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

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Congratulations to the newest chair of the BIPOC Caucus, elected at the BIPOC Caucus Annual General Meeting on Monday! The 2026-2027 BIPOC Caucus Chair will...

The Bargaining Team (BT) held their weekly meeting on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, with all current BT members, union executive, CUPE 3903 staff, and rank-and-file...

At today’s Trans Feminist Action Caucus (TFAC) Annual General Meeting (AGM), there was a series of acclamations for a variety of positions! Congratulations to all...

Congratulations to the following CUPE 3903 members who have been awarded Teaching Development Fund (TDF) grants for 2026–2027! Major TDF grants (valued at one course...

The CUPE 3903 Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team met again yesterday (March 10) for the second of five planned meetings in March. The...

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...

Upcoming events

March 24 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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

March 25 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The March Stewards’ Council meeting will be on Wednesday, March 25 from 1 – 3PM. It is open to all members, and stewards are especially encouraged to attend. The meeting

March 26 @ 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 27 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

The Bargaining Team and Executive Committee are holding a meeting together. All members are welcome to attend. This meeting will be hybrid, with the in-person

March 31 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

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

April 15 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Join us at the April Trans Feminist Action Caucus meeting, happening on April 15th, from 1:30-3:30PM! It’s hybrid, so you can join on Zoom or at the CUPE 3903

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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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