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Dennis Raphael <[log in to unmask]>
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Social Determinants of Health <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 2 Nov 2022 13:35:28 +0000
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From: YUFA-Announce <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of York University Faculty Association <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 9:30 AM
To: yufa-m
Subject: [YUFA-M] YUFA opposes Ford government's shameful legislation

Dear Colleagues,

On October 31st, 2022, the Doug Ford government has introduced legislation that invokes the notwithstanding clause in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in order to forcibly impose a four-year collective agreement on CUPE educational workers in the public school system and quash the union’s legal right to strike.

The use of the notwithstanding clause to override workers’ rights to free and fair collective bargaining and to job action is a chilling precedent with ominous implications for all workers, but especially those in the public and educational sectors, including YUFA members.

The proposed legislation also removes or limits the rights and protections of workers under the Ontario Human Rights Code, and limits the jurisdiction of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, arbitrators and other tribunals.

YUFA condemns the Ford government’s unprecedented action and joins the many unions, community groups and organizations that have spoken in opposition to the proposed legislation. YUFA extends its solidarity with the 55,000 CUPE education workers across Ontario in their fight for better working conditions, for quality public education that meets the needs of students, including those with special needs, and for economic justice.

Their struggle has now become our struggle!

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Land Acknowledgement / Reconnaissance des territoires traditionnels

York University recognizes that many Indigenous Nations have longstanding relationships with the territories upon which York University campuses are located that precede the establishment of York University. York University acknowledges its presence on the traditional territory of many Indigenous Nations. The area known as Tkaronto has been care taken of by the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Huron-Wendat. It is now home to many First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities. We acknowledge the current treaty holders, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. This territory is subject of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement to peaceably share and care for the Great Lakes region.

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L’Université York reconnaît que de nombreuses nations autochtones entretiennent des relations de longue date avec les territoires sur lesquels sont situés les campus de l’Université York, relations qui précèdent la création de l’Université York. L’Université York reconnaît sa présence sur le territoire traditionnel de nombreuses nations autochtones. La région connue comme Tkaronto a été préservée par la nation anishinabek, la Confédération Haudenosaunee et les Hurons-Wendats. Elle est désormais le foyer d’un grand nombre de communautés de Premières Nations, d’Inuits et de Métis. Nous reconnaissons les titulaires actuels du traité, la Première Nation des Mississaugas de New Credit. Ce territoire est soumis au traité de la ceinture wampum (« Dish with One Spoon »), entente définissant le partage et la préservation pacifiques de la région des Grands Lacs.

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