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October 15, 2017

URGENT: York University Cross-Campus Alliance Stands in Solidarity with College Faculty at Seneca College and Across Ontario

The Cross-Campus Alliance at York University stands in solidarity with OPSEU college faculty members at Seneca College and their colleagues across Ontario who are currently bargaining a new province-wide collective agreement, and who have set a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. on Monday, October 16, 2017. OPSEU college faculty members are bargaining for a fairer […]

October 13, 2017

Job posting: Student Services Coordinator

Student Services Coordinator (Full-time term) Replacement position for a regular permanent Employee that is on leave, Full-Time Term, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1281 Unionized. Start Date: January 3, 2018 Tentative End Date: February 15, 2019 Job Description The Student Services Coordinator is a full-time employee who is responsible for the day-to-day functioning […]

October 10, 2017

Graduate Peer Support Group

The Graduate Peer Support group is a drop-in space for building mutual support between people who have common, or related, lived experiences. The peer support facilitator provides emotional and social support to group members. Peer support considers the wellness of the whole person and focuses on health and recovery rather than ‘disability’, to assist people […]

October 4, 2017

Statement from YUGSA on the death of a graduate student

Dear Members: We have learned that a graduate student was struck by a vehicle last night near Sentinel and Assiniboine on the Keele Campus, and sadly she passed away hours after the accident. At this time we do not know the identity of the student, but we will share more information once it is made […]

October 3, 2017

Who Runs York University? Meet Your Governors

Brazilian educator Paulo Freire famously cautioned against the “banking” model of education. By that he meant a way of thinking about education akin to someone making a deposit to the bank, “in which the students are the depositories and the teacher is the depositor”. But if “banking” is a metaphor that is dangerous for education, […]

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 […]