An Ontario CUPE Local involved in post-secondary education is in need of support as they fight to bargain.
“The staff at the York University Faculty Association (YUFA) have been on strike since October 27th. Their employer – a union – has proposed to restructure the workplace by hiring two new non-unionized managers while weakening staff’s contracting-out and job security protections. The employer is also refusing to strengthen harassment and discrimination protections for their staff.
YUFA is proposing to direct resources away from front-line services to pay for expensive managers. They have not provided any financial explanation for how YUFA will afford these two new non-unionized managers” (Jan 4 2026, https://cupe.ca/yufa-fair-deal).
“The staff at the York University Faculty Association (YUFA) have been on strike since October 27th. CUPE 1281 offers our sincerest thanks for the solidarity we have received in support of the strike” (Jan 4 2026, https://1281.cupe.ca/solidarity-letters).
If you would like to send a letter of solidarity, you can reach the Strike Committee at 1281atyufastrikecommittee@gmail.com
Please also help advocate by following the link to sign a letter campaign to their employer: https://cupe.ca/yufa-fair-deal