We are now well into January 2011 and it seems that this year will be as busy as ever for YUSA. I hope that everyone had a bit of a rest over the Winter break, as it seems that our bustling campus is moving full speed ahead. Right before the break, we were all caught […]
2010 has been extremely productive as we have received many arbitration decisions, Labour Board results and successfully negotiated numerous grievance settlements. We have grown as a membership with the inclusion of Research workers in our bargaining unit and we are in discussions with the employer to finalize the number of CPM positions that are now […]
The employer has recently produced a campus wide communique with respect to H1N1 Pandemic Planning. The York University Staff Association was not consulted prior to this communique being sent out and it is my understanding that none of the unions on campus were consulted. The York University Staff Association has provisions in article 19 that […]
The York University Staff Association has recently initiated a highly successful communications and media strategy that has raised our profile and launched us into the online universe. For starters, YUSA has created a Facebook group. Be sure to “Like” it to join up. It’s a great way to stay in touch with other members throughout […]
YUSA Labour History Poster We recently celebrated its 35th Anniversary. To remember the gains we have made over the past three and half decades of solidarity, YUSA launched a poster and postcard campaign to say “thank you” to the hundreds of people who have worked so hard for our union and what it has accomplished. […]
On December 9, 2009, the Ontario legislature passed Bill 168, The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace). The Bill comes into effect June 15, 2010, and requires employers to: * Develop and maintain policies relating to workplace violence and workplace harassment * Post the policies in a conspicuous place […]