The electronic slips for anyone who opted in to receive the electronic format before February 17th should have their slips available by February 19th. The printed slips, for those who have not opted in, will be mailed out by the last day of the month. Employees who are no longer active will receive their T4s in the same delivery method mentioned above. Employees still have the ability to opt in on the Mosaic portal to receive their T4s electronically.
CUPE Bargaining Survey Launch
Dear TAs and RAs (in lieu),
We just wanted to remind you about our bargaining survey launch, happening today, between 10:30 and 4:30. It is a drop-in event, so swing by at a time that is convenient for you. We’ll have pizza over the lunch hour, and a fruit tray, veggie trey, and timbits throughout. The event is taking place in MUSC 301 (the Student Centre).
At the event, you can meet members of your elected bargaining teams, enjoy some food, and fill out your Bargaining Survey for your chance to win a prize (a $200 pre-loaded MasterCard) that is exclusive to those who fill the survey out at our launch party!
If you can’t make it to the event, you can also fill out the survey at your leisure online. A link will be sent to your inbox.
The survey is crucial to ensure that we have your input and support to make this round of negotiations a success!
Unit 1 (TAs/RAs in lieu) and Unit 3 (Post Docs) Bargaining Survey Launch
Join Hamilton’s Steelworkers at City Hall Rally- Sat Jan 30th
WHEN: Saturday, January 30, 2016 from 1 – 4pm
WHERE: Hamilton City Hall
Details on buses and transportation from the following areas to the rally and back can be found on the Facebook event page:
- Downtown Toronto
- Peel / Halton
- Windsor / Chatham / London & South Western Ontario
- Sudbury & North Eastern Region
- Cambridge / Kitchener / Waterloo / Guelph /Fergus
Steelworkers helped build the amazing communities we live in and love today. Come out Saturday and stand with steel!
Join us for a screening of Made in L.A.
Please join us for the screening of Made in L.A.
Made in LA is about a group of women who work under sweatshop conditions in textile factories in Los Angeles. It is a story of their 3 year battle against Forever 21 to improve their conditions.
Check out the trailer: http://www.madeinla.com/
Made in L.A.
MDCL 3023
Wednesday February 3rd, 2016
5-7pm
Free Admission
Snacks Provided
Office Closure- January 27th
Please be advised that our office in KTH B111 will be closed all-day on Wednesday, January 27th as the executive and staff will be in an all day strategic planning session.
There will be limited e-mail access on the 27th as a result.
The office will re-open on Thursday, January 28th, 2015.
Next General Membership Meeting- January 20th
Our next General Members Meeting will be taking place on Wednesday January 20th at 5 pm in CNH B-107.
The agenda includes: Election of Vice President, Election of Benefits/Advocacy Officer, Discussion of Mental Health Fee Increase, and Bargaining Update.
Pizza will be provided, and childcare costs will be reimbursed upon request.
We hope to see you there! For more info, please contact staff@cupe3906.org
Dental Coverage for newly employed TAs/RAs in Winter 2016 semester
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 and RAs (in lieu), and includes a variety of rights and benefits, including wages, hours of work, benefits, sick days, and working conditions. Collective bargaining is the process by which we are able to make improvements to the existing collective agreement.
We have already begun working toward securing new and improved collective agreements. Both Unit 1 and Unit 3 have elected their bargaining committees, which will be responsible for helping to re-negotiate a collective agreement and the committees have participated in some bargaining preparation workshops.
We have also hired two member mobilizers to help the bargaining committee with membership outreach. These folks will be conducting a series of one-on-one and small group meetings with members to inform them of the bargaining process and, most importantly, to hear their issues and gather their feedback.
We will also be launching a bargaining survey for both Unit 1 and Unit 3 to ensure that the priorities of our members are reflected in the bargaining proposals package, which will be voted on by the membership in March.
It will be a busy year, and we hope to see you at our General Membership Meetings.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact staff@cupe3906.org
Office Closure over Holidays
Please be advised that the CUPE 3906 will be closed over the holidays (effective as of December 17th, but with some limited access until December 23rd) and will not re-open until January 4th, 2016. Some e-mail accounts will be monitored on a very limited basis, while others will not due to people being out-of-the-country with limited access.
In the event of an absolute emergency, please e-mail Brad Walchuk (Staff Representative) at bwalchuk {at} cupe3906.org
We hope that you enjoy a well-deserved break from school and work, and have a safe and successful 2016!