Media Release: McMaster TAs and RAs negotiate to improve working conditions on campus

Mary Ellen CampbellUncategorized

HAMILTON, ON – 2500 Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Research Assistants (RAs) who do the bulk of the frontline instruction, grading, student consultation and research support at McMaster University, are working avoid a strike by negotiating with the university administration to addresses poverty wages, precarious work and outsourcing on campus. The members of Local 3906 of the Canadian Union of Public … Read More

General Membership Meeting- December 7

Brad WalchukUncategorized

Dear Members,     The Union’s most significant decisions are made by Union members at General Membership Meetings (GMMs). All CUPE 3906 members of all 3 units (TAs and RAs in lieu, Sessional Faculty, Hourly Rated Sessional Music Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellows) can attend regular GMMs and get involved in the Union’s decision making processes.     Our next GMM will be held on Wednesday, … Read More