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End of Term means end of work Once the term ends, you no longer need to perform any TA/RA work. Your collective agreement states the following: Employees will not be required to grade deferred term work or deferred exams submitted after the end of the academic term in which an employee holds an assignment. It is understood that such work … Read More

Solidarity with CUPE 233: TMU works because CUPE 233 does! Local 3906 is looking for local members interested in joining rank-and-file members and members our Executive in support CUPE 233 (custodians, groundskeepers, and maintenance workers at Toronto Metropolitan University), on strike since April 17, 2023. We will be booking a bus and/or heading down Friday, April 21, 2023 at 10 am to join Local 233 picket lines. Local 3906 is looking for folks interested in joining us; if we can solidify 20 interested persons, we’ll arrange a bus covered by the sector. Email benefits@cupe3906.org if you can join us! We echo CUPE 233’s call for financial support, used to maintain pressure on TMU to reach a fair agreement as bargaining continues. Our Executive approved a $500 Strike Donation Pledge on March 27th; we urge other locals to match or exceed this support, where possible. Why is CUPE 233 on strike? CUPE 233 is fighting for better pay for members and for pension fairness! TMU has low-balled pay increases that are far below inflation and far below standards in the sector. TMU has also insisted that  CUPE 233 and OPSEU 596 (Academic & Administrative Supports, Research Assistants) pay a larger  share of their wages for pensions than faculty and other TMU workers. If you’re unable to join us in Toronto, please take 15 seconds to sign and share a letter to TMU administration: E-Action here: https://cupe.on.ca/cupe233/  

We wanted to send a reminder that the postdoc bargaining team secured a tentative agreement with McMaster University and we are recommending the members ratify it. The specific details of the new tentative agreement will be shared with you at an upcoming ratification meeting held via Zoom on Tuesday, April 18th at noon. The registration link for this meeting has been sent to your McMaster … Read More

After eight long months of bargaining, your Unit 3 postdoctoral fellow bargaining team is pleased to report that we secured a tentative agreement with McMaster University at a bargaining session yesterday and we are recommending the members ratify it. The specific details of the new tentative agreement will be shared with members at an upcoming ratification meeting held via Zoom on Tuesday, April … Read More

As the CUPE 4600 strike at Carleton University enters its second week, unions of contract academic workers across the province stand in solidarity. Contract Instructors and Teaching Assistants at Carleton are standing up to the university, not just for fair pay in the face of a cost of living crisis, but to protect their intellectual property and ensure there are … Read More

CUPE 3906 congratulates Eduardo and Jing on their receipt of The Inspiring International Student of the Year Award (2022-2023), awarded by our International Committee!  We are grateful for all of our amazing international students, who make McMaster University strong!