TORONTO, September 21, 2009 -- At a ratification meeting held on September 17, 2009, members of the York University Faculty Association voted overwhelmingly in favour of renewing its collective agreement with York University for a three-year term, for the period of 2009 - 2012.
YUFA membership ratified the negotiated agreement with more than 80% of the 554 total ballots cast in favour of the deal.
“We are very pleased that the Faculty Association has ratified this agreement," said York President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri. "I want to commend YUFA for its constructive approach in this challenging fiscal environment."
York University is the leading interdisciplinary research and teaching university in Canada. York offers a modern, academic experience at the undergraduate and graduate level in Toronto, Canada’s most international city. The third largest university in the country, York is host to a dynamic academic community of 50,000 students and 7,000 faculty and staff, as well as more than 200,000 alumni worldwide. York’s 10 faculties and 26 research centres conduct ambitious, groundbreaking research that is interdisciplinary, cutting across traditional academic boundaries. This distinctive and collaborative approach is preparing students for the future and bringing fresh insights and solutions to real-world challenges. York University is an autonomous, not-for-profit corporation.
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