September 20, 2016
The York administration has recently introduced a new funding model for graduate students that will all but eliminate Graduate Assistantships (GAs) at the university. In just one year, the number of GAs has dropped from over 700 to about 130. Even more will disappear next year.Those GAs were represented by...
September 20, 2016
How York is opting for a narrow, competitive and selective approach to supporting researchThere is growing concern among YUFA members that the York administration is rushing to embrace the call by the provincial government and advisory agencies to be more selective and narrow in supporting the research activities and ambitions of...
September 12, 2016
YUFA conducted a ratification vote from August 29 at 5:00 p.m. to September 12 at 5:00 p.m. for the two positions of Stewards' Council Representatives to the Executive Committee. Voting was by electronic ballot.Elections and by-elections are governed by YUFA's by-laws (see: 1. Election Procedures). Only two candidates were nominated for a total of two positions....
September 12, 2016
The YUFA Caucus of the Joint Committee on the Administration of the Agreement (JCOAA), per Article 7.03 (d) of the Collective Agreement, is seeking a member to fill a vacancy on the Joint Financial Information Subcommittee (FISC) (Article 7.04).The mandate of the Subcommittee is to serve as the channel for the...
September 08, 2016
Dear members,One of the key achievements of last year's negotiations was the establishment of a program (article 18.15 in the Memorandum of Settlement) to ensure that professorial stream faculty members in units with a 2.5 load, and who are active in research, will be able to reduce their teaching load to 2.0 courses...
September 01, 2016
Dear members,The annual Labour Day parade is this Monday. For those interested, a YUFA contingent will be joining other unions from York University to march in the parade together, along with affiliates of the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.The details are as follows:Labour Day ParadeMonday, September 5Assemble: 8:30 a.m.March: 9:00 a.m.Meeting...
August 07, 2016
The deadline for nominations for the two Stewards' Council Representatives to the Executive Committee has been extended to August 15.These positions are elected by Council (YUFA Constitution Article 5.2). The members of Stewards' Council are: members of the Executive Committee, all elected Stewards, and one representative from each Recognised Caucus (YUFA Constitution Article 4.2). The Stewards' Council Representatives...
July 19, 2016
Nominations are now being accepted for the two Stewards' Council Representatives to the Executive Committee. These positions are elected by Council (YUFA Constitution Article 5.2). The members of Stewards' Council are: members of the Executive Committee, all elected Stewards, and one representative from each Recognised Caucus (YUFA Constitution Article 4.2). The...
July 18, 2016
The YUFA Caucus of the Joint Committee on the Administration of the Agreement (JCOAA), per Article 7 of the Collective Agreement, is seeking a volunteer to fill a vacancy for Member-at-large.The JCOAA shall function in an advisory capacity to the Association and/or the Employer with the general aim of ensuring that...
July 18, 2016
The following members will receive tickets to attend the Rogers Cup Tennis Canada 2016 on Tuesday, July 26:Ahmet AkyolAlex CzekanskiAlidad AmirfazliAmanda GlasbeekAndrew DawsonAtipol Bhanich SupapolDennis PilonDov LunguFrançoise MougeonGeorge FallisGino LavoieHanna JankowskiHazel RosinHeather EdgellIbrahim BadrIlan KapoorInes BuchliIsabella BakkerJames C. SimeonJames ElderJanne ChungJenaro NosedalJinjun ShanJohn E MooresKathy BischopingLaurie WilcoxLillie LumLinda PeakeLinda SteinmanLoriann HynesLorne FosterMagdalena...