Teaching Assistants at McMaster University are required to complete paid training to do their jobs. This year, there is the opportunity for some of that training to take place in-person, on the McMaster campus, on the morning of September 6th or September 11th. This workshop reviews what it means to be a CUPE Local 3906 Unit 1 member and covers different aspects of … Read More
Fall 2023 Teaching Assistant (UNIT 1) and Sessional Faculty (UNIT 2) Dental Rates and Change of Coverage Forms are Now Available!
Dental coverage rates and change of coverage forms for CUPE 3906 Members working as Classification “A” Teaching Assistants and Research Assistants (in Lieu) and/or Sessional Faculty in the Fall 2023 Term are now available! Classification “A” Teaching Assistants and Research Assistants (in Lieu) with contracts to work in the Fall 2023 Term should click here for an important dental coverage … Read More
Sessional Faculty Training Fund (up to $300)- Continuing in 2023-24 academic year
The Training Fund for Sessional Faculty will continue to provide limited, one-time payments for members who complete select training through the Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching prior to August 30, 2024. The eligible training includes the 2023 Sessional Faculty Orientation, the Learning to Teach Online Course, any of the EDUCATN courses that comprise the … Read More
Sessional Faculty and Hourly Rated Sessional Music Faculty Training Opportunity and Training Funds
Teaching & Learning Resource Fair (Aug 17, 2023), New Faculty Orientation (Aug 29, 2023), and Training Fund reminder Unit 2 Members (Sessional Faculty and Hourly Rated Music Faculty) are invited to participate in McMaster’s Teaching & Learning Resource Fair, as part of New Faculty Orientation on Thursday, August 17th, 2023, from 12:30pm to 1:30pm in L.R. Wilson. The Resource Fair is intended to “provide new … Read More