Our next General Membership Meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 27th at noon. The location and agenda are still TBA at this point, but we wanted to give members as much notice as we can.
Upcoming Equity Action Committee Events
CUPE 3906’s Equity Action Committee is proud to announce that we will be hosting a Summer Clothing Swap. Please join us on Thursday, June 28th, from 10:30am to 3:00pm, in MUSC 311/313. Bring clean clothing you no longer wear (we encourage clothing for all body types and genders!). All leftover clothes will be donated to the Native Women’s Centre in Hamilton.
If you are able, please drop off your clean clothes and books at the CUPE office (KTH B111) prior to the event during hours of operation (Monday to Thursday from 9am-5pm). You may also wish to bring your clothes with you to the event and display them upon your arrival. We will have a box on location for book donations.
For more information regarding the poetry event, please contact equity@cupe3906.org
The Equity Action Committee is also proud to announce that we will be hosting an event for members to share their art (poetry, fiction, performance, among other forms of creative expression) as part of a larger initiative titled, “Healing With Feelings.” The theme will be on class and labour! This event is an opportunity to meet new folx, engage with each other’s creative works, and heal collectively from intersecting oppressions. Please join us on Thursday, July 19 in CIBC Hall (308/309). The doors open at 7:00PM while the event finishes at 9:00PM.
If you’re interested in sharing your work, we have 11 available slots of 10 minutes each to choose from. Please sign-up by sending an e-mail to equity@cupe3906.org. Even if you’re not reciting any poetry, fiction, or performing, this event is meant to show support and solidarity to your fellow peers.
We look forward to seeing you there!
FREE First Aid Training this spring
We wanted to remind you that FREE First Aid Training is a benefit guaranteed under each of our three Collective Agreements (CAs) and available to TAs/RAs in lieu (Article 18.13 of Unit 1 CBA), Sessional Faculty/Hourly-Rated Sessional Music Faculty (Article 17.13 of Unit 2 CBA) and Post Docs (Article 14.12 of the Unit 3 CBA).
The course, a Standard Red Cross certificate course, is offered being offered on a number of dates this spring through Athletics and Recreation, and the cost of registration is covered by the Employer. The course runs from 9-5 on both days, and there are two remaining sessions:
May 2/3, 8/9, 10/11, 15/16, 26/27, 30/31
June 5/6, 9/10, 13/14, 19/20
Re-Certification: May 17 and June 12
Your department administrator can enroll you. There is NO CHARGE to you!You will need to attend both days in order to receive the certificate.
The sessions are being held on campus here. If you have questions about the specifics of the material being offered, please contact Athletics and Recreation at ext. 24464. They are the ones who are offering and teaching the class. Online registration is not an option.
More information: https://rec.mcmaster.ca/…/cert…/first–aid-standard-red-cross
If you are a TA/RA in lieu and working in a different department/program other than the one that you are registered in as a student, registration should be done through your academic department.
Normally, the Administrator (Graduate Secretary) from your academic department or program will need to register you as they must provide the departmental code so the cost can be billed accordingly. This charge cannot be passed on to you
Reminder- Post-Doctoral Fellows Professional Development Fund
In our most recent round of bargaining, your Union secured a Professional Development Fund for Post-Doctoral Fellows. That’s right, a PDF for PDFs. It provides up to $150/year for conference participation, professional association fees, and academic books.
Information is available here.
Unit 2 (Sessionals)- Employment Insurance Information
With the semester coming to an end, many Sessionals will be out of work. You can- and should – apply for Employment Insurance. More information is available here.
April General Membership Meeting
Our next General Membership Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 25th at noon.
The agenda will feature the election of one trustee, a Chief Steward (Unit 2), and a Chief Steward (Unit 3), as well as notice of a pending change for by-laws.
The location will be in KTH B132.
Unit 2 (Sessional) Professional Development Fund Deadline- April 9th
We just wanted to let our Sessional Faculty know that the Winter 2018 deadline for Professional Development Fund application is Monday April 9th. Information about the Fund is available by clicking here.
Important Update for Unit 2 Members RE: Emergency Medical Travel Coverage
UNIT 2 Members, PLEASE NOTE! April 2018: We are in the process of changing our Unit 2 Emergency Medical Travel Insurance carrier company because our former carrier, RSA/VIATOR/Global Excel no longer insures small groups. If you are a Unit 2 member and are planning on using the Unit 2 travel coverage in the near future, please contact administrator@cupe3906.org in advance of your trip for more information. We will post and distribute more information for Unit 2 members on our website here as more information becomes available.
Reminder: Annual General Meeting on Wednesday
Our Annual General Membership (AGM) meeting occurs each year in late March or early April and is when we (re)elect the entire 13-member executive committee to a 12-month term.
A reminder that this year’s AGM will be held on Wednesday March 28th in BSB B155. Pizza and sign in gets under way at noon, the formal meeting will begin at 12:30
The agenda will include the election of the 13 executive positions, as well as our committees (by-laws, benefits, etc.).
A pizza lunch and free CUPE 3906 will be included. Pizza served at noon.
Questions- staff@cupe3906.org
Solidarity to CUPE Local 3903 and CUPE Local 2424
As you might have heard, our sister locals at Carelton (Local 2424- support staff) and York (Local 3903- academic workers) are on strike. Local 2424 is protecting their pensions, while Local 3903 is fighting against precarious work. We have letters of support for both these locals. The neoliberal university will be defeated and CUPE members are on the front lines of this struggle.
Solidarity letter to CUPE 3903
Solidarity letter to CUPE 2424