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Dear Members,   We’re writing with some news about the Campus Dentist, which we know many of you use for cleanings and other dental work.   About 8 months ago, the staff at the Campus Dentist voted to unionize with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). Since then, they have been trying to negotiate a first contract with their … Read More

Dear Members, We would like to thank you for coming out to our strike mandate vote meeting on Tuesday evening and for dropping by one of polling stations over the last few days to provide your union’s elected bargaining team with a clear strike vote mandate. Thanks as well to the volunteers who staffed polling stations and acted as scrutineers. … Read More

The vote will be discussed at a Special General Membership Meeting on the evening of Tuesday, October 24th in the Arthur N. Bourns Building (ABB), Room 165. The information begins at 5 p.m. with a vote to follow. You will have a chance to hear from the Bargaining Team and ask any questions, or voice any concerns, that you might have about the bargaining … Read More

As you know, Unit 2 (Sessionals) are holding a strike vote from October 24 to 27. Here is our 3rd bargaining bulletin, which provides members with important updates of the (lack of) progress made at the bargaining table this fall. It shows the current language, your union’s latest proposal, and the Employer’s latest proposal. The Employer’s latest proposal fails to … Read More

As you’ve likely heard, Unit 2 members will be holding a strike vote (see the post below) from Oct 24 to 27. Click HERE for a useful list of Strike Vote FAQs. For more bargaining and strike-vote information, visit our #BetterMac site

Dear Members, Your elected bargaining team met yesterday to discuss the Employer’s most recent proposals and to evaluate where we are in the negotiation process. Given the lack of movement we have seen on the issues that you have identified as priorities – including fair wags, job security, workload, and benefits – the team has decided (1) to file for conciliation with … Read More

An update on the job action by college faculty in Ontario represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU): First, these workers are officially on strike as of 12:01 this morning. Picket lines have gone up on campuses all over the province, including a (for now) information-only picket on the McMaster campus for Mohawk faculty who also teach here. … Read More

You may have read in the news over the last few days of the possibility for job action on the part of academic workers represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) at Ontario’s colleges. ***editor’s update: as of 9:15 p.m. on Oct 15, OPSEU has stated that the Employer has rejected the union’s final offer and that a … Read More

Our new Postdoctoral Fellow (Unit 3) Health Care Spending Account is now available to Unit 3 members. Please visit https://cupe3906.org/postdocs-unit-3/post-doc-health-spending-account/ for more information and for a link to the claim form.

Our office *may* be closed intermittently this week due to staff and some leadership attending the CUPE National convention. Our administrator is in, but may have to step out from time to time. If it’s important, please call in advance. And while you’re reading this, be sure to check out one of our #BetterMac videos in support of Unit 2 … Read More