March 01, 2022
After 25 years of successful contract negotiations, the York University Faculty Association (YUFA), the union representing just over 1,700 full-time faculty, librarians and archivists, and postdoctoral visitors, has received a strong strike mandate vote from its members. This strike mandate vote follows prolonged negotiations during which the York University administration...
February 28, 2022
The strike vote will be closing in a few short hours today at 4:00pm EST.
YUFA still needs your support in the form of a strong strike vote to help make the necessary improvements in our collective agreement.
February 24, 2022
We are writing to urge you to vote YES to the strike vote.
This communique summarizes the bargaining issues that are in dispute in these long-delayed contract negotiations.
February 22, 2022
Following this afternoon's Special General Membership Meeting, the strike vote is now open (as of 3pm today), and will remain open until February 28, 2022 at 4:00pm. You should have received an email from Simply Voting that contains a link to your ballot. If you have not received the link...
February 18, 2022
Employer Unresponsive to COVID-19-related Bargaining ProposalsOn February 11th, in response to a general membership motion, the YUFA Executive, along with members and staff, launched a survey of members’ view on return-to-campus plans in the context of the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic.
February 16, 2022
What is a Strike Mandate? A strike mandate is a bargaining tool that can be used to secure a better deal at the table. It does not always result in a strike. The strike mandate vote gives direct explicit empowerment to our bargaining team and helps our team succeed in...
February 16, 2022
At the Special General Membership Meeting held on February 3, 2022, YUFA membership discussed the protracted timeline, lack of ANY movement with contract negotiations, and the impact of failed bargaining on members’ most pressing concerns. Hundreds of members in attendance voted overwhelmingly to encourage executive to hold a strike vote...
February 11, 2022
At the direction of the YUFA membership at the Special General Membership Meeting on February 9, 2022, YUFA is issuing the following statement to members explaining their right to refuse unsafe work. This document was prepared to provide general information for YUFA members. Contact the Association for help with specific...
February 11, 2022
At the request of members, a Special Membership Meeting was held on February 9 to discuss the return to campus activities as announced by the York senior administration.In the notice of the meeting sent to members, YUFA attached eight documents for discussion, including the Memorandum of Settlement (MOS) signed by...
February 10, 2022
At last week's Special General Membership on Bargaining meeting (February 3, 2022), the membership overwhelmingly passed the following motion calling for the YUFA Executive Committee to conduct a vote authorizing possible job action if satisfactory settlement cannot be reached at the table. CARRIED MOTION:In order to provide a firmer basis...