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York University Psychology Clinic offers parenting workshop

The York University Psychology Clinic is offering a parenting workshop designed to support parents in being stronger, wiser, and kind in providing a secure base for their children to explore the world. The workshop will help parents learn to follow their children’s lead, while also being confident to take charge...

Immigration and international students

The Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) Committee invites individuals to an in-person labour and community organizing meeting to discuss pressing issues related to immigration and international students, including next steps in the broader fight for worker and migrant justice. Members of the PGWP maintained an encampment protest in Brampton for 143...

Racial Justice and Labour panel

The Harriet Tubman Institute at York University celebrates Black History Month under the theme Black Labour, highlighting the contributions, challenges, and resistance of Black workers in Canada and globally. As part of this month-long program, the Tubman Institute will host a panel discussion on Racial Justice and Labour on Thursday,...

Sick leaves and medical information

Please contact [email protected] to receive support in requesting a sick leave or a workplace accommodation because of a disability or medical condition. While on a sick leave, has your physician been contacted directly by a representative from the York University Health, Safety & Employee Well-Being Office (EWB) with requests for your personal medical...

Employer withdraws from reciprocal tuition waiver program

At the end of November 2024, YUFA received notice from the Assistant Vice-President of Labour Relations at York University, Dan Bradshaw, that the Employer would be pulling out of an agreement with Simon Fraser University and Carleton University, effective January 1, 2026, to provide reciprocal tuition waivers for the dependants of up...

Research study on 2SLGBTQI+ employees

Researchers from the Schulich School of Business at York University aim to understand how 2SLGBTQI+ employees perceive and cope with anti-2SLGBTQI+ events in Canada. The goal is to gain insights into how 2SLGBTQI+ individuals navigate these events, which are part of a larger anti-2SLGBTQI+ movement, and to assess whether these events...

Workplace bullying in Canadian universities: survey

Dr. Hannah Scott and doctoral student Amy Webster from the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at Ontario Tech University are recruiting Canadian university faculty members to participate in a survey detailing their experiences of workplace bullying in academia.  The purpose of the study is to understand tenured or untenured faculty...

Pledge for Canada/Engagement pour le Canada

On Friday January 31st, a network of civil society leaders made a call for Canadians to forcefully defend Canada’s sovereignty in the face of threats from the Trump administration. At a media conference on Parliament Hill, they launched the non-partisan Pledge for Canada/Engagement pour le Canada, endorsed by a wide...

Federal election: Canada’s universities are important

With a federal election likely to take place this spring, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has launched its Unlock Education campaign.  CAUT is encouraging members of the organization, including faculty at York University, to join the campaign to:   Make college and university affordable for everyone   Ensure that Canadians...

Ontario election: mobilizing voters to support education priorities

The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) OCUFA has developed an advocacy platform guide for the upcoming provincial election. The key priorities are:  Increase total provincial university funding by 11.75 percent annually for a five-year period to bring Ontario close to the Canadian average in per-domestic student funding.  Boost...