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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 […]

At a Special YUGSA Council Meeting on April 30, 2018, the Council unanimously passed the following motion: Motion: BE IT RESOLVED THAT YUGSA Council expresses non-confidence in the senior administration of York University led by President Rhonda Lenton and in the Board of Governors led by Rick Waugh. Rationale: With the strike in its ninth […]

RSVP on Facebook! YUGSA is hosting an emergency council meeting to discuss a non-confidence in York’s senior administration, and to further increase our support for CUPE 3903 at this tough time in the strike. We encourage all graduate students to attend! Only YUGSA councillors can vote on the motion. Special YUGSA Council Meeting  Monday April […]