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The Criminalization of Poverty – Race, Poverty, and Policing in Hamilton   Wednesday March 9th  1:30-3:00pm | ITB 139     Recent debates in Hamilton around police carding and the ongoing ticketing and removal of people in the downtown core have drawn new focus to the long-standing criminalization of poverty. This event aims to bring these debates to McMaster, touching on issues such as carding (or street checks), gentrification, and police … Read More

Are you a great TA/RA? Of course you are!  Do you know someone else who is a great one as well? Of course you do! the 2016 CUEP 3906 TA/RA award is open to all CUPE 3906 Unit 1 members (Graduate and Undergraduate TAs and RAs in lieu). Members may be nominated by their students, employment supervisors (supervising Professor) or … Read More

CUPE 3906 International Committee and the iGSA (International Graduate Student Association) are happy to invite you to join us in “Crafting Night for International Students”. We will provide crafting materials (it will be a surprise), food and soft drinks and YOU WILL PROVIDE ideas, hands, fingers, eyes, fun, patience, etc. to make some awesome paintings, origami, puzzles, key tag ornaments, … Read More

We hope to see you on Tuesday February 23rd at 1 p.m. in KTH B135 for our monthly GMM.  We’ll have a free pizza lunch, and will be presenting changes to the by-laws.  We can also talk mental health fees, bargaining, and whatever else is on your mind.

CUPE 3906 ANNOUNCES THE TENTH ANNUAL MIKE SKINNER ACTIVIST AWARD! The Mike Skinner Activist Award is a member-mandated award offered by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3906 on an annual basis. Its title honours long-time labour activist and former CUPE 3906 Staff Member Mike Skinner. CUPE 3906 represents roughly 3 000 Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants (in lieu), Sessional … Read More

Just a heads up, we’ll be in the Mills library entrance from 10:30 to 3:30 with bargaining surveys for TAs/RAs in lieu and post-docs for our upcoming negotiations. We hope to see you there. This is an important way to make sure that your voice and priorities and reflected in the bargaining process.

The electronic slips for anyone who opted in to receive the electronic format before February 17th should have their slips available by February 19th. The printed slips, for those who have not opted in, will be mailed out by the last day of the month.  Employees who are no longer active will receive their T4s in the same delivery method … Read More

Dear TAs and RAs (in lieu),   We just wanted to remind you about our bargaining survey launch, happening today, between 10:30 and 4:30. It is a drop-in event, so swing by at a time that is convenient for you. We’ll have pizza over the lunch hour, and a fruit tray, veggie trey, and timbits throughout. The event is taking … Read More

Dear TAs, RAs (in lieu) and Postdoctoral Fellows, WHAT: Bargaining Survey Launch Party WHEN: Wednesday, February 3, 2016, any time between 10:30 and 4:30 WHERE: MUSC (the Student Centre) Room 301 TAKE A LOOK: Survey Launch Party invitation flyer Did you know that your Collective Agreement expires on August 31st, 2016? The Collective Agreement is the contract that governs your … Read More