McMaster Fun & Comfy Zone Huge thanks to Crystle, Afrooz, Raghd Elgamal, PG & the other anonymous participant for the amazing photo submissions this week to the McMaster “Fun & Comfy Zone” for the July theme “Walk around the World”! We are excited to see your photos and know about the interesting thing you come across during your walk! Submit here and … Read More
Congratulations to our Steward Award winners
A hearty congratulations to our inaugural steward award winners. For the first time this year, we’ve established an award to recognize the amazing work that our stewards perform. Unit 1- Jayoti Edington Unit 1 (TA/RA) Steward Award- Marika Brown and Melissa Montanari (Department of English and Cultural Studies) Unit 2- David Gerry Memorial Unit 2 (Sessional) Steward Award- Lisa Dent (McMaster English Language Diploma) … Read More
Return to Campus Update- Townhall Meeting
Our Return to Campus update townhall will take place on Tuesday August 3 at 2:30pm. Since we want to give everyone a chance to hear what happened at last week’s LMC, we have also made a second time to meet for those who cannot make it on Tuesday. The alternate time will be on Thursday August 5 at 5:30pm. Again, the … Read More
CUPE 3906 wins 5 Canadian Association of Labour Media Awards
The Canadian Association of Labour Media just announced their award winners, and guess who brought home 5 of them? That’s right, your wonderfully creative fellow Members and Staff did! With special props to our Indigenous Solidarity Working Group for winning the Fighting Oppression Award and to our social media team who were picked as the best in their field! See what … Read More
Gender Affirmation Fund
Did you know? We have a Gender Affirmation Fund! In recognition of Pride Season, we’d like to remind our members that our Gender Affirmation Fund is open to all our Unit 1 (TAs and Ras in-lieu) members who identify as Two Spirit, trans, or nonbinary. This fund provides a total of $10,000 per year to help offset the costs involved with various … Read More
Announcing vacant committee positions
We have currently 2 vacant positions open to all our members. Both positions come with a honorarium, set in our annual budget. The first one is in the Bylaws Committee, which is the committee charged with overseeing, changing, and updating the Local’s Bylaws. Please contact our Bylaws Committee Chair, Maxwell Lightstone, if you’d like to participate! The second position is as Co-Chair of the Organizing … Read More
General Membership Meeting: July 28 at 12:00 pm
UPE 3906’s next General Membership Meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 28, 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, July 27. As with recent virtual GMMs, pre-registration will be required in order to attend this meeting. Please note that you must register with your McMaster email address no later than … Read More
Members’ Labour Art Showcase
Are you a talented member who is sick and tired of the employer’s attacks during a pandemic and want to share your artistic protest with the world? Here’s your chance to do exactly that, submit your artwork to CUPE 3906 Members’ Labour Art Showcase! We are looking for art that can be a good criticism of the employer’s practices or that can … Read More
McMaster Fun & Comfy Zone
Huge thanks to Nick Randazzo, Amirhossein Rakhsha, Jingyi Qu & the other anonymous participant for the wonderful photo submissions this week to the “McMaster Fun & Comfy Zone” for the July theme “Walk around the World”! We are enthusiastic to see your photos and know about the interesting things you come across during your walk! Submit here and inspire the McMaster community for a chance to win one of SIX PRIZES available … Read More
NEW! The Inspiring International Student of the Year Award Program
The Inspiring International Student of the Year Award Program The Inspiring International Student of the Year Award Program is implemented and overseen by CUPE 3906 and shall be given to international students who made notable, outstanding efforts to build the McMaster community. Value Two awards are available each worth $300. Eligibility: Any international student. This award is won only once. … Read More