The YUSA Unit 2 Collective Agreement is a written contract that regulates the terms and conditions of part-time and interim staff working at York University. The latest agreement expired on February 28, 2025 and will be renegotiated through collective bargaining.

The Union believes in a fair and equitable outcome for all YUSA 2 members that reflects your needs in a volatile and increasingly unequal economy and is therefore fighting to make both monetary and non-monetary improvements to the Collective Agreement.

YUSA 2 members are some of the lowest paid workers on campus, with the lowest pay band starting at minimum wage. Unlike most other employees at York, YUSA 2 workers have no entitlement to any benefits package whatsoever, and have no rights to vacation, sick, or personal leave days.

In 2022 alone, York University had a budget of $1.2 billion and generated a surplus profit of $30 million. We estimate that the cost to provide the above benefits to the entirety of Unit 2 would be roughly the same as the cost of the salary of a single director level management position ($150,000), or approximately a paltry 0.0125% of the Employer’s annual budget.

Thus far, the Employer has shown a shameless lack of empathy for YUSA 2 workers like yourself and they are not in agreement with any of the above proposals. It is clear to the bargaining committee that York University perceives YUSA 2 members as second-class citizens who do not deserve basic entitlements that would improve their livelihood and enable them to care for their personal health and well-being.

We will continue to fight for a fair deal that benefits you and your colleagues.