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Free First Aid Training We would like to remind you that Free First Aid Training is a benefit guaranteed under your Collective Agreement and available to all CUPE 3906 members. This is a Standard Red Cross certificate course offered on a number of dates this spring through Athletics and Recreation (https://rec.mcmaster.ca/sites/default/files/images/first_aid_spring_2023_poster_2.pdf). Further information is available here (https://rec.mcmaster.ca/programs/certifications/first-aid-standard-red-cross). You will need to attend … Read More

End of Term means end of work Once the term ends, you no longer need to perform any TA/RA work. Your collective agreement states the following: Employees will not be required to grade deferred term work or deferred exams submitted after the end of the academic term in which an employee holds an assignment. It is understood that such work … Read More

CUPE 3906 members in each of our three units (TAs, Sessionals/HRSMF, Postdocs) have access to McMaster’s Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) at no cost under our collective agreements. This service is confidential and provides access to a wide variety of counselling services and is offered under the same basis as other employee groups on campus. Effective April 1, 2023, … Read More

Your bargaining team met with the Employer last week and were aided by a provincially appointed conciliation officer. We’re continuing to make progress toward a renewal collective agreement and believe that a framework is in place for an expanded health and dental benefits plan. Problematically, annual wage increases for all members remains a contentious issue. The employer continues to refuse … Read More

Wages have increased under our most recent collective agreement, but that does not mean that your scholarship can be reduced. The university cannot offset TA wage increases by reducing your scholarship. Specifically, Article 16.04  of our collective agreement states the following: The parties recognize and acknowledge the distinct and separate nature of academic financial support that the Employer provides to graduate … Read More

Collective Bargaining works!!! Under the newly ratified Unit 1 collective agreement, we were able to bargain additional money for our Health Care Spending Account. The Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) enables members to claim a wide range of medical, dental and pharmaceutical expenses not covered (or inadequately covered) by OHIP, UHIP and student extended health plans administered by the GSA and … Read More

Sessionals, as you know, there is a severe snowstorm outside in the Hamilton area which has made visibility and road conditions terrible. As of 4:00 pm, McMaster has not yet cancelled classes, and their twitter indicated that “a winter storm is expected to cause heavy snowfall” and that they “will continue to provide updates.” If they looked out the window, … Read More

Since the summer, members of CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) have been in bargaining with the provincial government. The union, which belongs to 55,000 workers at primary and secondary schools and school boards across Ontario, has been fighting for a collective agreement that delivers some semblance of economic justice for severely underpaid educational workers, many of whom … Read More

Since the summer, members of CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) have been in bargaining with the provincial government. The union, which belongs to 55,000 workers at primary and secondary schools and school boards across Ontario, has been fighting for a collective agreement that delivers some semblance of economic justice for severely underpaid educational workers, many of whom … Read More