The draw winners (gift certificates for Fortinos!) from our lunches last week:
Health Sciences TA: Jessica Kafka
Postdoctoral Fellow: Songtao Yang
Thanks to all those who came out and participated in our survey/draw – we’ll see the rest of you soon!
CUPE response to the restructuring plan of Ontario Universities
“…we are concerned with the Ontario Liberal government’s proposed restructuring plan of post- secondary education. This restructuring proposal ignores the real problems, most notably chronic underfunding and a lack of accountability by the post-secondary institutions.”
Download and read the full document here: Strengthening Ontario’s Centers of Creativity, Innovation and Knowledge
Government Attacks Public Sector Workers
“The Protecting Public Services Act would, if passed:
- Restrain compensation for two years for unionized employees of the Broader Public Sector (BPS) and require employers to negotiate agreements that do not reduce services.
- Freeze earnings for two years for managers who are eligible for performance pay in the BPS, Ontario Public Service (OPS) and agencies so they would not earn more this year and next than they did last year.
- Introduce a permanent salary cap for new executives at no more than double the Premier’s salary.”
For more information, check this news!
Undergraduate TA Handbook is Ready
Good news for the undergraduate TAs (and RAs in lieu) of CUPE 3906. Our undergraduate TA handbook Undergraduate TA Handbook is finally prepared and ready for download. You can also stop by at the office and pick up a hard copy of the handbook.
FREE LUNCH @ the Phoenix for Postdocs!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 25th, join other Mac postdocs and members of the CUPE 3906 executive for a free lunch at the Phoenix.
Learn more about what your union can do for you. Let us know how we can serve you better. Meet other people from other departments or just enjoy a free lunch with your friends.
When: Tuesday September 25th, 1:30pm- 2:30pm (please note the Time Change)
Where: The New Phoenix
What: Free lunch!
Hope to see you tomorrow!
FREE LUNCH @ the Phoenix for Health Sciences TAs & RAs in lieu!
On September 24th, join your health science colleagues and members of the CUPE 3906 executive for a free lunch at the Phoenix. Learn more about your union. Let your executive know how we can serve you better. Meet other people from other FHS departments, or just enjoy a free lunch with your friends.
When: Monday, September 24th, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Where: The New Phoenix (In the Refectory Building)
What: Free lunch!
Not in the faculty of health science? We haven’t forgotten about you. This is the first in a series of outreach/feedback events at the Phoenix. A similar opportunity will be available for your faculty later this year. Keep an eye out for an e-announcement and/or look for an event poster near your department!
Access to child care affects many CUPE members
Earlier this summer, the Ontario Liberal government announced its intention to undertake a three-year “modernization” initiative of the province’s piecemeal child care system.
On June 27, Education Minister Laurel Broten released an online discussion paper called “Modernizing Child Care in Ontario”. The deadline to make submissions online is September 24, 2012, and individuals are encouraged to submit a responses online through this link: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/modernizing.html.
View a copy of the CUPE submission: Child Care in Ontario: A Call for Transformation, Not Tinkering
3rd Annual Tour of Struggle
Saturday, 15 Sept 2012
3:00pm meetup in the Student Centre (MUSC) lobby, near the Occupy McMaster site
Join the Political Action Committee for an afternoon of introductions to social justice struggles in Hamilton around the privatization of the university, gentrification in the downtown core, precarious work, community policing, and more.
Tour starts at 3pm and will end around 5pm at the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre (51 Stuart Street, Hamilton ON). Tour includes bus/walking and bus tickets are available.
RSVPs kindly requested at:
politicalaction@cupe3906.org
Welcome Week Social Event!
Our first social event of the year is open to all CUPE 3906 members and their partners and will be held this Thursday (13 Sept), 8pm-midnight at the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre.
Cash bar with alcoholic beverages, and free non-alcoholic drinks and snacks will be provided. Also music and hopefully lots of dancing! Transportation to MacNab bus terminal will be provided at the end of the night.
Questions? Please contact your Chief Steward of Unit 1, Ian Myhra.
Hope to see you all there!
The first issue of The Ally of 2012 is out
Click here to download this issue of The Ally
This Issue Features:
Unit 1 Benefits Improvement
The Problem of Problems at Work
Political Action Committee Facts
CUPE 3906 Statement on the Oak Creek, WI Shooting