September 25, 2025
YUFA continues to defend several of the 18 YUFA colleagues who hold Special Renewable Contracts (SRCs). Some contracts were not renewed where they should have been; this is unacceptable. YUFA is taking all measures available to remediate the situation. The Employer's targeting of some of these colleagues for dismissal is an unconscionable tactic...
September 22, 2025
YUFA continues to defend several of the 18 YUFA colleagues who hold Special Renewable Contracts (SRCs). Some contracts were not renewed where they should have been; this is unacceptable. YUFA is taking all measures available to remediate the situation. The non-renewal of contracts has been referred to mediation / arbitration and we are fighting...
August 06, 2025
YUFA continues to defend several of the 18 colleagues who were awarded Special Renewable Contracts (SRCs) as part of an arbitration settlement in 2018. Some contracts were not renewed where they should have been; this is unacceptable. YUFA is taking all measures available to remediate the situation. The non-renewal of...
June 19, 2025
Reminder: Please continue to show your support for the YUFA colleagues whose Special Renewable Contracts have been terminated, by sending a message to the Board of Governors. All these members were appointed in 2019 and 2020 following a rigorous application process of CUPE 3903 Unit 2 members in the Affirmative...
March 21, 2025
Seven YUFA members at York University have been fired since July 2024 as part of the university’s ‘restructuring’ initiatives, which began at Glendon in 2022 and are now underway in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (LAPS). These colleagues hold Special Renewable Contracts (SRCs), which have always been renewed...
March 04, 2025
Please see the Letter of Support provided to the Dean's Office in solidarity with their SRC colleagues who have seen their appointments failed to be renewed.
February 19, 2025
Special Renewable Contract faculty: 6 renewed, 3 more colleagues’ contracts were discontinued as of Feb 1. The SRC programme was intended as a limited measure to counter the widespread casualization of academic labour, guaranteeing some long-standing sessional employees a measure of job security before retirement. Currently, SRCs work in various corners of...
February 06, 2025
YUFA continues to fight for members who hold Special Renewable Contracts. Last week, three more YUFA members with special renewable contracts received non-renewal letters from their Dean. YUFA is in discussion with these members about next steps. All YUFA members are encouraged to stand up for collegial governance, pedagogical integrity,...
January 22, 2025
YUFA continues to fight for colleagues who hold members who hold Special Renewable Contracts. All YUFA members are encouraged to stand up for collegial governance, pedagogical integrity, and the protection of valued long-term academic workers at York and pledge support for these colleagues and the renewal of their contracts. This...
January 14, 2025
YUFA continues to fight for members hired under Special Renewable Contracts (SCRs) whose contracts were not renewed, and to protect the jobs and rights of other SRC members. Litigation continues for the four members currently impacted by the non-renewal of their contracts. Ten additional SRC members, not on the same...