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2025-2026: Blanket Application Instructions

We’ve updated our step-by-step instructions for both Unit 1 (Teaching Assistants) and Unit 2 (Contract Faculty) on how to complete your blanket applications to apply for work at York University!

These instructions now reflect the recent updates to the cupejobs.uit.yorku.ca website. If you have further questions about blanket applications, please reach out for help. As of November 15, blanket applications are now open for 2025-2026, so we hope these guides are useful. Good luck applying!

Make sure to also check out the post linked here for advice on tailoring a York U contract faculty CV to include with your Unit 2 applications! Additionally, for Unit 1s in a PhD program, you can click here to learn more about your Priority Pool rights.

Notice: CUPE Jobs Website is Back!

Update: The website is back and working again! Yay! Notice for members who had issues trying to access the cupejobs.uit.yorku.ca website: York University Information Technology...

Unit 5: Ratification Meeting on Tuesday!

Attention Unit 5 members: there will be a ratification meeting happening on Tuesday, December 9 at 5PM via Zoom! Ballots will be delivered via email to...

Units 1, 2, & 3: Bargaining Team Acclamations!

The nomination period for the Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team election has now closed. We have four members that have been acclaimed to positions....

Freeze the Hotshot Clause: Protect a Fair Hiring Process!

Have you heard about the newest danger to the seniority system? In recent years, York has been abusing the so-called ‘Hotshot Clause’ in ways that...

Call for JHSC Nominations: December 2025 

We are currently taking nominations in a by-election for the following committee: The terms of office for these positions run from the date of the by-election (December...

Notice: EHB Payments Error (November 27/28), Update on 2025-2026 Fund Allocations

Apologies: 13 Extended Health Benefits (EHB) applications awaiting payment in Plooto were approved in error between November 27 and November 28, 2025. As a result,...

Share Your Thoughts: GMM Poll

We want as many members as possible to be able to attend General Membership Meetings (GMMs)! Please help answer a couple of simple questions to...

JHSC: Pro-Tem Appointments

The Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) representatives have two new members! Ransford Tei and Paula Vidal Valdespino were recently appointed to the JHSC via...

Unit 2 Members: Apply now for a Teaching Development Grant!

Applications are now open to the Unit 2 Teaching Development Fund! Please submit your application using the online MachForm.  The deadline for applications is February 1, 2026. Since this date falls on...

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