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Benefits

Contractually Limited Appointment (CLA)

Equity

  • Affirmative action: How does YUFA affirmative action work? Is there a 'Canadians-first' rule? How effective has affirmative action been? Is diversity recognized in any way in the T&P process?

  • Pay equity: How did the pay equity settlement affect the gender gap in salaries? What happened with the Employment Standards Act grievance?

  • Accommodation for disability: Am I eligible for accommodation for my disability? How do I arrange accommodation? Whose responsibility is it to pay for accommodation? Can I return to work gradually after being on LTD? How do I obtain campus medical parking?

  • Recognition of diverse families: How is 'spouse' defined for pension and benefits? Who is eligible for parenting leaves? Besides leaves for new parents, what clauses could provide me with time for care-giving responsibilities?

  • Discrimination, harassment & violence: What is discrimination? What is harassment? What is workplace violence? What does the Employer now have to do as a result of recent amendments to the Occupational Health & Safety Act? Whom do I contact about discrimination, harassment, or workplace violence? How many complaints to York's Centre for Human Rights involve instructors? 

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Grievances & Complaints

Academic Leaves, Fellowships, and Grants

New Parents

Pay Statements

Retirement

  • Read me first: What's my 'normal retirement date' ... and, if mandatory retirement is over, why does the Collective Agreement still refer to it? How much notice am I required to give of my planned retirement date? How do I get help in figuring out the details of my retirement? Will I be a member of the bargaining unit after I retire?

  • Options before you retire: When is the earliest I can retire? Can I ease into retirement before my 'normal retirement date'? When am I eligible for an early retirement payout? What's in the early retirement package? Is there a penalty if I fail to give the Employer 9 months' notice of my early retirement? What are my options if I have unused sabbatical credits when I'm nearing my 'normal retirement date'? What if I have unused graduate supervision credits as I near retirement?

  • Pension & benefits: Do I have to do any paperwork to get my York pension? What will my pension be? Do I have other pension options on retirement? If I should die before my spouse or other beneficiary and after I retire, what will their pension benefits be? Who is an 'eligible spouse'? If I had a pension plan with a previous employer, what should I do? What benefits do I get as a retiree?

  • Post-retirement work (paid or unpaid): Can I get a PER and other supports for my post-retirement work? What is my entitlement to paid post-retirement work? How does serving on a graduate student's supervisory committee figure into entitlements to paid post-retirement teaching?

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Sabbaticals

Salaries

  • Getting salary information: How do I get information about York's salaries? How do my pay and cost of living compare with those of colleagues at other Ontario universities?

  • Starting salaries & raises: How are starting salaries determined? How can I help incoming YUFA members negotiate fair salaries? How does my salary grow?

  • Salary comparisons within YUFA: How do salaries in different Faculties compare? How do salaries in different departments / units compare? How do salaries vary by rank, stream, and appointment category?

  • Pay inequities in YUFA: What factors work against a fair pay structure at York? How did the pay equity settlement affect the gender gap in salaries? What happened with the Employment Standards Act grievance? What can I do if I think I'm unfairly paid?

  • Other pay besides your York base salary: If I hold an administrative position, such as director or co-ordinator, am I eligible for a stipend and / or release time? What's the pay if I teach on overload? Who gets the proceeds from my copyrighted work? If I have an income from a source other than the University, is that okay?

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Tenure

Union Terms

Workload

  • How teaching is assigned: What is faculty 'teaching load' and how does it work? Who assigns my teaching load and how do I know if they're doing it equitably? How does graduate supervision figure in? How does research figure into teaching / librarian professional loads? Can I be assigned to teach a course outside my area of expertise? Can someone else in YUFA or CUPE 3903 be assigned to teach a course that I usually teach? Can I be forced to teach a course on the Internet or by correspondence? Can my class sizes be increased? Can my 'normal teaching load' be increased? What are my rights regarding exam scheduling? What can I do about extra work created by make-up exams? What about the additional work related to students who have disability-related needs for accommodation? Can a colleague use my course materials without my permission?

  • Service: Do I have to do service? What counts as service? What are the stipends and minimum teaching releases associated with academic and YUFA administrative positions?

  • Limiting your workload: Am I entitled to teaching assistance? Are there limits to how many days a week or hours a day I can be required to teach? What does the contract say about summer teaching? Can I work part-time and still keep my position? How much vacation do I get and what are my holidays?

  • Especially for librarians: What workload protections are there for professional librarians? What are librarians' 'research days'? What about the half course-equivalent releases?

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