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National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women
December 6th marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, a day set aside to commemorate the 14 women who were murdered in the 1989 massacre at L’École Polytechnique in Montreal, as well as the over 582 Aboriginal women who have gone missing or been murdered in Canada.
A ceremony has been organized by Anti-Violence Network at McMaster, please join us
Tuesday, December 6th
12:30pm
JHE Annex Rm 102
For more information, or for accessibility requirements, please contact Vilma at 905-525-9140 x24235.
For more information on the Day of Action, click here.
Stewards’ Council + Wage Theft Workshop = One Awesome Evening!
There will be two events on Monday December 5th:
Stewards’ Council:
There will be a Council meeting for all Departmental Stewards – there will be a Q&A about the new Unit 1 Collective Agreement as well as department updates. The meeting will take place
Monday, December 5th
5:30-7:00pm
MUSC 230
Wage Theft Workshop:
Steel City Solidarity and the Workers Action Centre present a workshop and discussion on how to stand up and organize around the pressing issue of wage theft. The event will be taking place
Monday, December 5th
7:30-9:00pm
Jamesville Community Centre
Click here for more info
Ontario University Workers Coordinating Committee Newsletter
Click here to check out the latest version of the OUWCC Newsletter
This issue features articles on:
Ontario Election
National Convention
Trivia Contest
General Membership Meeting
There will be a regular monthly General Membership Meeting on
Wednesday, November 30th
at 5:30pm
in MDCL 2232
Free food will be served at 5:00pm and there will be an orientation session for members attending their first meeting also at 5:00pm. Childcare is reimbursed on request.
The agenda includes:
Bargaining Updates
Elections/NominationsRead More
Membership ratifies tentative agreement
The Unit 1 membership has voted to ratify the tentative agreement reached in negotiations with McMaster for a new Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
Thanks to everyone for your hard work and support throughout the bargaining process, we wouldn’t have been able to reach this deal without the support of members from across campus.
Tentative Agreement Details
The latest Bargaining Bulletin outlines the details of the tentative agreement reached with the University, and the process for the ratification vote.
Click here to download the latest Bargaining Bulletin
For more information about the ratification vote click here.
Ratification Vote Times and Locations
We have reached a tentative agreement in the round of negotiations for a new contract between Unit 1 (TAs and RAs-in-lieu) and McMaster. Both sides are recommending ratification.
Details of the deal will be released at a Special General Membership Meeting open to all Unit 1 members. This meeting will take place
Monday, November 21
at 5:30pm
in BSB 137
Voting on ratification of the deal will commence at the end of the meeting.
Free food will be available at 5:00pm. Childcare is reimbursed on request.
Voting will continue
Tuesday, November 22
from 10:00am-5:00pm
in MUSC (at the entrance across from Mills Library)
and
Wednesday, November 23
from 10:00am-5:00pm
in Mills Library Lobby
A bargaining bulletin outlining the main points of the deal will be released after the SGMM. Questions will be answered at info sessions
Tuesday, November 22 and Wednesday November 23
from Noon-1:30pm
in Wentworth Lounge (beside The Phoenix)
Who can vote?
To be able to vote you need to be:
• working as a TA or RA-in-lieu in this term
• have worked as a TA or RA-in-lieu in either the Winter or Summer terms
• have a contract-in-hand for a TA or RA-in-lieu position in the upcoming term
We have a deal!
We have reached a tentative agreement with the Employer in Unit 1 bargaining. The agreement is being recommended for ratification by both sides.
The details of the agreement will be released at a Special General Membership Meeting on Monday evening, location to be announced ASAP.
The ratification vote will open at the end of the meeting and will continue over Monday and Tuesday (location TBA).
A Bargaining Bulletin outlining the details of the deal will be released after the SGMM, and we will also hold info sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday (location TBA) to answer members’ questions about the deal.
Thanks to all of you for your support throughout this process, we couldn’t have done this without you!
Membership gives solid strike mandate
After two days of balloting, members of CUPE 3906 Unit 1 (representing TAs and RAs in lieu), have voted to give their bargaining team a solid strike mandate as they return to negotiations later this week.
Thank you to everyone who came out and voted, your support is invaluable to this process.