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Call for Trustees

YUFA is seeking two volunteers to serve as Trustees for the 2015-16 year. The trustees work together to review the activities and operations of the Association for the year, based on the audits and financial statements, minutes from Executive Committee meetings, minutes from Stewards Council minutes and any other material...

YUFA Officer Elections 2016-2018

Nominations for YUFA Officer positions (June 2016-May 2018)  have now closed. Voting will take place from 13:00 on December 4, 2015 to 13:00 on December 18, 2015. Eligible voters will receive instructions by electronic mail.Click on the links below for information regarding the elected positions and who is eligible to...

Success Beyond Limits

Check out SBL's graduation video.  Congratulations to all the Success Beyond Limits graduates, and to the SBL staff for implementing such a tremendous programme.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgSAOjzDuDQ

Ontario Federation of Labour Convention, November 23-27, 2015

Along with our Vice-President External, YUFA is sending up to three delegates to the Ontario Federation of Labour's upcoming biennial convention, being held November 23-27, 2015 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. The convention theme for 2015 is "The Ontario We Want". This is an important opportunity to meet with other...

Success Beyond Limits: Another successful summer

This summer 100 grade 9 students from the Jane and Finch neighbourhood graduated from SBL summer program. The program was started with the support of YUFA CP and is designed to address low graduation rates in the Jane Finch community by helping student’s transition into high school while earning high...

An exciting summer (your money went a long way)

It was an exciting summer and many things happened.And now we are all back in gear in full teaching mode, it is a perfect time to reflect on all the amazing initiatives that YUFA CP has supported this summer. Over the next few weeks I will be posting summaries of...

Teaching Evaluations, Strike-Affected Semesters, and Tenure & Promotion

In response to pressure from YUFA through the JCOAA, the Employer has agreed that the inclusion in tenure and promotion files of student course evaluations for courses offered during the strike-affected 2015 Winter term will be optional. Members who taught during the Winter 2015 semester may decide whether these course evaluations...

CAUT Forum for Aboriginal Academic Staff, November 6-7, 2015

The Canadian Association of University Teachers will be holding its 5th Forum for Aboriginal Academic Staff on November 6-7, 2015 at the Radisson Hotel Downtown in Winnipeg, Manitoba.From the CAUT's website: "In light of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report, this year's forum will allow participants to collectively consider:...

Employer's Unilateral Changes to Portability Provisions of York Pension Plan

Richard Wellen, YUFA PresidentMembers of the York University Pension Plan (YUPP) have always had a number of options for how their pension would be paid upon retirement. One such option includes the right to transfer the “commuted value”—or monetary equivalent—of one's pension entitlement out of the plan entirely. However, on...