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Call for participation: YUFA Trustees, Returning Officer

YUFA is seeking members to fill the following positions: YUFA Trustees Returning Officer YUFA TrusteesYUFA is seeking two (2) members to serve as YUFA Trustees. According to Article 3.5 ("Annual General Meeting") of the YUFA Constitution,Two Trustees shall be elected from the floor of the Annual General Meeting for the purpose...

YUFA supports U of M faculty on strike

On November 1, full-time faculty at the University of Manitoba (U of M) went on strike in an attempt to settle the outstanding issues in their protracted negotiations with the university administration. As a gesture of solidarity, YUFA has donated $1,000 to the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA), which...

General Membership Meeting is November 9

The Fall General Membership Meeting (GMM) will take place on November 9. The GMM is open to all YUFA members and is governed by the YUFA Constitution. YUFA strongly encourages your participation, as these issues affect the working conditions of all members.General Membership MeetingWednesday, November 911:30 AM to 1:30 PM *The Underground **York University...

Help YUFA implement the Trans Health Fund

Call for participation:The Joint Subcommittee on Benefits is issuing a call to trans and trans allies in YUFA to help implement the Trans Health Fund, a new fund that YUFA negotiated in the last round of bargaining. The new fund is Article 26.11 in the Memorandum of Settlement and is valued at...

Update on the Research Release Program

What we learned from the town hall meetingsIn the last week, YUFA hosted a town hall meeting in each of the five Faculties affected by the Research Release Program, Article 18.15 in the Memorandum of Settlement: AMPD, Education, Glendon, Health, and LA&PS. The meetings were well attended and members gave...

York retirees host annual showcase on November 8

The York University Retirees' Association (YURA) will host the 17th Annual Showcase & Sale as follows:Showcase & SaleTuesday, November 89:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.East Bear Pit, Central SquareThis year’s sale features: Canadiana country furniture An incredible teddy-bear blowout Arts & crafts Hand-made clothing and knitted items Jewellery & decoratives Paintings & photographs...

Race Equity Caucus marks YUFA's 40th anniversary

In celebration of YUFA's 40th anniversary, YUFA and the Race Equity Caucus are honoured to present a public lecture by esteemed critical race scholar, Dr. Malinda S. Smith from the University of Alberta. Toward an Anti-Racist University:Racial (In)Equity, Intersectionality, and the Social Injustice of Sameness A public lecture by Dr. Malinda...

Town hall meetings on Research Release Program

Dear members,YUFA will host a town hall meeting for members in each of the five faculties affected by the Research Release Program, Article 18.15 in the Memorandum of Settlement: AMPD, Education, Glendon College, Health, and LA&PS.As you know, YUFA has expressed concerns that the blanket rejection by Deans of academic units'...

Where does that 2$ go?

As we start this new year, and you look at your paycheque and wonder ... where is this 2$ levy going? Here's where is went last year. Helped fun a summer program to support kids from the Jane Finch community transition to high school called Success Beyond Limits Supported Readers...

YUFA CP helps establish a new Student Mentorship Program

The Student Mentorship program at York Centre for Education and Community .  This is an exciting initiative designed to provide support to York undergraduates with mentoring opportunities by upper year students, drop in times for students to get advice from student interns and volunteer faculty.  YUFA CP and it members...