June 22, 2015
Now that the 2015 Bargaining Round is underway, YUFA is committed to providing the membership and the wider community with information that puts our bargaining priorities in context and explains why they are important for the quality of teaching, research and learning at York University. We begin our series of...
June 08, 2015
Notice of Vacancy: By-Election for YUFA Officer PositionFourth CallNominations are now being accepted for the position of Equity Officer (1 of 2). Term of office ends 31 May 2016.Candidates for election as Officers of the Association shall submit written statements of their qualifications, goals, and interest in serving. Where two or...
May 19, 2015
On May 20, 2015, York University announced that the provincial government agreed to fund a new York University campus in Markham. YUFA's representatives on the Joint Committee for the Administration of the Collective Agreement (JCOAA) and the Joint Committee on Long Range Planning (LRP) have been asking the employer for...
May 11, 2015
YUFA responds to the Arrival of ‘Activity-Based Budgeting’ at YorkWhat follows is a brief Introduction to a YUFA report recently submitted to the Employer in response to the Employer's presentation on York’s new SHARP budget model at JCOAA/LRPWhat is SHARP?Over the past two months the York administration has been introducing...
May 05, 2015
Over the past two weeks, both the federal and provincial governments produced budgets that touch on post-secondary education.The Ontario budget had relatively little to say about colleges and universities. Funding will rise from $3.48 billion to $3.49 billion, amounting to an effective cut when inflation is factored in. For the...
May 04, 2015
The annual report and budget of the YUFA Community Projects Committee from the presentation made at the Annual General Meeting, 29 April 2015.Annual Report:Community Projects Budget:
April 27, 2015
Many of you have heard about the proposed "Universities Accountability and Sustainability Act" (Bill 100) that was introduced last week in the Nova Scotia legislature. If passed, the Act would allow governments unprecedented rights to demand restructuring at universities, override collective agreement provisions and undermine academic freedom.Following many other universities...
April 22, 2015
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend YUFA’s Annual General Meeting:Wednesday, April 29 1:30 to 4:00 pmFounders 152The Agenda and materials are attached. Be sure to bring your meeting package with you as there will be a very limited number of copies available at the meeting.Prior to the YUFA...
April 21, 2015
Few of us would deny that science matters. It can be a contested set of practices, but we nonetheless rely on the work of many physical and social scientists to sustain public policy covering our environment, public health, transportation, social welfare, and so much more. As a society we have...