial time for our University. The protracted CUPE 3903 strike has led to feelings of hopelessness and anxiety for many of...
May 01, 2018
Dear members,YUFA was first alerted, in January 2012, to extensive, long-standing problems in the administration of the York Pension Plan. These problems involve the use by Pension & Benefits of procedures explicitly violating the terms of the York Pension Plan document (YPPD) and led to improper reductions in the pension account...
May 01, 2018
The following motion was submitted by York University Senators Richard Welland, Ricardo Grinspun, and Mina Rajabi Paak to the Senate Executive Committee in advance of the Senate meeting on Thursday, April 26 (see here for agenda). Following a period of discussion, the motion passed with near unanimous support from Senators.MOTION(submitted...
April 30, 2018
The voting period for approving the 2018-19 YUFA Budget and the continuation of the Faculty/Grad Club Levy ends at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. All YUFA members who are eligible to vote will receive an email invitation to vote. You may vote by clicking on the link in the email invitation.If...
April 29, 2018
Dear members,In response to a number of requests from members, the YUFA Executive Committee has agreed to postpone the Special General Membership Meeting (SGMM) on governance, originally scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 2. Members have indicated that the date and time of the SGMM conflict with other previously scheduled...
April 25, 2018
A photo of the Accolade West Building, in summer, with trees in the foregroundYUFA is encouraging members and the wider York community to attend today’s Senate meeting, which will include discussion of governance issues at the University and updates about proposed remediation policies.The meeting takes place today (Thursday, April 26)...
April 25, 2018
The following motion has been submitted by York University Senators Richard Welland, Ricardo Grinspun, and Mina Rajabi Paak to the Senate Executive Committee in advance of the next meeting of the Senate, scheduled for Thursday, April 26 (see here for agenda).MOTION(submitted by Richard Wellen, Ricardo Grinspun, and Mina Rajabi Paak)Senate...
April 24, 2018
The YUFA General Membership Meeting on April 17, 2018 passed a motion to hold a Special General Membership Meeting (SGMM) on governance. The SGMM will take place as follows:SGMM on governanceWednesday, May 2 - POSTPONED11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Location TBADRAFT agenda: Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (5 min.) Approval of agenda...
April 19, 2018
Dear President Lenton,In your recent message to the York community ("Two days of mediation produce no settlement"), you claim that the CUPE conversion program remains a "fundamental issue" in the current labour dispute. You state that the University's proposal of two conversion appointments (which falls below CUPE's previous contract and the...
April 18, 2018
The current CUPE 3903 strike has reached the end of its seventh week and there is no end in sight. Although the degree and type of disruption varies across the University, many YUFA members are feeling very uncertain about the prospects of salvaging their courses or helping extremely vulnerable students...