The final versions of our new collective agreements for both TA’s and Postdoctoral Fellows have been posted to this website. These new documents contain important changes and updates to many of the entitlements won in Collective Bargaining. Please take few minutes to familiarize yourself with the appropriate document. As usual, the the digital form of our Collective Agreements will remain … Read More
Unit 2 (Sessionals) Tentative Agreement Reached
After several days of negotiation in conciliation, your Unit 2 Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement with the Employer. Details of the tentative agreement will be presented at an online Special General Membership Meeting (SGMM), which will be held on Nov 25, 2020 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). Voting on the tentative agreement will be online and will occur immediately following the SGMM … Read More
Collective Bargaining
What is collective bargaining? Collective bargaining is a process in which a trade union and an employer negotiate a first collective agreement or the renewal of a previous collective agreement. At CUPE 3906, the Union’s bargaining team is made up of members who are elected to the position at General Membership Meetings (GMMs). The parties usually focus on such issues … Read More
Unit 1 Tentative Agreement Ratified by CUPE Members
Dear Unit 1 Members, The ballots have been counted, and the Unit 1 (TA and RA in lieu) Tentative Agreement has been ratified by the majority of voting members. The new Collective Agreement will come into effect upon ratification by the Employer at an upcoming Board of Governor’s meeting. Summaries of the Tentative Agreement are available at the union office. … Read More
Win A Gift Card! Help Build a #BetterMac: Collective Bargaining Update
Dear Members, Thank you for making last week’s FREE cupcake event a huge success! We received a lot of positive feedback from members who found the update and information provided there very helpful. So let’s keep the momentum going. In keeping with last week’s theme of having fun while learning, come by and test your CUPE knowledge in our fun … Read More
Unit 3 Agreement Ratified
Dear Postdoctoral Fellow (Unit 3) Members, The ballots for the Unit 3 Collective Agreement Ratification vote have been counted. The membership has had the opportunity to vote and the majority of voting members voted in favour of ratifying the Tentative Agreement. The Agreement will take effect if the Employer votes to ratify the Agreement according to its processes. Once this … Read More
2016 is Here! Collective Bargaining Update
Happy New Year! 2016 is an important year for local 3906 as we have two collective agreements that are set to expire and will need to be re-negotiated. Both the Unit 1 (TAs/RAs in lieu) and Unit 3 (Post Doctoral Fellows) collective agreements expire on August 31, 2016. The collective agreement is a democratically decided employment contract that covers all TAs … Read More
Tentative Agreement Reached
Your union is proud to announce that the Unit 2 bargaining team met with the Employer early into the morning on Friday and has successfully negotiated a tentative collective agreement. The specific details of this agreement will be released at a Special General Membership Meeting (SGMM) to be held at some point in the middle of the upcoming week. Another … Read More
Tentative Agreement in Unit 3 Bargaining!
Dear Unit 3 members, We are pleased to announce that, after an extensive negotiation period, we have reached a tentative agreement with the Employer on the Unit 3 Collective Agreement. Details of this agreement will be put forward to the membership at an upcoming Special General Membership Meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, February the 28th at 5pm in MUMC 1A5. Details … Read More
Membership ratifies tentative agreement
The Unit 1 membership has voted to ratify the tentative agreement reached in negotiations with McMaster for a new Unit 1 Collective Agreement. Thanks to everyone for your hard work and support throughout the bargaining process, we wouldn’t have been able to reach this deal without the support of members from across campus.