The York University Staff Association
A Labour Union Where Everyone Matters
It’s time to get moving! The Lunchtime Fitness Program is back for the fall and has expanded to include our Markham Campus! YUSA members are encouraged to take advantage of our FREE drop-in fitness classes to get active, take a break from the workday, or try something new. Your participation this fall will also help us evaluate the program and plan for 2027, so now is a great time to join a class and get moving!
Learn about the York University Staff Association, how it was founded, and its 50 year history.
Read about YUSA benefits, including those for Unit 1 part and full-time workers, as well as retirees.
Check out rewards to museums, entertainment, insurance, health and beauty, sports and travel throughout the GTA – made exclusively for YUSA members.
Check out YUSA’s monthly Health and Wellness News and Views, and learn about lunch time YUSA fitness and workout classes. And yes, you’re invited.
Find out how YUSA’s rolls, including the constitution, policy manuals, guidelines for travel and general meetings and time sheets. It’s all there.
Read YUSA’s Collective Agreements for Units One and Two, and pension information.
YUSA represents members in administrative and technical roles by working responsibly and conscientiously for an effective union that is committed to protecting jobs, maintaining positive workplace relations, ensuring suitable working conditions, and improving the economic welfare of all members. We champion the values and virtues that embody a society free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. We act in solidarity with others in pursuit of equality, security, and diversity.
The York University Staff Association (Association du Personnel de L’Universite York) represents over 2,000 workers at York University in Toronto, Ontario. YUSA was founded in 1975 and has brought about improvements in the working conditions, job security and benefits of its members through fair wage standards, opportunity for advancement, uniform job classification with equal pay for work of equal value, for all employees.
YUSA is a proudly independent labour union that stands for progressive values, social justice, diversity, equity and workers’ rights. We are an active member of the Confederation of Canadian Unions, the largest affiliation of independent unions in the country. YUSA is a bottom up, participatory, and democratic organization where everyone has a voice. Because everyone matters.
On September 30th, the York University Staff Association (YUSA) stands in solemn reflection and solidarity with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities across Turtle Island to recognize the [...]
