We wanted to remind you that FREE First Aid Training is a benefit guaranteed under each of our three Collective Agreements (CAs) and available to TAs/RAs in lieu (Article 18.13 of Unit 1 CBA), Sessional Faculty/Hourly-Rated Sessional Music Faculty (Article 17.13 of Unit 2 CBA) and Post Docs (Article 14.12 of the Unit 3 CBA). The course, a Standard Red … Read More
Reminder- Post-Doctoral Fellows Professional Development Fund
In our most recent round of bargaining, your Union secured a Professional Development Fund for Post-Doctoral Fellows. That’s right, a PDF for PDFs. It provides up to $150/year for conference participation, professional association fees, and academic books. Information is available here.
Unit 2 (Sessionals)- Employment Insurance Information
With the semester coming to an end, many Sessionals will be out of work. You can- and should – apply for Employment Insurance. More information is available here.
April General Membership Meeting
Our next General Membership Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 25th at noon. The agenda will feature the election of one trustee, a Chief Steward (Unit 2), and a Chief Steward (Unit 3), as well as notice of a pending change for by-laws. The location will be in KTH B132.
Unit 2 (Sessional) Professional Development Fund Deadline- April 9th
We just wanted to let our Sessional Faculty know that the Winter 2018 deadline for Professional Development Fund application is Monday April 9th. Information about the Fund is available by clicking here.
Important Update for Unit 2 Members RE: Emergency Medical Travel Coverage
UNIT 2 Members, PLEASE NOTE! April 2018: We are in the process of changing our Unit 2 Emergency Medical Travel Insurance carrier company because our former carrier, RSA/VIATOR/Global Excel no longer insures small groups. If you are a Unit 2 member and are planning on using the Unit 2 travel coverage in the near future, please contact administrator@cupe3906.org in advance … Read More