May 01, 2018
TORONTO, May 2, 2018 /CNW/ – A growing number of faculty councils and student associations at York University have passed “non-confidence” votes in the senior administration over its handling of a strike by contract faculty and teaching assistants. Now in its ninth week, the strike has reached an impasse because the...
April 30, 2018
The voting period for approving the 2018-19 YUFA Budget and the continuation of the Faculty/Grad Club Levy ends at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. All YUFA members who are eligible to vote will receive an email invitation to vote. You may vote by clicking on the link in the email invitation.If...
April 29, 2018
Dear members,In response to a number of requests from members, the YUFA Executive Committee has agreed to postpone the Special General Membership Meeting (SGMM) on governance, originally scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 2. Members have indicated that the date and time of the SGMM conflict with other previously scheduled...
April 25, 2018
A photo of the Accolade West Building, in summer, with trees in the foregroundYUFA is encouraging members and the wider York community to attend today’s Senate meeting, which will include discussion of governance issues at the University and updates about proposed remediation policies.The meeting takes place today (Thursday, April 26)...
April 25, 2018
The following motion has been submitted by York University Senators Richard Welland, Ricardo Grinspun, and Mina Rajabi Paak to the Senate Executive Committee in advance of the next meeting of the Senate, scheduled for Thursday, April 26 (see here for agenda).MOTION(submitted by Richard Wellen, Ricardo Grinspun, and Mina Rajabi Paak)Senate...
April 24, 2018
The YUFA General Membership Meeting on April 17, 2018 passed a motion to hold a Special General Membership Meeting (SGMM) on governance. The SGMM will take place as follows:SGMM on governanceWednesday, May 2 - POSTPONED11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Location TBADRAFT agenda: Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (5 min.) Approval of agenda...
April 19, 2018
Dear President Lenton,In your recent message to the York community ("Two days of mediation produce no settlement"), you claim that the CUPE conversion program remains a "fundamental issue" in the current labour dispute. You state that the University's proposal of two conversion appointments (which falls below CUPE's previous contract and the...
April 18, 2018
The current CUPE 3903 strike has reached the end of its seventh week and there is no end in sight. Although the degree and type of disruption varies across the University, many YUFA members are feeling very uncertain about the prospects of salvaging their courses or helping extremely vulnerable students...
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...