CUPE 3903

Proudly representing workers at York University: Teaching Assistants, Contract Faculty, Graduate & Research Assistants, Part-Time Librarians & Archivists, and employees at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness

Latest News

The Writing Centre is facing major cuts as part of the broader budget reductions and restructuring initiatives at York, with reports indicating that nearly all...

For CUPE 3903 members who are feeling impacted by ongoing war and instability around the world, please know that you have access to paid leaves...

Meeting Summary  On March 3, the Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team held the first of five planned meetings in March. All voting members of the Bargaining Team were in attendance. Most of the...

The Ways and Means Fund webpage has now been updated with all the details about the new pilot project, approved by the membership at February’s...

Further by-elections for the Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team (BT) will be opened at the March 19 Annual General Meeting (AGM). These by-elections are for...

The CUPE 3903 JHSC representatives are gauging interest for member participation in Health & Safety related training conducted by CUPE National. This training is offered...

The BIPOC Caucus is holding elections for the position of Chair. Nominations are open from now until March 15 at 10 AM. Interested members who...

Nominations are open for two (2) Executive positions of the Trans Feminist Action Caucus as well as three (3) positions on the Trans Fund Committee,...

The nomination period closed today for CUPE 3903 2026 Executive Committee election. We have a series of acclamations, plus a contested election for the position...

Upcoming events

March 11 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join the BIPOC Caucus for a biweekly afternoon of crafts and conversation. Supplies will be provided or you can bring your own projects. All are

March 12 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The Executive Committee is holding a meeting. All members are welcome to attend. Only Executive Committee members can vote. This meeting will be hybrid, with

March 16 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The Trans Feminist Action Caucus Annual General Meeting (AGM) is happening on March 16, from 1 – 3PM! It’s hybrid, so you can join on

March 16 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

If you’re a CUPE 3903 member who is Black and/or Indigenous and/or a Person of Colour, come to the first BIPOC Caucus Annual General Meeting

March 17 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

A weekly recurring meeting of the Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team. All CUPE 3903 members can attend. You can join via Zoom or

March 19 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

We are hosting our Annual General Meeting (AGM) for CUPE 3903, in hybrid format, on March 19th from 1 – 4PM! All members are encouraged

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CUPE 3903 is composed of five units of members who do different kinds of work at York University. While our work may be different, all units share a common goal of improving working conditions at York University, and we support each other in achieving this goal.

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