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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS (Hosted by the Local 3906) As academic employees and members of CUPE, we are all too familiar with discussions surrounding labour issues and the process of collective bargaining to ensure just working conditions. However, when it comes to the vital research that we engage in day to day, members rarely get a chance to come together on … Read More

We are writing to inform you that the results of the Unit 2 Tentative Agreement vote have been tallied. Members have voted 89% in favour to ratify the Tentative Agreement. The Employer must also conduct its own ratification vote in this process.  That vote is scheduled to take place at the December 17th Board of Governor’s meeting.  Until  the Employer ratifies … Read More

This is a reminder that we will be holding an online Special General Membership Meeting (SGMM) tomorrow, November 25, at 1:00 PM EST. The purpose of this meeting is to present the details of the tentative agreement reached by your Unit 2 Bargaining Team and McMaster University. In order to preserve the security and confidentiality of our SGMM, registration for this … Read More

After several days of negotiation in conciliation, your Unit 2 Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement with the Employer. Details of the tentative agreement will be presented at an online Special General Membership Meeting (SGMM), which will be held on Nov 25, 2020 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). Voting on the tentative agreement will be online and will occur immediately following the SGMM … Read More

As you may have heard, the vast majority of university classes in the winter will start one week later, on January 11th instead of January 4th. We have confirmed that, on an employment level, there are no changes to contract start and end dates or pay periods, nor should there be an expectation of an additional workload. The start/end dates … Read More

Our Unit 2 Bargaining Team is meeting with the Employer today for ongoing negotiations with the McMaster University Administration. These negotiations are part of a process called conciliation, which precedes a strike or lockout and is assisted by a government-appointed Conciliation Officer. There are a few outstanding issues at the table.  First and foremost is the Employer’s position on proration—that is, the … Read More

CUPE 3906 Executive Committee Opposes the Ford’s Anti-Democratic Bill-168, Which Silences Palestinians and Threatens Academic Freedom The CUPE 3906 Executive Committee stands firm against the Ford government’s recent adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism (IHRA-WDA), through an Order-In-Council, circumventing a third hearing and public debate on the associated Bill 168. The IHRA-WDA is the product … Read More

Click HERE to register in advance for our upcoming GMM, happening Wednesday, November 18 at 12 PM! CUPE 3906’s next General Membership Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 18, from 12 PM to 2 PM. Any members wishing to present pre-written motions should provide theirs via email to president@cupe3906.org by Tuesday, November 17. As with recent virtual GMMs, pre-registration will be required in order … Read More

We have confirmed that McMaster will be compensating incoming international postdocs during their mandatory quarantine period. Depending on when the individual arrives in Canada, the quarantine period may happen prior to the actual appointment start date or overlap with the appointment start date. In any case, folks will be paid their full weekly salary for each week during the mandatory … Read More

We’re back at the conciliation table on Monday and hoping to secure a fair collective agreement. Sessionals make vital contributions to McMaster and deserve a collective agreement that reflects this. Let’s go!!!