July 15, 2015
The Employer has recently sent a memorandum reminding members to preserve records that may be relevant to litigation launched by “Access Copyright” in 2013. This reminder referred members to the Document Preservation Notice issued on June 27, 2013 and stated that this notice remains in effect.YUFA has filed grievances regarding...
July 15, 2015
At its meeting on July 14, 2015, the YUFA Executive voted to express its support to UNITE HERE Local 75 in their fight to defend well-paying jobs in the Jane-Finch community. Local 75 is currently attempting to bargain a new collective agreement with the Holiday Inn Toronto-North York, managed by the...
July 15, 2015
In the Spring-Summer 2015 issue of OCUFA's Academic Matters, YUFA Community Projects Committee Co-Chairs Natalie Coulter and Lorna Irwin discuss the history and contemporary importance of our Association's work with the Jane-Finch Community. Funded by a $2/month levy, the Community Project Committee realizes YUFA's commitment to social justice and to develop initiatives that are...
June 25, 2015
The federal election that is expected on 19 October will be important for universities. The present government has made a number of moves that have upset faculty, students, workers, and even administrators, including:• Reducing funding to the major granting agencies and tying new funds to research in support of private-sector...
June 23, 2015
The University recently released the Institutional Integrated Resource Plan (IIRP) document to the York community. Two community discussion sessions to solicit feedback on the document are scheduled for Thursday, June 25 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm in the Moot Court, Osgoode Hall Law School (Ignat Kaneff Building) and Friday, June...
June 22, 2015
Now that the 2015 Bargaining Round is underway, YUFA is committed to providing the membership and the wider community with information that puts our bargaining priorities in context and explains why they are important for the quality of teaching, research and learning at York University. We begin our series of...
June 08, 2015
Notice of Vacancy: By-Election for YUFA Officer PositionFourth CallNominations are now being accepted for the position of Equity Officer (1 of 2). Term of office ends 31 May 2016.Candidates for election as Officers of the Association shall submit written statements of their qualifications, goals, and interest in serving. Where two or...
May 19, 2015
On May 20, 2015, York University announced that the provincial government agreed to fund a new York University campus in Markham. YUFA's representatives on the Joint Committee for the Administration of the Collective Agreement (JCOAA) and the Joint Committee on Long Range Planning (LRP) have been asking the employer for...
May 11, 2015
YUFA responds to the Arrival of ‘Activity-Based Budgeting’ at YorkWhat follows is a brief Introduction to a YUFA report recently submitted to the Employer in response to the Employer's presentation on York’s new SHARP budget model at JCOAA/LRPWhat is SHARP?Over the past two months the York administration has been introducing...
May 05, 2015
Over the past two weeks, both the federal and provincial governments produced budgets that touch on post-secondary education.The Ontario budget had relatively little to say about colleges and universities. Funding will rise from $3.48 billion to $3.49 billion, amounting to an effective cut when inflation is factored in. For the...