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Despite our best efforts to work out all technical glitches in advance of today’s Executive elections, it has come to our attention that several of you have yet to receive your ballots via your McMaster email addresses. We have located a solution and, barring any further issues, those of you who have yet to receive your credentials should receive them … Read More

As most of you will know by now, McMaster University has officially announced that the Fall 2020 semester will be hosted entirely online. We are in regular communication with the Employer about how this will affect our members, and you can expect more details from us soon. In the meantime, we would encourage you to track any hours spent preparing to … Read More

Nominees and acclamations for this week’s Executive elections As you know, nominations for the upcoming Executive elections closed yesterday at 5:00 PM. According to our bylaws, the following people are acclaimed to the following positions: Nathan Todd as President Chris Fairweather as Secretary Treasurer Rohit Gupta as Recording Secretary Aside from the above acclamations, we were pleased to receive multiple nominations for every position … Read More

Several weeks ago, we sent a detailed update on some changes the University has made to the PSF application process in the context of COVID-19. As a follow up, we’d like to remind you that applicants are no longer required to complete the Estimated Expenses and Estimated Income table in the PSF application form. You can read the full update here, and … Read More

As many of you will already know, applications for the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) opened today, May 15. CUPE National has created a helpful FAQ on the CESB, found here. Given that your potential eligibility for the CESB relates primarily to your student (not worker) status, we recommend sending any questions you may have to student associations within the University such as the GSA, who have … Read More

As you likely know by now, the current circumstances of COVID-19 require that this year’s Annual General Meeting (wherein our Executive Committee is elected by the membership) be hosted online. Nominations are now open, and will close May 25 at 5 PM. Elections will then be open from 12 PM on May 28 to 12 PM on May 29. To … Read More

Sessionals, earlier this week, you were notified via email of an upcoming election for the position of Alternate on the Unit 2 Bargaining Team. We’d like to remind you that nominations close at 5 PM this Monday, May 18th. For more information on the position of Bargaining Team Alternate, and how to nominate yourself or a fellow Unit 2 member, read … Read More

Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) are hoping to to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on all types of workers from across the  province. OHCOW is a great organization that operates with the goal of improving the health of working people by providing clinical and prevention services, including research. The current survey is being offered in collaboration with health and safety … Read More

IMPORTANT UPDATE for Sessional Faculty Working in the Spring/Summer 2020 Term: May 04, 2020 If you are a Sessional Faculty or Hourly Rated Sessional Faculty Member working in the spring/summer 2020 term (but did NOT work in the Fall 2019 or Winter 2020 term) and you wish to enroll your family in family dental coverage or opt out of the CUPE 3906 dental coverage, please complete … Read More