Impact of Market Events on York Pensions and Retirements
12 Nov 08 – Through feedback from our members, we have some information and background relevant to pension / retirement choices for people near retirement... more...

Retirement Planning Centre Seminar
7 Feb 08 - The Retirement Planning Centre is  holding a seminar called "Understanding Article 14) on Friday, 29 February. more...

Pensions and Mortality Table Changes
5 Feb 08 - There will be new mortality tables used in the calculation of pensions. more...

Agreement Reached on Sabbatical Opportunities before Normal Retirement Date
8 Aug 07 – In the recent round of bargaining, Article 14 – Retirement – was substantially changed in light of the end of mandatory retirement. Article 14.05, which describes opportunities for sabbaticals before normal retirement date... more...

YUFA / Employer Retirement Seminar Held on 26 April 2007
20 June 07 – Communications Officer, Louise Ripley, reports on the recent joint YUFA / Employer seminar regarding retirement. more...

Lorna’s Luncheon for the Forcibly Retired
22 Sep 06 - On 11 Sept 06, the Employer hosted a luncheon in honour of retired members of the faculty and staff of York University and among those invited were the members of YUFA whom we now call the “2006 Cohort” – our members forced to retire against their wishes just as Mandatory Retirement is ending in the province of Ontario. Below is the response to that invitation, sent by eight of the cohort to the President. more...

Press Release re: the “2006 Cohort”
20 Jul 06 - The passage of Ontario Bill 211 in December 2005, abolishing mandatory retirement but allowing employers a lag year in which to prepare, left a group of York University professors, many of whom had not yet even turned sixty-five when the legislation was passed, in limbo. more...

Negotiations to Amend the Current Collective Agreement Discontinued
28 Mar 06 – The special negotiations to amend the current Collective Agreement regarding mandatory retirement have been aborted because the Employer has decided that they will not put on the table the issue of YUFA members who are due to retire 1 July 2006. more...

Employer and YUFA to Negotiate Possible Amendments to Current Collective Agreement Relevant to Elimination of Mandatory Retirement
2 Mar 06 - The Employer has agreed to meet with representatives of YUFA Executive ... more...

Ontario Government Announces End to Mandatory Retirement
13 Dec 05 - As a result of the vote on Bill 211, the Provincial Government has issued the following media release. more ...