Mike Skinner Activist Award

Brad WalchukGeneral

CUPE 3906 is now accepting nominations for the Mike Skinner Activist Award. The Mike Skinner Activist Award is a member-mandated award offered by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3906.  Its title honours long-time labour activist and CUPE 3906  Staff Member Mike Skinner.  At McMaster University, CUPE 3906 is the Union representing over 3000 Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, Sessional Faculty and Postdoctoral
Fellows.  The value of this year’s award is $500 to one person (or committee), an award  certificate and an inscription on the Mike Skinner Activist Award plaque.

The Nomination form can be found CUPE 3906 ANNOUNCES THE EIGHTH ANNUAL MIKE SKINNER ACTIVIST AWARD

The Deadline for Nomination is March 31st at 5pm

For more information please contact Rebecca Collins-Nelsen at president@cupe3906.org

 

Announcing the CUPE 3906 2014 Teaching Assistant Awards!

Mary Ellen CampbellGeneral, News, Unit 1

Dear members of the McMaster community,
CUPE 3906 is pleased to announce their second annual TA/RA awards. Students, employment supervisors or other TAs are encouraged to nominate Teaching or Research Assistants for the award. There will be a total six awards given, one for each faculty. The nomination form is available HERE and/or at your departmental office.
Please submit nomination forms to the CUPE 3906 office (Kenneth Taylor Hall B111) by March 25, 2014. The awards will be given out at the end of the CUPE 3906 Annual General Membership Meeting on April 2.
Thank you,
Marguerite Marlin
Unit 1 Chief Steward
CUPE 3906

CUPE-iGSA game night

Darko LjubicGeneral, International

Dear International members,

Welcome back from the winter vacation! CUPE and iGSA are getting together to organize a game night for you on campus. We will be playing a fun game called “Blind Test”. Don’t worry if you have never played it. It is a simple, enjoyable group game! We will have some snacks to munch on while you play the game and there will be prizes for the winning and participating teams.

The event will take place on Thursday, Feb. 20 in ABB 273 lounge from 6-8 pm.
Be there on time so that you can join the game from the beginning.

Join the Facebook event to find out who else is coming
https://www.facebook.com/events/231206283734405/

Come out for fun, friends, food and prizes!

Hope to see you there!
CUPE International Committee and GSA International Student Representatives

Equity Dinner

Emma McKennaGeneral, News

Hi everyone,

The Equity Action Committee is hosting a dinner for you!

It features an anti-discrimination panel with three exciting speakers, as well as pizza, pop and snacks!

The event will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27th, at 6:00-8:30 pm in ABB 273 (employee lounge).

Come out and meet other social activists, and have some great discussions over free food!

Please register for the event through the link below:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmBhBzcoRbekdFR4UHFWaE85RHlpamFmTGZhZU9vbGc&usp=sharing

To find out who else is coming, please join the Facebook event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/213462675526103

Hope to see you there,
Equity Action Committee

Postdoctoral Fellow (Unit 3) Special General Membership Meeting

Mary Ellen CampbellNews, Unit 3

We invite all Postdoctoral Fellow (Unit 3) Members to participate in a Special General Membership Meeting this Tuesday, February 4th at 12:00 noon in MUSC (Student Centre) rooms  206-207.

Lunch will be provided.

The agenda item is: Election of Unit 3 Chief Steward.

We hope to see you there!

Images of Diversity

Emma McKennaGeneral

PACBIC’s Communications and Visibility working group is holding a campaign to promote diversity on campus.

Accepted submissions must meet the following criteria, please include:

-Your name and send submissions from your McMaster email account

-Original photo (jpeg) to images@mcmaster.ca

-If you like, caption your image with a word or short statement

-Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 21, 2014

Please visit www.hres.mcmaster.ca for further details

 

diversitycurtain

Diversity Text Only Poster

Sessional Faculty Postings

Communication OfficerPostings, Unit 2

CUPE 3906 and McMaster University have agreed to a centralized posting website for Sessional Faculty and Sessional Music Faculty (Unit 2) Postings.

All Unit 2 postings can now be found online at http://www.mcmaster.ca/vpacademic/sessional_faculty_postings.html

Please visit the centralized posting website regularly for updated postings.

*NEW* MAY 2015: Please note! Some postings (DeGroote School of Business, Social Sciences, Arts and Sciences) have been moved by the Employer to the MOSAIC posting site.  Please visit http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/careers/index.php to view additional postings.  (Click on the “external applicants” menu and select “Sessional Faculty and Hourly Rated Music Faculty” tab.)

Raise the Minimum Wage Campaign Strategy Session

Brad WalchukGeneral

The Hamilton Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage is hosting a campaign Strategy Session.

Here are the details!

Campaign Strategy Meeting January 24-25, 2014

Friday, January 24:
12pm  – Lunch, Steelworkers Hall: 25 Cecil Street
1:00 pm – 4:30pm – Afternoon Session, Steelworkers Hall: 25 Cecil Street
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Evening Forum, Location TBC

Saturday, January 25:
9:30 am – 4:00 pm – All Day Meeting, Steelworkers Hall: 25 Cecil Street

For more information and registration please check their website.

Hope to see you there!

 

Holiday Office Closure

Mary Ellen CampbellGeneral, News

Dear Members,

As we approach the end of the semester, we would like to notify you of our office closure during the holidays.
Please note that our office will be shut from Friday, December 20th, 2013, until Monday, January 6th, 2014.  (Will will be open for regular office hours on Monday, January 6th.)

We would like to wish everyone a great break and we look forward to seeing you in the new year!