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September 20, 2017

Statement of Solidarity with Ontario College Faculty Members in Bargaining

The Cross-Campus Alliance at York University sends its solidarity to the 12,000 members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)’s College Academic Division who are currently in bargaining with their employer, College Employer Council. Over the past two decades, we have witnessed a rise in the number of precarious contract faculty positions in both […]

September 14, 2017

Important update to members regarding the $300 printing credit cut

This week you may have received an e-mail from Fahim Quadir, Interim Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS), about printing support for York University graduate students. FGS refers to a past agreement between YUGSA, FGS and York Libraries to phase out the $300 printing allocation. This is very misleading. In Fall 2013, the […]

September 13, 2017

YUGSA Health Plan

We have a new Health plan provider this fall! For full details on how to opt-in and opt-out, plan options, and how to make claims, visit the YUGSA Health plan information page. The Fall Opt-In Deadline is Oct 22nd, 2017. Once you have opted-in, please visit WeSpeakStudent.com to select your plan.

September 8, 2017

Save our $300 printing credit: Sign our petition and get involved!

The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) and York Libraries at York University recently made a cut to our graduate student printing credit. SIGN OUR ONLINE PETITION This cut, effective September 2017, means that all incoming graduate students will not receive the $300 per year (per student) printing credit. The cut will affect students who […]

August 29, 2017

Message from the YUGSA Executives

The 2017-18 year is shaping up to be a big year for graduate student life at York. On the positive side, it looks like we’ll finally be riding the TTC subway in style by the end of the year! Combine that with the new Grad/Faculty co-operatively-owned pub—a major achievement of last year’s YUGSA—and things are […]