The Mike Skinner Award is a member-mandated award offered by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3906 on an annual basis. Its title honours long-time labour activist and former CUPE 3906 Staff Member Mike Skinner.
The recipient of the Mike Skinner Award may have been involved in the following possible issues over the course of their time with CUPE 3906:
The value of the award is $500 to one person (or committee), an award certificate and an inscription on the Mike Skinner Award plaque. This award is open to all current members of CUPE 3906 (this includes all Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants in lieu, Sessional Faculty, Hourly Rated Sessional Music Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellows), and/or anyone who has been a member of the local between January 2023 and March 2024. To find out more or to nominate a member, contact president@cupe3906.org
We are delighted to announce Kateryna Tretiakova & Zana Davel as the recipients of the International Student of the Year Award (2023-2024). Congratulations!
This is a reminder to please submit your Professional Development Application by April 10th. All sessionals can claim $200 per 3 unit course to a max of $1000 per academic year for the purpose of professional development. You can find the forms and information here: https://cupe3906.org/sessionals-unit-2/professional-development-fund-unit-2/. Please send all of your applications to Benefits@cupe3906.org.
Welcome to the union family, CAs, GRAs, PAs, GCLs, & ROP/As! We’re stronger together. 💪
Big shout out to our organizing committee of ResLife workers who have been working tirelessly behind the scenes for the last three months to make this happen. We wouldn’t be here without the passionate organizing, canvassing, and advocacy efforts of this group.
We can’t wait for these workers to start bargaining for a #BetterMac in the residence communities! Stay tuned for more info, including details of a meeting to confirm this unit joining Local 3906 coming soon!
In order to serve on the Executive Committee, you must be a member-in-good-standing of the union. You can nominate yourself or someone else during the meeting, or you can nominate yourself in advance by emailing brad@cupe3906.org to express your interest in any of these positions. Unsuccessful candidates for one position may contest an election for subsequent positions, so please indicate all the positions you are nominating yourself for if you are self-nominating in advance. More information about these positions can be found in our bylaws.
Join us for this year’s Annual General Meeting, taking place over Zoom on March 27 starting at 12pm. Each year at the AGM, a new Executive Committee is elected. The elections will take place in the following order:
President; Vice President; Vice President External; Secretary-Treasurer; Recording Secretary; Chief Steward, Unit 1; Chief Steward, Unit 2; Chief Steward, Unit 3; Health & Safety Officer; Benefits & Advocacy Officer; Equity Officer; International Officer; Undergraduate Officer
In order to serve on the Executive Committee, you must be a member-in-good-standing of the union. You can nominate yourself or someone else in person in the meeting, or you can nominate yourself in advance by emailing brad@cupe3906.org to express your interest in any of these positions. Unsuccessful candidates for one position may contest an election for subsequent positions, so please indicate all the positions you are nominating yourself for if you are self-nominating in advance. More information about these positions can be found in our bylaws.
Please register in advance for the meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItc-yhrjktHtP60Ec5DWYqbWCMRRWmpq6m
Dear Sessionals,
As you may be aware, your Collective Agreement expires on August 31, 2024. This Collective Agreement provides all of your rights, benefits, and entitlements as Sessional Faculty at McMaster. Your elected bargaining team will be negotiating a new and improved Collective Agreement this summer and we need your help.
Please take a few moments to fill out your bargaining survey. Doing so allows your voice to be heard and ensures that your priorities are advanced at the bargaining table.
The survey is anonymous (unless you choose to provide your email) and the link is here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CUPE2024. It closes on March 17th.
Over the years, your strength and solidarity has helped to make improvements to your Collective Agreement, including winning access to items such as a Professional Development Fund, Dental Plan, Training Fund, Health Care Spending Account, improved job security, wage increases, and much more. Collective bargaining provides us with the opportunity to make further improvements to these items, as well as to secure new benefits and entitlements that we do not currently have access to.
Together, we can secure a stronger Collective Agreement!
If you have any questions about the survey, please email staff@cupe3906.org
The CUPE 3906 Women’s and Gender Rights Committee is happy to extend an invitation to all of you for the International Women’s Day event “Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Adversity and Finding Community in Times of Crisis” organized by the Women’s and Gender Rights Committee at University on March 10. Although this event is exclusively for women and members of the LGBTQ+ community, all executives and staff are welcome to attend and enjoy the amazing workshops, care sessions, care packages, and food. Your ongoing support and contributions throughout the year to our committee are deeply appreciated.
To ensure a seamless experience and adequate provision of resources such as art supplies, care packages, and food, registration for the event is mandatory for all attendees. Please kindly share the link on socials/via emails to students.
Registration link:
https://forms.office.com/r/Q7j0LgAHgi
Contact the co-chairs at womenscommittee@cupe3906.org with any questions or to join the committee.
