It is the end of the semester, and many due to McMaster’s insistence on a precarious employment relationship, may sessionals will find themselves out of work. This means that you may find yourself without income – or with a major deduction in your income. We encourage you to apply for Employment Insurance, or EI. You should be/should have been able … Read More
Postdoc Support Fund
The Postdoctoral Support Fund is a fund secured by your Union in collective bargaining. The fund provides postdoctoral fellows with access to up to $500 to cover expenses for various circumstances. Previously the fund provided support for one-time, unanticipated emergencies. In the current COVID crisis, you and your family may find yourself in such a situation. We are happy to announce that under the … Read More
End of Semester Updates- Unit 2
Large Class Supplement We have also heard that some sessionals have yet to been paid the Large Class Supplemental Fee. For those of you earning the base rate and teaching a class with more than 75 students, please note that your last pay stub should reflect an additional supplementary payment of $2.00 per student per unit for each student above … Read More
Free First Aid Training
We would like to remind you that Free First Aid Training is a benefit guaranteed under your Collective Agreement and available to all CUPE 3906 members. This is a Standard Red Cross certificate course offered on a number of dates this spring through Athletics and Recreation (dates listed below). Further information: available here. You will need to attend both days in order to … Read More
New book club on labour and organizing
Several of our members have started a book club on relevant issues to our union, including labour and organizing. Taking a cue from the Organizing4Power training series, we will kickstart the club with Jane McAlevey’s book No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age. Our first meeting will happen via Zoom, where we will discuss the organizing of future … Read More
May 1st – March & Rally for Decent Work (Gore and Gage Parks)
On May 1, 2022, join the province-wide day of action for a better Ontario. May 1 (or May Day) is the traditional workers’ holiday, a day that working people celebrate the gains they have won over the years and commit to fighting for a better future for everyone. In Hamilton on May 1, we’re hosting a feeder rally and march in Gore … Read More
Unit 1 Special Membership Meeting- Bargaining Priorities
Thanks so much to those of you who filled out the bargaining survey. The Unit 1 Bargaining Team has had a chance to meet, review the results, and put together a package of priorities that we feel should guide our work at the bargaining table this summer. The next step in the process is to meet as a unit to … Read More
CUPE Ontario calls on the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario to maintain unionized employees’ access
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) needs to maintain the right of unionized employees to access the tribunal. Following a Supreme Court of Canada decision which determined that issues concerning unionized employees could be solely addressed through the grievance procedure, the HRTO is now considering whether it should continue to take applications by unionized workers. https://cupe.ca/cupe-ontario-calls-human-rights-tribunal-ontario-maintain-unionized-employees-access?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CUPEToday
Member Mobilizer Book-Offs – Apply Now!
The union is looking for two (2) dedicated members to book-off for member education, engagement, organizing, and campaign work in support of upcoming rounds of Unit 1 and 3 bargaining. You must be a member in good standing of CUPE 3906 from any of our three bargaining units. These positions are for roughly 10 hours per week and are compensated … Read More
Results of Executive Committee Elections, 2022-23
Congratulations to our newly elected executive committee. These members were (re)elected today at our Annual General Membership Meeting for a term of roughly 12 months until our next AGM in April 2023. Some amazing new faces join an already solid executive team President: Chris Fairweather Vice President: Shalen Prado** Vice President External: Leah McGrath-Reynolds Treasurer: Eric Macpherson Recording Secretary: Sarah Szymanksi Chief Steward Unit 1: Will … Read More
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