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Save the date! General Membership Meeting on governance: November 13

A close-up of a microphone with a blurry image of a crowded meeting in the backgroundSave the date!On November 13, YUFA will hold a General Membership Meeting (GMM). The order of the day will be governance, in response to requests from the membership to discuss this issue. All YUFA members...

Call for Nominations: YUFA Chief Steward and YUFA Equity Officer

Dear Members:Nominations are now being accepted for the positions of Chief Steward (1 of 2 positions) and Equity Officer (1 of 2 positions). The terms of office begin June 1, 2019 and end May 31, 2021. Read more about the positions here.Candidates for election as Officers of the Association shall...

YUFA Tentative Agreement Ratified

YUFA conducted an online ratification vote on the October 16, 2018 Memorandum of Settlement for a Renewal Collective Agreement from Thursday, October 18 at 8:00pm (following the Special GMM) to Monday October 22 at 5:00pm.Ratification votes are governed by Article 9.2 of the YUFA Constitution.The results of the ratification vote...

YUFA reaches tentative agreement; ratification vote starts October 18

A photograph of a close-up of buttons displaying YUFA's name and logoDear members,The Executive Committee is pleased to announce that YUFA has signed a tentative agreement with the Employer for the renewal of the YUFA Collective Agreement. At a special meeting this morning, the Executive Committee voted unanimously to endorse...

Film screening: A Silent Transformation

An image of the poster of the film screeningCelebrate Co-op Week!YUFA is pleased to endorse the film screening of:A Silent Transformation:A film about co-operativesBy Powerline FilmsWednesday, October 174:15 p.m.Nat Taylor CinemaN102 Ross BuildingWatch the trailer here.The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring: Anton Smolski: York University...

YUFA memo on remediation and overwork compensation

Members may request overwork compensation for strike-related additional work. This includes teaching and administrative work. Members who hold an Appendix P position (such as Chair, Graduate Program Director, or Program Coordinator) or any other academic admin position may request that their strike-related overwork be compensated. Members who performed extra teaching or admin work of any kind due...

Stewards' Council motions passed in September 2018

A photo of raised handsAt its September 2018 meeting, YUFA Stewards' Council unanimously approved the following three motions:Motion #1In order to provide a firmer basis for progress in the current protracted round of negotiations, the YUFA membership calls upon the YUFA Executive to conduct a vote authorizing possible job action...

Meet the leadership of the University: Community forum organized by Senate on October 4

Dear members,York's Senate has announced it is sponsoring a Community Forum as follows:Community forumThursday, October4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.206 Accolade Building WestThe call follows on a request from York University Senators to address, in a meaningful way, how to bring the community together following the end of the labour disruption.This is...

Call for volunteer: Retirement Planning Centre Board

YUFA is seeking a member to sit on the Retirement Planning Centre Board. The terms of reference for the Board are here. If you are interested, kindly submit a written statement to YUFA outlining any experience or qualifications.Written statements should be sent to YUFA at [email protected] with the subject line...

By-election results for Recording Secretary

An image of a pen marking an "X" on a ballot paperYUFA conducted a by-election from Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. to Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. for the Recording Secretary. The vote was an election because two candidates were nominated for the same position. Voting was by electronic...