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 results of the latest Unit 2 Conversion exercise have been announced. We would like to congratulate the four members who have been offered conversion...

Spring has sprung, and proposals are in bloom! The Bargaining Team (BT) is working diligently towards a completed package of proposals to present to the...

The collective agreements for CUPE 3903 Units 1, 2, & 3 expire on August 31st, 2026. This means that as soon as June, we can...

There were various acclamations at yesterday’s April General Membership Meeting! This included CUPE 3903 committee positions and delegates for the 2026 CUPE Ontario Convention. Welcome...

There were a lot of notable voting results at today’s General Membership Meeting! Among these, the membership voted on donations to Justicia for Migrant Workers...

By-elections for several Executive Committee positions open at of the April 23 General Membership Meeting (GMM). These by-elections are for vacant exec spots following previous...

The Bargaining Team (Units 1, 2, and 3) held its weekly meeting on Tuesday, April 21. The meeting marked a milestone in the work of...

What did your Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team (BT) talk about this week’s meeting? Topics high on our list were discussions of the...

The Units 1, 2, & 3 Bargaining Team (BT) held their weekly meeting on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, with all current BT members, as some...

Upcoming events

May 11 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Drop in to the CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) and get some work done with fellow members to cheer you on! Bring whatever you’re working on: grading,

May 12 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 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 in-person

May 13 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

The next Trans Feminist Action Caucus meeting will be happening on May 13th, from 1:30-3:30PM! It’s hybrid, so you can join on Zoom or at

May 19 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 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 in-person

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

We are hosting a hybrid General Membership Meeting (GMM) on May 19 from 1PM – 4PM! All members are encouraged to attend. The in-person location will be the CUPE

May 20 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Bargaining for Units 1, 2, & 3 can begin as soon as June 1st of this year! The Bargaining Team is already hard at work on

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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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