CUPE 3906

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved staff member Walter Cristofoli, with whom the membership and staff of the union shared countless memories throughout the years he has been involved.

Walter passed away suddenly on Thursday, December 5th of natural causes while working to mobilize his fellow Sessional Faculty members for their strike vote. Members of the executive were with Walter in his final moments and were reassured by doctors that he did not suffer.

Walter is survived by his brother Elliott and his two dogs: Miru and Frank.

Walter dedicated countless hours to building our union’s strength and engaging with members in one-on-one conversations as part of his work. If you have worked as a Sessional, there is a good chance that you have had a conversation or two with Walter over the phone and that his characteristic humour and warming presence brightened your day a little bit. We will certainly miss the way his calm demeanor and quick wit got us through countless days in the office.

If you have any memories with Walter, we encourage you to reflect on them fondly and take some time to appreciate how he affected you personally. 

Plans are underway for a small celebration of life dedicated to Walter’s memory on campus, more details will follow as things are flushed out. In the meantime, memorial visitation will be held on Friday December 20, 2024 at Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Road West Oakville, (one block East of Kerr Street) from 1pm – 4 pm.

https://www.koprivataylorcommunityfuneralhome.com/obituary/walter-cristofoli

Please take care of yourselves,

CUPE 3906 Staff and Executive 

The General Membership Meeting (GMM) that was initially scheduled for December 11, 2024, is cancelled. All regularly scheduled business for the December GMM (including the proposed bylaws amendments) will occur at the January General Membership Meeting.

We apologize for any inconvenience, and look forward to seeing members at our January GMM!

This proposed language is presented at the November 2024 GMM. Voting on this proposed language to occur at next GMM (December 2024): CUPE Local 3906 Proposed Bylaw Changes – article 1 and 4 presented Nov 2024 and CUPE Local 3906 Proposed Bylaw Changes – article 9 presented Nov 2024 (yellow highlight = proposed new language, strikethrough = proposed deletions)

UPDATE! DECEMBER 5, 2024: Because our December 2024 GMM has been cancelled, voting on the proposed bylaws changes will occur at our January 2025 GMM.

Participation is completely optional and anonymous, but if you’re interested in filling in McMaster’s Employment Equity Census, you can find it here: https://hr.mcmaster.ca/employees/employment-equity/employment-equity-census/

Marching over to Bluesky! Give us a follow! 

@cupe3906.bsky.social 

We support striking postal workers!! Please be patient during the strike – our outgoing mail, some steward honorarium cheques and professional development cheques, will be on hold until the strike has been resolved. Solidarity with all those who are fighting for good jobs.

Dear CUPE 3906 Members,

Your union is having it’s next General Membership Meeting (GMM) on Thursday, November 21st at 2:00 PM. The meeting will be held remotely via Zoom.

General Membership Meetings (GMMs) are an opportunity to engage with and vote on the actions of CUPE 3906, because the union is you!

Register in advance for the meeting here or reach out to us at staff@cupe3906.org. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

For more information about GMMs and to access our Rules of Order, click here.

We hope to see you there!