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Executive approves Winter/Spring work plan

The work plan for Winter/Spring 2002 was approved by Executive at its meeting of 28 January 2002. The work plan, required by the accountability provisions of the By-laws, describes ongoing responsibilities and key projects to be carried out by the current Officers and Executive Representatives. This one runs from 1 January to 31 May 2002. Please note that the positions of Chairperson and Vice Chair External are currently vacant.

Vice Chair Organisation
  • Chair, Personnel Committee
  • Recruiting 2002-2004 Officers
  • Constitutional implementation
  • Other recruiting: unit representatives, sub-committee members, et al.
  • YUFA observer at Senate APPC
Information Officer
  • Members’ Handbook: As part of a campaign on member education, FAQs and information for new and continuing members will be published this year.
  • Website: Development and promotion will continue.
  • Excalibur advertising campaign: 3 more adverts will appear.
  • “Moving YUFA beyond Whiteness”: Some content planned for special issue of Active Voice will appear instead on website.
  • Communications strategy, as applicable.
Chief Steward
  • Chair, Contract and Grievance Committee
  • Contract and Grievance representative on the Executive Committee
  • Pursuit of member grievances, complaints, mediation and arbitration
  • Constitutional implementation, viz., "building community" and educational aspects
Equity Co-ordinator
  • Chair, Equity Committee
  • Caucuses: As part of an initiative to increase YUFA’s inclusivity, the YUFA Equity Committee is helping launch a queer caucus and a caucus for people of colour.
  • Task Force: The Equity Co-ordinator is the YUFA Representative on the Equity Task Force mandated in the new collective agreement.
  • Diversity and the Curriculum: Building on projects in Canada and elsewhere, the Equity Committee will design an educational project to assist YUFA members wanting to create inclusive curricula. 
  • Tackling Bias in Teaching Evaluations: The issue of bias (based on race, gender, sexual orientation, disability) in teaching evaluations, and the negative impact this may have on faculty members T&P files has been identified as a concern. The Equity committee is putting into place a two-pronged plan. One is to collect research articles on this subject which will be held at the YUFA office, and at the CST, which faculty members may photocopy and append to their files if they wish. The other is to compile a list of faculty members with expertise and/or experience of bias in the classroom who are willing to act as teaching assessors. They will be available to provide relevant assessments of teaching should a faculty candidate feel this has not been properly taken into account by T&P committees.
  • Exit Interviews: The Equity committee plans to explore the possibility of interviewing YUFA members who have left York to pursue other opportunities. We will be trying to ascertain whether equity issues played any role, or not, in their decision to leave York.
Treasurer
  • Prepare and monitor budgets and financial affairs
Recording Secretary
  • Prepare and maintain the official record of the Association