April 14, 2015
On April 2, five weeks after our members approved our package of primary negotiating positions, YUFA served notice of intent to bargain with our employer. Our collective agreement expires at the end of April. We are expecting to meet with the employer in the coming weeks and plan to keep...
April 14, 2015
YUFA’s long-awaited new website is here!This site has some fantastic improvements: The updated template is more mobile-friendly and has the latest accessibility features. The site now has a blog for YUFA Officers and Community Projects: check often for the latest updates from the Association! The members’ forum has been revamped...
March 30, 2015
March 31, 2015Dear Colleagues,While YUFA members have been affected in a number of different ways by the current strike we do know that a full resumption of academic activities will take place in the coming days if CUPE 3903 Units 1 and 3 ratify their tentative agreements. For many of...
March 18, 2015
In a special meeting held on March 19, the Senate voted to resume classes in FES and LAPS as scheduled on Monday, March 23rd. During this meeting, the Senate Executive and the Provost confirmed YUFA’s position that individual faculty members have the right and the responsibility to determine whether the...
March 17, 2015
In the face of some potential confusion emerging from recent statements from the Employer, YUFA affirms its position that the YUFA Collective Agreement and broader principles of academic freedom grant members not only the right but the professional responsibility to determine whether proceeding with their courses while the strike continues...
March 14, 2015
On March 9, 2015 CUPE 3903 members in Units 1 and 3 voted not to accept the latest offer from the Employer. Members of Unit 2 voted to accept the offer from the Employer. This means that Unit 1 and 3 members remain on strike and picket lines will remain...
March 10, 2015
On 11 March 2015 YUFA filed a policy grievance re: increase in workload; failure to provide adequatefacilities and services.
March 03, 2015
On 4 March 2015, the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), issued a statement of support for striking TAs and contract faculty at York and University of Toronto.See also their related campaign against casualization, We Teach Ontario.
February 23, 2015
YUFA advises members to submit their cvs only in hardcopy format for the following reasons: Use of your cv by the Employer is “subject to the employee’s agreement as to those portions of his / her curriculum vitae which may be so used”, Personnel files are and should be maintained...
January 04, 2015
CUPE 3903 has started a campaign entitled, A Better York is Possible.