Annual Labour Day celebrations, organized by the Hamilton District Labour Council, will take place this year on September 5th. There will be a parade followed by a picnic in Dundurn Park. CUPE 3906 members are invited to join the local for the parade, and back at the park for the picnic (we have food tickets for you). Meet at the … Read More
CUPE & OCAP Solidarity BBQ
CUPE Ontario and OCAP are fighting back against the cuts to the Special Diet Allowance. These cuts leave thousands without the help they desperately need. We Demand: -Full restoration of the Special Diet Allowance -Increase in welfare and disability rates Join us for the Solidarity BBQ and let your voice be heard! Saturday Aug 27th 12-5pm Gage Park Click here … Read More
Hamilton Pride 2011
Hamilton Pride 2011 is happening from June 9th-19th. Click here for a full schedule of events. CUPE 3906 will be participating in the Women & Trans March on June 18th from 10-11am, meeting at the fountain in Gore Park downtown.
Refuse, Resist, Rebel!
May 28th at 8pm This Ain’t Hollywood $5 or PWYC – ALL AGES RESIST against a culture in which rape is far too common – one in three Canadian women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. REFUSE to participate in victim blaming and woman hating. REBEL against the idea that women can’t rock out.
Building Solidarity From South Africa to Palestine
A speaking tour featuring Amjad Barham of PFUUPE, Palestine and representative for the newly formed trade union Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for BDS PTUC-BDS and Dr. Atif.A. Kubursi, Professor Emeritus in Economics at McMaster University Tuesday May 24th, 6pm BSB room 108 Free event This speaking tour will be an important opportunity for debate and discussion on the question of how … Read More
Unit 2 Health Spending Account (HSA) Increase
The benefits committee is pleased to announce that the Unit 2 Health Spending Account (HSA) entitlement will be increased to $400/year on a trial basis. The increase may be adjusted in the future if the claims activity is higher or lower than expected. The decision to increase the HSA was made after a careful review of Unit 2 HSA claims … Read More
McMaster @ the G20
‘McMaster Students For Social Justice’ invites you to take part in a public discussion forum regarding the events of the G-20 Toronto demonstrations. A presentation will discuss how the G-20 Toronto consensus relates to the University institution. McMaster students will provide testimonies of their participatory observation of the demonstrations which took place. A monitored debate will ensue under the following question: ‘In accordance to the events … Read More
Canada Out of Afghanistan
A panel on the role Canada has played in the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. We will bring to light topics such as Omar Khadr, detainee abuse and the recent Wikileaks scandal. We as Canadian students need to demand that our government base its foreign policy on respect for international law, peace, and justice. We invite all who are interested in coming to listen to … Read More
LGBTQ & Straight Allies Workshop
CUPE 3906’s Equity Action Committee welcomes you to McMaster! In case you are wondering what we do as a union committee, let me tell you: we are a semi-autonomous activist committee that works to dismantle oppression targeting Equity Seeking Groups within our union and local community. Our initiatives center around educating our membership about equity issues and advocating for people groups our union members represent and … Read More
Report from CAUT workshop
This past weekend–while seemingly everyone else was at the CUPE Ontario Convention–I was attending the “New Presidents Workshop” hosted by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). Now, I am neither new nor the president, but the President has delegated me to represent us (the Unit 2 members, that is) who are in fact new to CAUT membership. The purpose of the membership was to outline the responsibilities of local executive, to offer solutions for the challenges that await them, and to introduce and highlight the resources CAUT provides its members. Since we have a fairly elaborate and thorough structure within CUPE, we are ahead of the curve as compared to many of the faculty associations, who in many cases also do not enjoy the benefits of being members of a certified union. That said, the workshop did offer many helpful tips and insights. Moreover, in terms of resources, CAUT can provide complementary and also supplementary services to those we already within CUPE. The most obvious example is Academic Freedom. Simply put, if this is under threat, CAUT is the place to turn to defend this cornerstone of academic life. The CAUT Benefits Trust was also interesting. It operates similarly to our own practice of benefits funds being allocated with and through a third-party. However, in this case, CAUT will use its size and leverage to negotiate the best deal for members. Unfortunately, it is in its infancy and only one group has signed up for it. Nobody wants to be the first and it has yet to be implemented for Contract Academic Staff.