July 18, 2022
On March 18th, YUFA successfully negotiated a new fund of $100,000 for YUFA members who self-identify as Indigenous and/or racialized and who are engaged in various sorts of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) service work at the University. This fund is intended to provide eligible members with opportunities for course...
July 15, 2022
On September 20th, 2021, YUFA won a landmark arbitration over the loss of Graduate Assistant (GA) support. Arbitrator Michelle Flaherty concluded that York University’s decision to unilaterally alter its approach to graduate student funding adversely impacted YUFA members and their ability to carry out their research and work. The arbitrator...
June 22, 2022
In December of 2021, YUFA negotiated a settlement with the Employer on a number of COVID-related policy grievances that the Association filed in the summer and fall of 2021. As part of the settlement, and in response to YUFA’s concerns about health and safety in relation to ventilation, the University agreed to...
June 21, 2022
YUFA members may be aware of a grievance that YUFA filed and arbitrated regarding termination of life insurance benefits at age 71. The arbitration decision can be found here. The arbitrator found in YUFA's favour, concluding that the employer had violated the Collective Agreement by terminating life insurance benefits for...
June 16, 2022
YUFA stands in solidarity with the York University Staff Association - Association du Personnel de L'Université York (YusApuY, or YUSA) in its negotiations with the employer for a new collective agreement. The previous agreement expired on July 31, 2021.
June 15, 2022
YUFA Executive often gets queries about what psychological services are covered by the Collective Agreement. The new Collective Agreement (effective May 1, 2022) now includes registered psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, and social workers, along with licensed psychologists – up to a maximum of $ 10,000 per benefit year. It is important for...
May 24, 2022
Dear Members of the York Communities, We are writing with not only heavy hearts but heavy souls as we have witnessed yet another horrifying attack on African Americans – this time on those who live in Buffalo. The horrific and hateful targeted attack on Black lives in the heart of...
May 24, 2022
The past five years have seen aggressive attacks on the provision of post-secondary education in the province of Ontario. These attacks have occurred in the context of a disturbing but durable statistic: as a consequence of both Liberal and Conservative provincial policies, Ontario continues to provide the lowest per student...
May 17, 2022
In October of 2021 YUFA agreed to settle a grievance on pension indexation by accepting significant new funding for our retiree benefits program. The Memorandum of Understanding commits the parties to meet in the “first half of 2022” to conclude an agreement before July 1, 2022. Unfortunately, the employer has...
May 13, 2022
The CERREC, Glendon' Race Equity Caucus, had organized a round-table bringing together anti-racist feminist scholars and activists working on Islamophobia in the contexts of France and Quebec. Date and Time: The round-table will take place on Friday, May 27, from 1 to 3 pm on Zoom and you may register via...