November 29, 2023
Frederic (Fred) Weizmann completed his PhD in psychology at Ohio State University in 1966. He joined York University in 1972 where he remained until his retirement in 2005. His research interests were in the historical and theoretical foundations of developmental psychology and child development. He was a dedicated supporter of...
November 29, 2023
On November 21st, the Federal government announced it will amend the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, to exclude public post-secondary educational institutions from becoming the subject of proceedings under either Act. These Acts were infamously used by Laurentian University in 2021 cut 58 undergraduate and...
November 23, 2023
This Town Hall is designed to be a space where YUFA members in Lassonde (tenure track & CLAs) can come together and discuss different issues currently facing Lassonde members such as academic program restructuring, low enrolments, workload & overwork issues, collegial governance concerns, and issues with the School's accreditation. Please...
November 23, 2023
A Leave Fellowship Fund (Article 19.30 of the YUFA Collective Agreement of $500,000 is available to provide peer-adjudicated additional grants up to 10% of academic base salary to sabbaticants. The grants shall be subject to the conditions set out in Article 20.17 (b) of the Collective Agreement. The Leave Fellowship...
November 23, 2023
The current collective agreement between YUFA and the York University Board of Governors (the body representing the Employer) expires on April 30, 2024. Congratulations to the YUFA Members appointed to the YUFA 2024 Bargaining Team: John Amanatides: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Lassonde Mary-Helen Armour: Science and Technology Studies, Science...
November 20, 2023
YUFA is inviting all interested members to consider submitting nominations for Executive Officers of the Association for the term beginning June 1, 2024 and ending May 31, 2026. The timeline for nominations and voting is as follows: Monday, November 20, 2023: nominations open beginning at 10:00 am Monday, December 4, 2023: nominations...
November 14, 2023
On November 7, 2023, the Employer provided YUFA with two options regarding retroactive salary increases now that Bill 124 is no longer in force. Bill 124 limited increases in salary to 1% each year for the past three years. Below is a summary of the two options that the Employer...
November 09, 2023
YUFA has been made aware of alarming disruptions of York University lectures. During a recent disruption on October 31st, a group of individuals concealed their identities, entered and took over the class, and rapped about dropping out of university. Disturbingly, one of these individuals made reference to a weapon, and...
November 08, 2023
On November 7, 2023, YUFA joined other unions on campus in sending a statement to President Rhonda Lenton. The statement expresses disappointment in how the Employer has approached discussions on increasing salary now that Bill 124 is no longer in force. For context, the most recent YUFA communications pertaining to...
November 03, 2023
At the November 3, 2023 meeting of YUFA's Stewards' Council, the body that directs the affairs of the Association between general membership meetings (Article 4.1 of the YUFA Constitution), Stewards passed, by strong majority, the following motions regarding the importance of academic freedom in times of crisis and the current...