The annual rally and march to commemorate International Womens’ Day will be taking place in Toronto on March 3rd (see details below). This year’s theme will be “Reclaim the City: Good Jobs, Services, Dignity – Together we are Stronger”
The rally will take place:
Saturday, March 3, 2012
11:00am
OISE (252 Bloor St W)
The rally will be followed by a march leaving OISE at 1:00pm and ending at the Ryerson Student Centre (55 Gould St) at 2:00pm.
2:30-4:30pm
Monday, March 5, 2012
Wentworth Lounge
Join us for light refreshments and a talk by Michel Thusky, a community spokesperson from the Algonquin community of Barriere Lake
Come hear about the long-standing resistance of Mitchikanibikok Inik, the Algonquins of Barriere Lake, to forced assimilation and cultural extinction. Michel Thusky, a spokesperson from the Algonquin community, will talk about community identity in the context of his people’s struggle to defend their land, their way of life, and their traditional governance system against attacks by the colonial governments of Quebec and Canada.
This is a chance for the Hamilton and McMaster communities to learn about a remote community’s struggle for justice, presented by members of the community who we rarely have a chance to hear from first-hand.
The event is a fundraiser to help cover the community’s legal costs incurred in a costly court battle they’ve been forced into by the Canadian government. All proceeds (after costs are covered) will go to the Barriere Lake Legal Defense Fund.
Light refreshments will be served.
There’s a special rate for union members to attend the game between
The Hamilton Bulldogs & The Toronto Marlies
Friday March 9, 2012
7:30pm
$12 per ticket
If you’re interested in attending please email Trevor Trotman at the Hamilton Bulldogs by noon on March 8th and let him know that you’re member of CUPE 3906.
Voting on the Unit 3 agreement will continue
Wednesday, February 29th
from 10:00am-5:00pm
in the entrance to Thode Library.
Click here to download the Bargaining Bulletin outlining the gains made in this round of bargaining.
Who can vote?
To be able to vote you need to either:
• be working as a Post Doctoral Fellow, or
• have a contract-in-hand for a future PDF position – a copy of the letter would be required as proof of the appointment.
If you have any questions please email staff@cupe3906.org.
There will be a General Membership Meeting
February 29, 2012
5:30pm
MUMC 1A5
There will be free food served at 5:00pm. There will also be an orientation session for members attending their first meeting at 5:00pm.
Childcare is reimbursed on request.
NOTE: General Membership Meetings this term fall on the last Wednesday of each month (March 28th & April 25th) at 5:30pm in MUMC 1A5.
Agenda Items Include:
Bylaw amendments
Report from Political Endorsements Committee
Elections for CUPE Ontario Division Convention
Please note – This meeting is different from the Special General Membership Meeting on February 28th for Unit 3 members to discuss the contents of the deal just arrived at in bargaining. We apologize for any confusion.
Dear international members,
Grazyna Drzazga is one of the PhD students in linguistics who had one of the most interesting workshops for international TAs during the TA day. Luckily, she has kindly offered to hold her workshop again this term. The description of this workshop is as follows:
Teaching in a Different Language
Communication breakdown due to limited vocabulary is one of the biggest fears of international graduate students and teaching assistants. This workshop discusses how to compensate for linguistic imperfections. An array of strategies to overcome communication barriers will be presented and discussed.
The workshop will be held on Thursday March 1st, from 12 to 2pm, at CLL (Center for Leadership in Learning) Teaching Commons Inquiry Classroom, Mills Library 504.
If you are interested, please email international@cupe3906.com before the day of the workshop in order to have an estimate of the number of people who want to come to order enough food.
CLL is kindly providing coffee and the space for the workshop.
Dear Unit 3 members,
We are pleased to announce that, after an extensive negotiation period, we have reached a tentative agreement with the Employer on the Unit 3 Collective Agreement.
Details of this agreement will be put forward to the membership at an upcoming Special General Membership Meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, February the 28th at 5pm in MUMC 1A5. Details of the deal will not be released prior to the meeting. A confirmation email with the location and further details of this meeting will be sent within the next few days.
We would like to thank you all for your participation and important feedback throughout the negotiation.
David Montiel
Chief Steward, Unit 3
We are very close to a deal in bargaining a new contract for Post Docs. The University continues to hold out on money for members after the first two years of the agreement. We need your support to urge the University to come to the table on the 13th with an offer that can resolve bargaining once and for all.
Click here to send a message to the McMaster administration.
The latest Bargaining Bulletin is out with updates about Unit 3 Bargaining.
The Political Action Committee of CUPE 3906 would like to invite you to:
in soli?: A panel, open discussion and social event about what it means to be “in solidarity”
When: Thursday February 2nd, 7-9pm
Where: Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne Street (at James N. & Colbourne)
Cost: Free!
As a key catch-phrase for activists within and beyond organized labour, ‘in solidarity’ is often taken as a self-evident and non-contentious statement. This event aims to unpack this phrase by talking more about how we think about and practically approach ‘solidarity’ work. We will be hearing thoughts from community activists in Hamilton on how they approach being ‘in solidarity’ with others in the work that they do. Panelists’ experiences span topics such as: anti-poverty support, labour organizing, Indigenous solidarity and mobilizing against community injustice broadly defined. We hope the event can generate collective discussion and self-reflection on our various strategies and the overlaps and/or tensions that might exist between different forms of solidarity.
Panelists include: Alex, Niki, Jamila and Michelle and the artwork of Roberto Lavidez will be on display for the evening
There will be a cash bar and menu with light homemade meals available for purchase.
This event is free and open to all. Click here for more information