September 16, 2021
On September 9th YUFA co-sponsored an expert panel titled “Is it safe enough to return to campus? What do public health scientists say?”
I encourage you to view and share this video of the event: https://youtu.be/hsx_UZCweDY
September 13, 2021
Several months ago, Senate Executive approved a set of planning assumptions and guidelines that would make possible an increase in in-person teaching for Fall 2021, in the hope and expectation that Ontario would have exited Step 3 of the provincial government's re-opening plan and that daily new cases would be...
September 10, 2021
The Department of Social Science passed the following motion yesterday at their departmental council meeting. The motion may be of interest to YUFA members in light of the discussions at the September 2nd Special General Membership Meeting.
September 09, 2021
One of the most important benefits programs provided to YUFA members is our Long Term Disability (LTD) Plan which provides income insurance to cover members during times of extended medical or disability leave. In the last round of bargaining YUFA signed a memorandum of agreement - ratified by members -...
September 07, 2021
At a Special General Membership Meeting held Thursday September 2, members discussed their serious concerns about the employer's refusal to consider the safety concerns of our members in relation to the planned return to campus. In the end, members adopted two motions which laid out YUFA's position on the return...
September 01, 2021
At the very last minute and a week before the start of an in-person return to campus, the Ontario government, Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU), introduced new guidelines today exempting postsecondary education institutions from capacity limits and physical distancing measures on campuses. As we face a fourth-wave of the pandemic,...
September 01, 2021
The Council of Ontario Universities (COU), which represents the administrations of Ontario’s universities, has issued a call for the Ford government to support “a Safe In-Person Reopening for Students, Staff and Faculty.” In its statement the COU calls for a provincial vaccine certification system to support mandatory vaccination policies. It also urges the government to...
August 27, 2021
With less than two weeks before the start of classes, reports of escalating COVID-19 infections in Ontario during this 4th wave of the pandemic have faculty members concerned about their health and safety, as well as the health and safety of family members, students, staff and the York University community....
August 24, 2021
YUFA colleagues are invited to participate in this very timely and important survey on the impacts of the transition to remote academic work on GTA faculty. This survey is part of a research partnership between Ontario Tech University and University of Toronto faculty members, and the Ontario Confederation of University...
August 12, 2021
YUFA Executive supports York University’s decision to institute a mandatory vaccination policy for return to in-person work and study this September.Research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Canada confirms that vaccination is a necessary measure for reducing covid-related health risks associated with congregate gatherings,...