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Dear members, On behalf of the York University Graduate Students’ Association (YUGSA), we want to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Connor O’ Callaghan. An online fundraiser has been initiated to support Connor’s mother, Suzanne, as she experiences this tremendously tragic loss of her son. Please donate if you can. We […]

Dear members, We have learned that the body of missing York University graduate student, Zabia Afzal, was recently found. On behalf of the York University Graduate Students’ Association (YUGSA), we want to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Zabia. We recommend those members of the York University community who dedicated their […]

The Ontario election is on June 7. The stakes are high for students and workers across the province. Our rationale for this recommendation is not simply on the basis of a strategic vote against Doug Ford and the PCs who have promised harmful proposals, such as cancelling the minimum wage increase to $15/hour, and finding […]

As we approach Week 13 of the CUPE 3903 strike, we continue to stand in solidarity with striking graduate students and contract faculty. We face much uncertainty about the Summer term, and even about the Fall term. We’re doing our best to inform the graduate community about what we know. The Senate Executive approved some summer […]

On May 7, 2018, Minister of Labour Kevin Flynn proposed back-to-work legislation in the form of Bill 70, An Act to resolve labour disputes between York University and Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3903. We consider this to be a highly undemocratic move by the Liberal government that will block progress on improving working […]

The YUGSA executive has carefully reviewed William Kaplan’s report to the Ministry of Labour, as well as York’s and CUPE 3903’s response. YUGSA agrees with CUPE 3903’s response, but we would like to focus our response on the issue of cuts to Graduate Assistantships (or, GAships), which Kaplan’s report inexcusably fails to mention, and which […]