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  • April 2025

  • Thu 10

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    April 10, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    This will be a session of Unit 5 bargaining with the Employer. Unit 5 is our newest unit in CUPE 3903, representing workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness!   Do you have questions, supportive words, or want to know more about Unit 5 bargaining? Send an email to Promise Busulwa, Lead Steward Unit 5, […]

  • Thu 10

    International Graduate Students: Meet and Greet!

    April 10, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Ross S136

    The International Graduate Students’ Committee (IGSC) is hosting a Meet and Greet for all members of CUPE 3903, especially international graduate students and/or racialized members. The event will be taking place on Thursday, April 10 from 6-9pm (drop in whenever between that time). There will be beverages and food with halal, gluten free, and vegan options. The location will […]

  • Fri 11

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    April 11, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Zoom

    This will be a session of Unit 5 bargaining with the Employer. Unit 5 is our newest unit in CUPE 3903, representing workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness!   Do you have questions, supportive words, or want to know more about Unit 5 bargaining? Send an email to Promise Busulwa, Lead Steward Unit 5, […]

  • Tue 15

    Executive Committee Meeting

    April 15, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    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! The agenda is available here. Please contact Zoë […]

  • Thu 17

    Alternative Restructuring Research Team

    April 17, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Zoom

    At the next meeting of the Alternative Restructuring Research Team (ARRT), we will discuss program suspensions and the Board of Governors. Our discussion will be part of our ongoing research into 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 […]

  • Wed 23

    April General Membership Meeting

    April 23, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    HNE B10 104 Scholars Walk, North York, Ontario, Canada

    We are hosting a hybrid General Membership Meeting on April 23rd from 12pm – 3pm! All members are encouraged to attend. To register for the meeting, click this link. Please register in advance! Make sure to register at the link even if you’re attending in-person so that we can better estimate numbers and you can receive voting ballots via email. The […]

  • Thu 24

    Unit 2 Stewards’ Council Meeting

    April 24, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Zoom

    Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83926002444?pwd=DAVNKngGi0MS0M3p39YrK9rpd95NEd.1 Find out what is happening in unit 2! We will plan projects and support one another in the effort to build unit 2 stewarding. We will also discuss how to support other units. All unit 2 members are welcome! For any questions, contact: Neil Braganza, Lead Steward Unit 2, at cupe3903chiefstewardunit2@gmail.com.

  • Thu 24

    April Stewards’ Council

    April 24, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    Calling all CUPE 3903 members: Join us at the April Stewards’ Council meeting on April 24th from 2:30-4:30PM, hybrid on Zoom at this link and in the CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson)! Click here for the tentative agenda. At this meeting, we'll be looking forward to the next year of mobilizing and organizing! We'll also discuss […]

  • Fri 25

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    April 25, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Zoom

    This will be a session of Unit 5 bargaining with the Employer. Unit 5 is our newest unit in CUPE 3903, representing workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness!   Do you have questions, supportive words, or want to know more about Unit 5 bargaining? Send an email to Promise Busulwa, Lead Steward Unit 5, at cupe3903lsu5@gmail.com and Mackenzie Edwards, Communications Officer, […]

  • Tue 29

    CUPE 3903: Extension of Program Time Limits / 7th Year Extension Info Session (Online!)

    April 29, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Zoom

    Did you know? Unit 1 members who are in their 6th year of study and whose studies have been impacted by a protected ground under the human rights code  (e.g. disability, illness, family status) are eligible to apply for a funded 7th year extension of PhD program time limits. To find out more about the […]

  • Wed 30

    Executive Committee Meeting

    April 30, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    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! The agenda is available here. Please contact Zoë […]

  • May 2025

  • Fri 2

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    May 2, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Zoom

    This will be a session of Unit 5 bargaining with the Employer. Unit 5 is our newest unit in CUPE 3903, representing workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness!   Do you […]

  • Wed 14

    Executive Committee Meeting

    May 14, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    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 […]

  • Thu 15

    Archiving Day!

    May 15, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    The CUPE 3903 Archive Committee is hosting a number of open archiving sessions throughout the Summer Term! On archiving days, members are invited to find the Committee in the CUPE […]

  • Tue 20

    May General Membership Meeting

    May 20, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Vanier College 102 4700 Keele St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    We are hosting a hybrid General Membership Meeting on May 20th from 1pm – 4pm! All members are encouraged to attend. To register for the meeting, click this link. Please register in advance! Make sure to […]

  • Wed 21

    TFAC May Meeting

    May 21, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    The Trans Feminist Action Caucus (TFAC) will be hosting its monthly meeting on May 21, from 1:00-3:00 PM. This meeting is hybrid. The in-person meeting will happen in the CUPE […]

  • Thu 22

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    May 22, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Zoom

    This will be a session of Unit 5 bargaining with the Employer. Unit 5 is our newest unit in CUPE 3903, representing workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness!   Do you […]

  • Fri 23

    Unit 5 Bargaining Prep!

    May 23, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Zoom

    This will be a session of Unit 5 bargaining preparation. Unit 5 is our newest unit in CUPE 3903, representing workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness!   Do you have […]

  • Wed 28

    CUPE Ontario Convention

    May 28, 2025 - May 31, 2025
    Toronto Sheraton Centre 123 Queen St W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Elected delegates from CUPE 3903 will be attending the CUPE Ontario Convention during these dates, held at the Toronto Sheraton Centre. Any questions about CUPE Conventions? Email Mackenzie Edwards (Communications Officer) […]

  • Wed 28

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    May 28, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Zoom

    This will be a session of Unit 5 bargaining with the Employer. Unit 5 is our newest unit in CUPE 3903, representing workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness!   Do you […]

  • Thu 29

    May Stewards’ Council

    May 29, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    All CUPE 3903 members and especially stewards are encouraged to go to the May Stewards’ Council meeting on May 29th from 2:30-4:30PM, hybrid on Zoom at this link and in the CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson)! […]

  • Fri 30

    Unit 5 Bargaining

    May 30, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Zoom

    This will be a session of Unit 5 bargaining with the Employer. Unit 5 is our newest unit in CUPE 3903, representing workers at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness!   Do you […]

  • June 2025

  • Tue 3

    Executive Committee Meeting

    June 3, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    CUPE 3903 Office (143 Atkinson) 96 The Pond Road, North York, ON, Canada

    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 […]

  • Mon 16

    Alternative Restructuring Research Team

    June 16, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Zoom

    At the next meeting of the Alternative Restructuring Research Team, we will discuss enrollment! More details to come soon. Our discussion will be part of our ongoing research into how […]

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