April 18, 2018
Dear colleagues,YUFA held its Annual General Meeting(AGM) on April 17, 2018. At the meeting, a budget for fiscal year 2018-19 was proposed; it will be sent for members' approval via electronic vote in the coming days. The Treasurer reported long-awaited progress in replenishing YUFA's reserves. Additional financial support for et al.(the Faculty/Grad...
April 10, 2018
A photo of raised handsThe Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place as follows:Annual General MeetingTuesday, April 1710:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.UNIFOR Local 112 Hall *30 Tangiers RoadMap* The UNIFOR Hall is an accessible venue. A catered lunch will be provided by et al., the Faculty/Grad Student Café & Pub.The AGM is...
April 09, 2018
"This discussion paper comes out of a motion passed at a March 3, 2009 Special General Meeting: that YUFA Executive act as soon as possible to strike a subcommittee to produce a discussion paper that places recent labor negotiations and its coming negotiations within the broader context of cut to the funding...
April 09, 2018
The following message was sent on April 5, 2018 from Richard Wellen, President of YUFA, to Rhonda Lenton, President of York University, and to Devin Lefebvre, Chairperson of CUPE 3903: Dear President Lenton and Chairperson Lefebvre,As you know, the offer that CUPE 3903 members will be voting on in the supervised...
April 09, 2018
TORONTO, April 5, 2018 /CNW/ – The decision by the York University administration to request a supervised ratification vote in the month-long strike by CUPE 3903 could end up prolonging the dispute, says the Executive Committee of the York University Faculty Association (YUFA). CUPE 3903 represents contract faculty and teaching assistants,...
April 01, 2018
YUFA will send two (2) members to attend the Indigenizing the Academy Conference, to be held at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, Membertou, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, scheduled from Thursday, May 3 to Friday, May 4, 2018.Please also see the promotional posters here and here.YUFA will reimburse the travel costs, hotel...
March 30, 2018
A photo of a York Cross-Campus Alliance pamphlet, which displays the logos of all the member unions and student unions and the slogan, "York works because we do".YUFA invites members to attend a Town Hall Forum hosted by the York Cross-Campus Alliance (CCA) on April 3. The Forum will present and discuss...
March 27, 2018
In a recent communiqué, YUFA alerted members to a bargaining proposal that the Employer made during negotiations with CUPE 3903 that would require major revisions to the YUFA Collective Agreement. At that time, YUFA expressed serious concerns that the Employer, while negotiating with another bargaining unit, had not consulted YUFA...
March 26, 2018
We're in Week 4 of the strike by CUPE 3903, the union representing contract faculty and graduate student employees at York University. YUFA members are concerned that this will be an even longer strike, especially in the wake of public statements by the University administration that they do not intend...
March 21, 2018
A photo of the Ross Building, in winter, with snow in the foregroundYUFA is encouraging members and the wider York community to attend today’s Senate meeting, which will discuss the authority of Senate to direct the suspension of classes during a labour disruption.The meeting takes place today (Thursday, March 22)...