YUFA’s fall General Membership Meeting: Wed Nov 19 from 11-2 by zoom
The agenda package and zoom link have been distributed to members.
News
Applications for upcoming leaves, funds and fellowships
YUFA encourages all eligible colleagues to apply for upcoming leaves, funds and fellowships that the YUFA Executive has negotiated with the Employer as part of the Collective Agreement. November 17 is the application deadline for the three opportunities listed below. Rather than using the Application link on the YUFA website,...
Members are encouraged to review insurance coverage
YUFA members have access to a range of health insurance benefits (dental, drugs, travel, paramedical, vision, etc.) as negotiated by YUFA and the Employer. Our benefits are listed here and are managed by Sun Life Insurance. Some types of coverage have annual maximum limits which end this year on December 31, 2025. For some...
YUFA supports colleagues who hold Special Renewable Contracts
YUFA continues to support several of the 18 YUFA colleagues who hold Special Renewable Contracts (SRCs). Some contracts were not renewed by the Employer when they should have been. YUFA is taking all steps available to remediate the situation.
YUFA Executive prepares to meet with the University President
Each semester the YUFA Executive meets with the President of York University to discuss matters of concern. These meetings are important in allowing YUFA to communicate directly with the President on a range of items that impact YUFA members. This term the meeting is scheduled for December 2. A summary of the meeting will be shared...
YUFA drop-in meetings for members continue on Wednesday, November 5
YUFA continues with its Wednesday noon drop-in meetings over Zoom. All YUFA members are warmly invited. The next Zoom drop-in meeting on “Retirement: Walking you through the process” (with Richard Wellen and Bob Drummond) is Wednesday, November 5 at noon. Additional drop-in meetings: November 12: Members’ choice -- Collegial discussion on current events at York YUFA’s Fall General Membership Meeting will take place from...
Update on Bargaining with Staff
Despite a fair and generous offer of a renewed Collective Agreement from the YUFA bargaining team, the 8 staff members that YUFA employs, who are represented by CUPE 1281, remain on strike. The YUFA offer includes handsome wage and benefit increases and additional leave time. The Collective Agreement on offer provides staff with job security, full...
YUFA invites applications for the role of Returning Officer
YUFA is seeking one (1) member to serve as Returning Officer for the Association. The Returning Officer’s primary duties are to ensure that all elections, including those for Officers, Stewards, ratification votes and approval of budgets and levies, conform with the YUFA Constitution and YUFA By-Laws and are conducted in a fair and trustworthy manner. The position includes reading...
Whose university? Our university! The university is not a factory! Teach-in on Thursday, November 6 from 3:00-7:00pm
Please share the information below with your classes and students, and please join us, as we ask: "What kind of university do we want to create?" Students, faculty, staff, community members are all welcome. The event is supported by the Resource Centre for Public Sociology, at the Department of Sociology. Come learn...
YUFA drop-in meetings for members continue on Wednesday, October 29
YUFA continues with its Wednesday noon drop-in meetings over Zoom. All YUFA members are warmly invited. The next Zoom drop-in meeting on “Considering retirement? Things to consider” (with Richard Wellen and Bob Drummond) is Wednesday, October 29 at noon. Additional drop-in meetings: November 5: Retirement and pensions – “Walking you through the process” (with Richard Wellen and Bob Drummond) November...