By Joanie Cameron Pritchett Labour Day 2015 will be remembered by many as one of the hottest days on record this summer, but for many of us, it will be known as the day in which we had the best ever turnout for the Annual Barrie Labour Day Event at Sunnidale Park. We had a […]
Held in the Main Gymnasium in Tait McKenzie. The results of the ratification vote for the August 1st, 2014 to July 31st, 2018 YusApuY, Unit 1 Collective Agreement are as follows: Accept – 867 Reject – 129 Spoiled – 3 Total Ballots – 999 A special “thank you” to ALL the volunteers who helped with […]
In May 2015, YUSA launched the “Second to None” campaign. YUSA members have been proudly displaying the campaign’s posters and stickers in their officers throughout campus. Feel free to post your photos on the YUSA Facebook page.
The YusApuY Bargaining Team met with the Employer on November 26th, without the Conciliator, and on December 3rd with the Conciliator. The good news is that the Employer has withdrawn its concessions around Article 17 and 19. The bad news is that the Employer is asking us to accept concessions in regards to our benefits […]
Results for the 2015 YusApuY Elections are listed below. We would like to thank all the candidates who participated! Congratulations to the newly elected officials. President Giulio Malfatti 1st Vice President Sandra Bell 2nd Vice President Michael Belanger Membership Officer Dawn Burns (acclaimed) Treasurer Vera Murano (acclaimed) Glendon Officer Scarlett Farquhar (acclaimed) Bargaining Committee (members-at-large) […]
The documentary has been selected to play at the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLIFF) at 3 pm on Saturday, November 15 in Toronto at the Carlton Cinema (20 Carlton Street at Yonge), and all YUSA members are invited. Tickets are free, but provided on a first come first serve basis. The 47-minute documentary, called […]
The Evote system will be available from November 17 (8 am) to November 24, 2014 (1 pm) EVote Procedures (Please carefully read all instructions): To access your ballot, go to the following link: http://evote.yorku.ca/ (If your web browser does not open automatically, copy the address above, paste it into the Address box on your browser […]
Another reminder of how unions can bring workers together and protect our common interests. The York University Staff Association has always believed that when people work together to achieve common goals, there isn’t anything in the world they cannot do. Especially in these times of austerity and growing inequality, workers’ sticking together is more important […]
Find out more about the federal income tax credit for weekly or longer duration public transit passes and electronic payment cards, and how the Government of Canada is encouraging the use of public transit to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. On July 1, 2005, the Government of Canada launched its program to offer […]
This 1978 video created by the National Film Board of Canada, named “Operation Finger Pinky,” is a comedic, fictionalized account of the three-year struggle waged by the office staff at York University to form a labour union in 1975. The film is based upon a play written and enacted by the Theatre Passe Muraille. The […]