Due to circumstances outside of your Union’s control, the $170 dental premium for Sessionals who started in January 2019 will not occur until April 12th. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please note that you are still eligible for coverage (backdated to September 1st, 2018) but there will be a delay until our provider is able to issue a reimbursement to … Read More
Election of New Executive for 2019-20 term
Congrats to our newly (re)elected executive members. President- Angie Perez Vice President- Nathan Todd Vice President External- James Watson Treasurer- Chris Fairweather *new position* Recording Secretary- Adam Gruber-O’Hagan Chief Steward Unit 1- Nishant Kashyap *newly elected* Chief Steward Unit 2- Peter Graham Chief Steward Unit 3- Kezhuan Gu Health & Safety Officer- Arghyadeep Sarkan *newly elected* Benefits & Advocacy Officer- … Read More
Annual General Meeting- Reminder
We’re holding our Annual General Membership meeting on Tuesday, March 26th, 2019. At this meeting, all 13 executive positions are up for election. All members in good standing are able to run for these positions. Full details on the positions, as well as the election/nomination process, can be found in our Bylaws. ROOM(S): MDCL 3023 TIME: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM DATE:Tuesday, March 26, … Read More
CUPE 3906 wins equal pay for Faculty of Science postdocs
In November 2017, CUPE 3906 filed a grievance against McMaster University to address an alleged inequitable wage gap between men and women working as postdoctoral fellows. CUPE 3906 claimed that the difference in wages violated both the collective agreement and the Equal Pay provisions of the Employment Standards Act. The University and the Local, after extensive review and discussion, came … Read More
Annual General Meeting
We’re holding our Annual General Membership meeting on Tuesday, March 26th, 2019. At this meeting, all 13 executive positions are up for election. All members in good standing are able to run for these positions. Full details on the positions, as well as the election/nomination process, can be found in our Bylaws. ROOM(S): MDCL 3023 TIME: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM DATE:Tuesday, March 26, … Read More
Mike Skinner Award callout 2019
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. The value of the award is $500 to one person (or committee), an award certificate and an inscription on the Mike Skinner Activist … Read More
GMM Update
Congratulations to Nathan Todd (Philosophy), our now former Recording Secretary, who was acclaimed as our new Vice President at this afternoon’s GMM. Congratulations also to Adam Gruber-O’Hagan (Labour Studies) who replaces Nathan as Recording Secretary, and to Pulkit Mathur (Chemical Engineering) who was elected as Chief Steward, Unit 1. At today’s GMM, we also voted to send up to 10 … Read More