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