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Bourinot’s Rules of Order & GMM FAQ!

Have you ever been kind of puzzled by Bourinot’s Rules of Order and General Membership Meetings? Check out this new PDF that will help answer frequently asked questions about the procedural aspects of meetings! Keep this resource handy so that you can feel empowered to use your voice in all the CUPE 3903 meetings you attend.

If you ever have a question about how the Rules of Order work or about the General Membership Meeting format, never hesitate to contact an executive. We’re here to help!

The information in this FAQ is based on a historical CUPE 3903 resource, updated for the 2024 context! Thank you to all the comrades who have put in the work to make our meetings more accessible and approachable.

Conversion and LSTA Appointments

The results of the Conversion and Long Service Teaching Appointment (LSTA) exercise for the 2024-2025 collective agreement year are now available! CUPE 3903 would like...

Update on Emergency Resolution from the 2025 CUPE Ontario Convention!

Last week, from May 27th to May 31st, delegates from CUPE 3903 attended the 2025 CUPE Ontario Convention! While a full report from the delegates...

Notice to Pro-Tem Committee Positions

The Executive Committee is giving notice that it will make pro-tem (temporary or interim) appointments to the following committee positions at its June 3rd meeting:...

Notice to Pro-Tem Executive Committee Positions

The Executive Committee is giving notice that it will make pro-tem (temporary or interim) appointments to the following three Executive Committee positions at its June...

Support Fund for Racialized Members who Experience Discrimination, Harassment, and Violence: Open for applications!

The Support Fund for Racialized Members who Experience Discrimination, Harassment, and Violence is now open for Summer 2025 applications! This important equity fund was won in our most recent...

Statement on Member Issues

Dear CUPE 3903 Members,  We are writing this statement to address a matter that demands our collective attention and accountability. This matter has come to...

The latest Unit 5 bargaining developments!

Bargaining for Unit 5 continues to unfold! As a reminder, Unit 5 is our newest unit here at CUPE 3903, representing workers at the Canadian...

New Executive and Staff Email Addresses!

To better serve our membership, CUPE 3903 is undergoing an email migration from Gmail to Outlook, with new email addresses all ending in “@cupe3903.org”. You...

Trois fonds destinés à soutenir les membres disponibles en français!

The webpages and application forms for three key union funds are now available in French, thanks to the Bilingualism Representative from the Communications Committee! Trois fonds...

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CUPE 3903 represents the contract faculty, teaching assistants, graduate assistants, and research assistants, part-time librarians and archivists, and Canadian Observatory on Homelessness workers at York University. 

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  • 143 Atkinson Building, 96 The Pond Road, York University, Keele Campus

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  • CUPE 3903, 143 Atkinson Building, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3
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