CUPE 3906

Our next General Membership Meeting (GMM) will be in person on April 11 in MUSC 311/313 starting at 1pm. No pre-registration is required; registration will occur at the door to verify membership.

At the meeting, we will be electing an Undergraduate Officer position on our executive committee. The position is open to all members in good-standing who have not have an undergraduate degree conferred upon them.

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:

• Fighting for social justice issues (these issues are diverse and can include environmental justice, labour solidarity, gender equality, equity issues, and the advancement of peace);
• Promoting the welfare of humanity and the environment, and the elimination of pain and suffering through acts of community organizing, mobilization, education and/or solidarity;
• Labour organizing and solidarity in support of workers in Hamilton, Canada, or abroad.

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.

• 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 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