March 03, 2018
Dear colleagues,The Senate Executive has chosen not to declare a general suspension of classes. As mentioned in our last advisory, the decision about whether to suspend classes in order to preserve the academic integrity of a course rests officially with the independent professional judgment of the individual course director. In...
March 02, 2018
Dear colleagues,One of the key elements of the Employer’s recent offer to CUPE 3903 is a proposal to provide eight “full time” faculty (YUFA) positions per year for eligible long-serving CUPE 3903 Unit 2 members. During the 2015 strike, the Employer agreed to eight tenure-stream appointments per year (at least two of which...
March 01, 2018
Dear colleagues,Many of you have heard that the CUPE 3903 leadership will be meeting with its members today to discuss the "final offer" from the York administration. The leadership has recommended that the members reject the offer on the grounds that the administration is still demanding significant concessions. It therefore...
February 27, 2018
York undergraduate students walk the picket line in support of CUPE 3903 members during the 2015 strike.CCA to York admin: ‘It’s time to negotiate a fair deal with CUPE 3903’The York Cross-Campus Alliance (CCA) is calling on the York University administration to negotiate a fair deal with CUPE 3903, and...
February 27, 2018
Members of CUPE 3903 picket the Main Gate of the York University campus during the 2015 strike. (photo credit: Bernard Weil)CUPE 3903 has announced a strike date of March 5, 2018 should negotiations fail with the University administration. The purpose of this document is to answer some frequently asked questions...
February 23, 2018
Dear colleagues,Most YUFA faculty members have received a message from the Provost, encouraging them to adopt Moodle to record course grades prior to a possible CUPE 3903 strike. Some of our members have asked that YUFA issue a response to this message.The Provost's letter requests that YUFA faculty members adopt...
February 12, 2018
Dear YUFA colleagues,We are holding a General Membership Meeting on Thursday, February 15 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in 152 Founders College. The sole agenda item is the approval of the Primary Negotiating Positions (PNPs), approved by the Executive Committee and YUFA Stewards' Council.Attendance is strongly encouraged. The YUFA Constitution...
February 07, 2018
Dear YUFA members,YUFA considers matters of collegial governance vital to the goals of the Association. York Senate's meeting on Thursday, January 25, 2018 addressed a number of key issues related to governance. We provide a brief summary to our members.Collegial governance and search proceduresSeveral senators disapproved of the Administration's recent...
February 04, 2018
YUFA members hold letters that spell "Notice to Bargain" at a Stewards' Council meeting on February 2, 2018.Dear members,On February 2, 2018, shortly after Stewards' Council ratified YUFA's primary negotiating positions (PNPs), YUFA served notice of intent to bargain with the Employer. The current collective agreement expires on April 30,...
January 29, 2018
The CUPE 3903 logoDear colleagues,As you are aware, the members of CUPE 3903 have voted approximately 85% in favour of giving a strike mandate to their union (see the full results here). The two parties are still in conciliation and it is quite normal for the union to ask for...