Events

Attention: York University! Join us for the Reclaiming York for Students and Workers rally on September 25th! CUPE 3903 will be marching from William Small Centre to Kaneff Tower from 11:45AM-1PM. We’ll be joined by OHFA, YUFA, CUPE 1356, YUSA, and students from YFS & YUGSA too. There’ll be lots of speeches and solidarity, so […]

Join us for the Every Child Matters Healing Walk and Rally. On September 30, 2024 (Orange Shirt Day), the community will unite for the Every Child Matters Healing Walk and Rally in downtown Tkaronto/Toronto to honor the survivors of Residential Schools, Day Schools, and the Sixties Scoop. The walk/rally will begin at 2PM at the Native […]

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 the in-person space being the board room of the CUPE 3903 office (Atkinson 143). Please click here for the Zoom link for this meeting! This exec meeting is scheduled on October 1st […]

Next meeting: Alternative Restructuring Research Team At the next meeting of the ARRT, we will discuss the problems with York’s “activity based budgeting”. Readings: YUFA Response to SHARP Budget Model Armstrong, Peter. “The Costs of Activity-Based Management.” Accounting, Organizations and Society, vol. 27, no. 1–2, Jan. 2002, pp. 99–120, doi:10.1016/S0361-3682(99)00031-8. Read what you can, as […]

All members of CUPE 3903: Come to a conversation on the impact of York upper administration restructuring  Friday, October 4, 2024, 2:00 to 4:00pm Hybrid: CUPE 3903 office, 143 Atkinson https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83890479618?pwd=4QNwpm6zOtpJjoHMOQMOhQcJmbbK1E.1 As we are all aware, York University is undergoing a fundamental shift to labour relations via a very aggressive, anti-collegial  approach to jobs and […]

Unit 2 Stewards’ Council Meeting Sunday, October 6th, 10am-11am. Zoom link: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/94467366208 This is one of a series of recurring biweekly meetings of the Unit 2 Stewards’ Council convened by the Unit 2 Lead Steward in accordance with our bylaws (12.II.C). We will plan projects and support one another in the effort to build unit […]

Next meeting: Alternative Restructuring Research Team At the next meeting of the ARRT, we will discuss our current research projects, which include case studies of key points in the history of how York's upper administration has reshaped the university to the detriment of the educational mission and the employees who make York work. If you […]

Join our Conversion and Careers Advisor, Professor Kym Bird, for the first in a series of workshops on preparing your application for conversion and other tenure-stream hiring searches at York. This first workshop will focus primarily on helping Unit 2 members in the Conversion (or “Affirmative Action”) Pool to prepare their applications for conversion appointments. […]

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 the in-person space being the board room of the CUPE 3903 office (Atkinson 143). Please click here for the Zoom link for this meeting! This exec meeting is scheduled on October 22nd […]

Unit 2 Stewards’ Council Meeting Thursday, October 24th, 1:00pm-2:00pm. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83110859711 This is one of a series of recurring biweekly meetings of the Unit 2 Stewards’ Council convened by the Unit 2 Lead Steward in accordance with our bylaws (12.II.C). We will plan projects and support one another in the effort to build unit […]

The CUPE 3903 BIPOC Caucus and International Graduate Students’ Committee (IGSC) are organizing a Bollywood Night for members who are Black and/or Indigenous and/or People of Colour. The event will be taking place on Thursday, October 24 from 6-9pm (drop in whenever between that time). There will be food and beverages, as well as activities […]

Join us for a workshop on the Unit 2 Collective Agreement! Attend this hybrid workshop to find out more about common problems that arise with its administration. This workshop will be held in the CUPE 3903 office at 143 Atkinson Building and also online via Zoom! In this workshop, we will discuss: Positions & rates […]

We are hosting a hybrid General Membership Meeting on October 29th from 1:30-4:30pm! All members are encouraged to attend. We'll be having treats and decorations to celebrate both Diwali and Halloween, so get ready for some festive fun! To register for the meeting, click this link. Please register in advance! Make sure to register at the link even if you're attending […]

October's SC will include a brief orientation session for new and returning stewards, followed a strategy session on member engagement and faculty/department mobilisation. All members are welcome! Bring your festive spirit -- we'll have treats and decorations to celebrate Diwali and Halloween! Stewards are encouraged to attend in-person at the CUPE 3903 office in 143 […]

We are hosting an online info session for all our members who are international graduate students on October 31st from 11:30am to 1:00pm. Do you have questions about how your funding package works? Interested in knowing more about your rights and responsibilities as a teaching assistant or a graduate assistant? This info session will respond […]

At the next meeting of the ARRT, we will critically discuss York's public relations messaging "Faculties of the Future": Faculties of the Future University Academic Leadership Forum – 10 May 2024 Faculties of the Future draft discussion paper (Sept 2024) Faculties of the Future supporting data (Sept 30 2024)   York's plan follows the example […]

This upcoming hybrid town hall is about the financial situation of the Union and a proposed dues increase to try to resolve the issue. The Ad Hoc Finance Committee will present the hard numbers about our finances and why it's important to fund the fight. Come to this town hall to learn about the issues, ask questions, and […]

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 the in-person space being the board room of the CUPE 3903 office (Atkinson 143). Please click here for the Zoom link for this meeting! You can find the agenda here. This exec […]

Next meeting: Alternative Restructuring Research Team At the next meeting of the ARRT, we will discuss discuss the reports to the Board of Governors on Oct 1, 2024. Please read what you can, as your capacity allows. This is part of our ongoing research into how York’s upper administration has reshaped the university to the detriment of […]

🖤🐈‍⬛ All Trans Feminist Action Caucus members* are invited to join us for the November TFAC meeting on November 18th from 1pm – 3pm. This meeting will be hybrid, in the CUPE 3903 office at 143 Atkinson and on Zoom at this link. The agenda is available at this link. 📝 Did you know? As a rank-and-file member of TFAC, […]

All members are invited to join the November Stewards' Council meeting on November 19th, 2024 from 9:30-11:30 am. The tentative agenda for the meeting can be viewed here. This will be a hybrid meeting! Members can join us in person in the CUPE 3903 Office (Atkinson 143) or via Zoom at this link. Please use this form (linked here) to indicate if […]

A message from one of our rank-and-file working groups: Join the CUPE 3903 Remobilization Committee! In 2024, at the CUPE 3903 Annual General Meeting (AGM),members voted to establish the Remobilization Working Group—now the CUPE Remobilization Committee (CRC). The CRC is dedicated to re-engaging and mobilizing unionmembers in this post-COVID, post-strike era. Grounded in anti-capitalist,anti-imperialist, and […]

Unit 2 Stewards’ Council Meeting Thursday, November 21st, 1:00pm-2:00pm. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83110859711 This is one of a series of recurring biweekly meetings of the Unit 2 Stewards’ Council convened by the Unit 2 Lead Steward in accordance with our bylaws (12.II.C). We will plan projects and support one another in the effort to build unit 2 […]