May 11, 2015
YUFA responds to the Arrival of ‘Activity-Based Budgeting’ at YorkWhat follows is a brief Introduction to a YUFA report recently submitted to the Employer in response to the Employer's presentation on York’s new SHARP budget model at JCOAA/LRPWhat is SHARP?Over the past two months the York administration has been introducing...
May 05, 2015
Over the past two weeks, both the federal and provincial governments produced budgets that touch on post-secondary education.The Ontario budget had relatively little to say about colleges and universities. Funding will rise from $3.48 billion to $3.49 billion, amounting to an effective cut when inflation is factored in. For the...
May 04, 2015
The annual report and budget of the YUFA Community Projects Committee from the presentation made at the Annual General Meeting, 29 April 2015.Annual Report:Community Projects Budget:
April 27, 2015
Many of you have heard about the proposed "Universities Accountability and Sustainability Act" (Bill 100) that was introduced last week in the Nova Scotia legislature. If passed, the Act would allow governments unprecedented rights to demand restructuring at universities, override collective agreement provisions and undermine academic freedom.Following many other universities...
April 22, 2015
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend YUFA’s Annual General Meeting:Wednesday, April 29 1:30 to 4:00 pmFounders 152The Agenda and materials are attached. Be sure to bring your meeting package with you as there will be a very limited number of copies available at the meeting.Prior to the YUFA...
April 21, 2015
Few of us would deny that science matters. It can be a contested set of practices, but we nonetheless rely on the work of many physical and social scientists to sustain public policy covering our environment, public health, transportation, social welfare, and so much more. As a society we have...
April 14, 2015
On April 2, five weeks after our members approved our package of primary negotiating positions, YUFA served notice of intent to bargain with our employer. Our collective agreement expires at the end of April. We are expecting to meet with the employer in the coming weeks and plan to keep...
April 14, 2015
YUFA’s long-awaited new website is here!This site has some fantastic improvements: The updated template is more mobile-friendly and has the latest accessibility features. The site now has a blog for YUFA Officers and Community Projects: check often for the latest updates from the Association! The members’ forum has been revamped...
March 30, 2015
March 31, 2015Dear Colleagues,While YUFA members have been affected in a number of different ways by the current strike we do know that a full resumption of academic activities will take place in the coming days if CUPE 3903 Units 1 and 3 ratify their tentative agreements. For many of...